Dan Savage's It Gets Better Project has received a lot of attention (and some criticism) in the past couple of weeks. A number of celebrities and other prominent figures have posted videos, including Project Runway's Tim Gunn (an office favorite):
In response, a number of LGBT youth organizations -- including our Youth In Motion project partners, GSA Network -- have launched the Make It Better Project, a project that encourages LGBT youth to take action in their schools and communities now. Here's what they have to say:
Thoughts? Powerful videos? Have you uploaded your own video to either project? Share them in the comments!
Columnist Dan Savage launched “It Gets Better,” a video message in response to recent youth suicides to tell LGBT youth that life gets better after high school. The Make It Better Project takes this one step further, giving youth the tools they need to make their lives better now. We aren’t waiting until high school is over for our lives to get better… We are taking action now! Join us!And one of the introductory videos: