It Gets Better
18 Oct
Last night Tania and I watched about an hour of video’s on the It Gets Better YouTube channel. The channel was created to address the recent crisis of gay youth suicides in America. We both were moved to tears, and decided to make our own video to contribute to the It Gets Better website, since the YouTube channel created by Dan Savage reached the maximum allowed video’s (650) very quickly. Check out some of those YouTube videos if you can- there are some wonderful and moving pleas posted by people from all walks of life talking to the kids and trying to help them see that it gets better after high school. For me, high school was unbearable, and I quit when I was 15. Being a gay kid was hellish, and clearly, its still hellish for gay kids now. I wish I could go into schools and play this song and tell the kids there’s nothing wrong with them, but thanks to YouTube and the web, people like me can go directly to the kids, we don’t have to go through school administrators who would never let gay adults into their schools to talk to kids. Anyway, here’s our little contribution to the project:
So beautiful. My heart breaks every time I see in my mind’s eye the photo of one of the young men with his kitten. I hope that many people hear your message.
An absolute classic from one of the best, thanks Mary
Great video, message, and song!