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'''''It Gets Better''''' is an online video channel founded by [[Dan Savage]] in September 2010, in response to the suicide of Billy Lucas and a number of other teenagers who were bullied because they were [[gay]] or their peers suspected that they were gay. Its goal is to prevent [[suicide among LGBT youth]] by having gay adults convey the message that these teens' lives will improve.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/showing-gay-teens-a-happy-future/ |title=Showing Gay Teens a Happy Future |publisher=The [[New York Times]] |last=Parker-Pope |first=Tara |date=September 22, 2010}}</ref> |
'''''It Gets Better''''' is an online video channel founded by [[Dan Savage]] in September 2010, in response to the suicide of Billy Lucas and a number of other teenagers who were bullied because they were [[gay]] or their peers suspected that they were gay. Its goal is to prevent [[suicide among LGBT youth]] by having gay adults convey the message that these teens' lives will improve.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/showing-gay-teens-a-happy-future/ |title=Showing Gay Teens a Happy Future |publisher=The [[New York Times]] |last=Parker-Pope |first=Tara |date=September 22, 2010}}</ref> |
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Savage wrote, about the founding of the project, "I wish I could have talked to this kid for five minutes. I wish I could have told Billy that ''it gets better''. I wish I could have told him that, however bad things were, however isolated and alone he was, ''it gets better''."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=4940874 |title=Give 'Em Hope |column=Savage Love |last=Savage |first=Dan |authorlink=Dan Savage |date=September 23, 2010 |publisher=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]}}</ref> |
Savage wrote, about the founding of the project, "I wish I could have talked to this kid for five minutes. I wish I could have told Billy that ''it gets better''. I wish I could have told him that, however bad things were, however isolated and alone he was, ''it gets better''."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=4940874 |title=Give 'Em Hope |column=Savage Love |last=Savage |first=Dan |authorlink=Dan Savage |date=September 23, 2010 |publisher=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]}}</ref> |
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The project does not accept donations, but directs potential donors to [[The Trevor Project]], which operates a crisis and suicide prevention helpline.<ref name="Savage_sfgate_1010">{{cite news | first = Peter | last = Hartlaub | title = Dan Savage overwhelmed by gay outreach's response | date = 2010-10-08 | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/07/MNVJ1FP6E1.DTL | work = San Francisco Chronicle | accessdate = 2010-10-09}}</ref> |
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==Contributors== |
==Contributors== |
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Revision as of 23:50, 12 October 2010
It Gets Better is an online video channel founded by Dan Savage in September 2010, in response to the suicide of Billy Lucas and a number of other teenagers who were bullied because they were gay or their peers suspected that they were gay. Its goal is to prevent suicide among LGBT youth by having gay adults convey the message that these teens' lives will improve.[1] The project has grown rapidly, with over 200 videos uploaded in the first week[2] from adults of all sexual orientations, including many celebrities. The project's YouTube channel reached the 650 video limit in the next week, and is now organized on its own website.[3]
Savage wrote, about the founding of the project, "I wish I could have talked to this kid for five minutes. I wish I could have told Billy that it gets better. I wish I could have told him that, however bad things were, however isolated and alone he was, it gets better."[4]
The project does not accept donations, but directs potential donors to The Trevor Project, which operates a crisis and suicide prevention helpline.[3]
Contributors
See also
References
- ^ Parker-Pope, Tara (September 22, 2010). "Showing Gay Teens a Happy Future". The New York Times.
- ^ Savage, Dan. "Welcome to the It Gets Better Project". Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ a b Hartlaub, Peter (2010-10-08). "Dan Savage overwhelmed by gay outreach's response". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ Savage, Dan (September 23, 2010). "Give 'Em Hope". The Stranger.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|column=ignored (help) - ^ "Chris Colfer for The Trevor Project - It Gets Better". YouTube. 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "An Important Message - From Ellen DeGeneres (Gay Suicide)". YouTube. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "Jason Derulo: "It Gets Better"". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "It Gets Better". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "The Trevor Project - It Gets Better!". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "Neil Patrick Harris' Message to Gay Youth". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "It gets better - a message for gay youth". YouTube. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "It Gets Better". YouTube. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "Jewel - It Gets Better project". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "It Gets Better: Ke$ha". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "It Gets Better - Stephanie Miller". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ^ "it gets better - zachary quinto". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "It Gets Better: Dan and Terry". YouTube. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "It Gets Better - Jake Shears". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
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