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It Gets Better - the youth campaign that makes everything worse

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Image via Wikipedia How can life get better for sexually confused young people if they cut themselves off from their families and abandon themselves to sex? For LGBT teens who face adversity and intolerance… There’s no place in society for hatred and bullying… You have an amazing future in front of you… And an entire community in your corner… We promise you. It gets better. What’s not to like about the It Gets Better Project? After all, bullying is bad. Compassion is good. And who could object to offeringhope (to suicidal LGBT youth) and insisting on change (from a hostile, bullying culture)? Especially when the project Saves Lives . So what’s not to like? Plenty. For starters, it’s the brainchild of Dan Savage , “ America’s leading sex-advice columnist .” (Sample his advice here . Warning: graphic.) The It Gets Better Project caught the cresting wave of media interest that followed several tragic suicides of gay teens. Savage and his gay partner, Terry Miller , ...

It Gets Better - the youth campaign that makes everything worse

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Image via Wikipedia For  LGBT  teens who face adversity and intolerance… There’s no place in society for hatred and bullying… You have an amazing future in front of you… And an entire community in your corner… We promise you. It gets better . (From the  It Gets Better   video  by the San Francisco Giants baseball team.) What’s not to like about the  It Gets Better  Project? After all,  bullying  is bad.  Compassion  is good. And who could object to offering hope  (to suicidal LGBT youth) and insisting on  change  (from a hostile, bullying culture)? Especially when the project  Saves Lives . So what’s not to like? Plenty.  For starters, it’s the brainchild of Dan Savage , “ America’s leading sex-advice columnist .” (Sample his advice  here . Warning: graphic.) The  It Gets Better  Project caught the cresting wave of media interest that followed several  tragic suicides ...