It Gets Better
Today I will talk about the It Gets Better Project, which was formed in 2010-11 when Dan Savage and his husband Terry talked about their experiences. Terry the more flamboyant of the two had feces on his car, tormented daily because he presents more on the effeminate side of the spectrum and Dan also faced his torment inside and out over his sexuality, forming who he is today. He has a Savage Love Cast that’s pretty awesome and I urge you to check it out. 5 teens took their lives over bullying due to being gay or perceived as gay, and of them Billy Lucas of IN was the first I heard about Asher Brown of TX, Raymond Chase and Tyler Clementi of NJ were of a handful I’d heard about alongside Zachary Harris of Norman, OK after hearing testimony for and against gay pride month being recognized by the city. The fact is: These teens thought that it was better to be dead than gay, a sentiment echoed by many church leaders that has more poison than the sting of a scorpion. But it DOES ge...