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3 anti-gay voting Republican politicians make “It gets better” Video…Excuse me?

Three Republican members of the New Jersey congressional delegation joined seven Democrats, including the state’s two senators, in offering their support to gay youth while also calling today for policy change that would prevent antigay bullying. The three GOP members are Reps. Leonard Lance, Frank LoBiondo, and Jon Runyan. I find this interesting and actually hypocritical. They are standing up …

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True Blood: Joe Manganiello PSA (HBO)

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Sookie Stackhouse "it gets better"

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Vampire Eric, "It gets better"

Vampires know about bullying for sure…

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Red Sox "it gets better"

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Chicago Cubs: " It gets better"

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Seattle Mariners: It gets better

The Seattle Mariners have joined the list of Major League Baseball teams making videos for the It Gets Better Project. “We didn’t get convinced to do it because of a petition,” said Mariners representative Rebecca Hale. “It was something that was on our radar since the Giants’ video,” which was released earlier this month. Filming is in the planning stages, …

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American Airlines "It Gets Better"

AA released their video for the ”It Gets Better” campaign. 

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"It Get’s Better" Song!

I have to admit that I’m a sap for songs like this and when I say sap I mean listening to this song and thinking about all those kids who were bullied and took their lives. What a great song. Broadway composer Andrew Lippa is a composer at Texas State University. He gathered up the musical theater students and here …

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Red Sox To Make "It gets better" video…

Last week I posted about Sam Maden the 12-year-old Red Sox fan who petitioned the team to make an “it gets better” video. Maden was inspired by his late uncle. The Red Sox announced that they will in deed record a video for the campaign. This marks only the third professional sports team to join the campaign. Kind of sad …

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Go Cubs! Chicago Cubs Make "It gets better" video…

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs will produce an “It Gets Better” video, which takes a stand against anti-gay bullying and homophobia. The project has been in the works for more than a week and is set to be filmed after the team returns to Wrigley Field from its current 10-game road trip. The Cubs will be the second professional sports …

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S.F. Giants tell kids "it gets better"

EVERY professional sports team should do an “it gets better” video. EVERYONE

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12 year old, Wants Red Sox to make "it gets better" video, inspired by his uncle…

Now this is beyond awesome. 12 year old Sam Maden, has started a petition at Change.org to get the Boston Red sox to make a “it gets better” video, in honor of his uncle to stop anti-gay bullying. Please click the link below and sign the petition it only takes a couple of seconds. In the past 24 hours, more …

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Giants to Create "It Gets Better" Video for LGBT Youth…

The San Francisco Giants told SF Weekly today that the team will make an iconic “It Gets Better” video to encourage LGBT youth across the nation. The Giants will be the first professional sports team to join the spirited campaign aimed at curbing LGBT bullying and teen suicides. According to Staci Slaughter, spokeswoman for the Giants, the team was already …

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NBC " It Gets Better"

NBC Universal has gotten their entire staff from anchors to accountants and every position in between to but this “It gets better” video together. ALL companies should do this…

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Eli Lilly Execs Support Gay Teens, Colleagues Not So Much…

A group of gay executives at Eli Lilly (LLY) made one of those “it gets better” videos to encourage gay teens not to kill themselves if they are bullied at school. But they’ll no doubt be furious that some of their colleagues are airing their homophobic views elsewhere on the web. The Lilly video is one of hundreds made by …

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Thomas Roberts "It Gets Better"

Love this cutie….

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Chris Krok Should Be Fired…

As I am sure you may have heard by now the homophobic, anti-gay rant that KLIF 570 AM radio host Chris Krok went on recently after Fort Worth councilman Joel Burns gave an impassioned speech about being bullied as a young gay kid. Although any bigotry toward gay people is disturbing, Krok’s rant reached beyond what we typically see in the media today. His …

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