Tag Archives: LGBT youth

Texas Radio Host Attacks Joel Burns

The day after openly gay Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns made his now-famously impassioned speech about bullying and gay suicides, local radio host Chris Krok launched a vile and homophobic attack on Burns that is just now getting wider attention. “Stop lying, you don’t have a ‘husband.'” Etc, etc.

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Gay Orthodox Jews – It Gets Better

The first kid in the clip rode to last week’s NARTH protest with Wayne Besen and me and spoke at the rally about his abuse at the hands of an “ex-gay” counselor. (Via – Dan Savage)

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Canada’s 22 Minutes On “Ex-Gays”

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Focus On The Family Takes Over “Day Of Truth” Campaign Against LGBT Youth

Last month the “ex-gay” group Exodus International announced that they were suspending their annual “Day Of Truth” campaign to counter the Day Of Silence, saying that in light of the rash of LGBT youth suicides they could not continue such a divisive project. Focus On The Family has jumped in to fill the hate void, laughably and unironically renaming it …

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Win Ft. Worth City Councilman Joel Burn’s Boxers: Proceeds Benefit Trevor Project

Openly gay Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns writes to direct us to an online raffle for the boxer shorts given him by Ellen DeGeneres when he appeared to speak about his heart-wrenching video about LGBT bullying. Raffle tickets are only $5 each and all proceeds go to the Trevor Project! But do it right now because the winner will …

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Madonna Talks Bullying With Ellen

“The gay community has been incredibly supportive of me. I wouldn’t have a career if it wasn’t for the gay community. So I have to say something.”

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SF Fog Rugby Club – It Gets Better

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Cyndi Lauper Turns The Empire State Building Green For Homeless LGBT Youth

From the clip description at Lauper’s We Give A Damn channel: Tonight, the Empire State Building in New York City will shine green in recognition of all the homeless youth around the world, in particular gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth who have been kicked out of their homes or who have runaway out of fear and despair. In New …

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Mom Of The Year

In a blogpost titled My Son Is Gay, a mom talks about letting her five year-old boy dress in drag for Halloween. You should read the entire beautiful story for background and context. An excerpt: So a few weeks before Halloween, Boo decides he wants to be Daphne from Scooby Doo, along with his best friend E. He had dressed …

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Gap Employees – It Gets Better

Dan Savage comments on the “second-wave” of It Gets Better videos such as this and today’s clip from Canada. Most of the videos that went up in the first few weeks were—in addition to being moving and heartfelt—very quickly made, mostly with webcams, and the sound quality was sometimes poor. None of these things made the first-wave videos any less …

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Canadians Agree – It Gets Better

I’m told there’s lots of famous Canucks in this. (Tipped by JMG reader Mark)

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Broadway Stars – It Gets Better

Susan Blackwell of the Tony-nominated [title of show] brings together Nathan Lane, Wilson Cruz, Terrence McNally, Denis O’Hare, Cherry Jones and dozens of other well-known Broadway stars for their It Gets Better message. (Tipped by JMG reader Beau)

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George Takei: Mr. McCance, You Are Douchebag And You’ll Always Be One

George Takei fires a photon torpedo into the ass of Arkansas idiot Clint McCance in his inimitable style. LOVES IT. (Via – The Advocate)

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Second City – It Gets Worse

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ARKANSAS: Clint McCance Resigns

As he promised on Friday, this morning Arkansas school board member Clint McCance submitted his resignation letter (PDF). McCance says that he is “a better person today” than he was a week ago.

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Kermit The Frog – It Gets Better

Unofficially voiced by JMG reader Chris Tuttle.

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GEORGIA: Megachurch Pastor Comes Out

The pastor of a massive Georgia church has come out, saying the recent rash of gay teen suicides made it impossible to continue living a lie. Jim Swilley, 52, founded Rockdale County’s Church in the Now 25 years ago. His wife, Debye, was the associate pastor, and together they had four children. Swilley says he’s known that he’s gay since …

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Dr. Phil Rips Clint McCance’s “Apology”

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Michelle Obama Talks Bullying With Ellen

The First Lady appears on today’s episode of Ellen, where the two discussed bullying. Mrs. Obama said young people need to know that they shouldn’t let the challenges they face in high school or college “eat them up.” “All of these young people regardless of their race, their sexual orientation, they are gifts to us,” she said. “They have so …

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HHS Secretary Sebelius – It Gets Better

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