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There are too many narrow-minded people telling the minority of good, sensitive souls what is and what ain’t.  It’s about time those who’ve been through the ringer already stood up for what’s right, good on you Miss Weiss!

jennyowenyoungs:

allisonweiss:

Allison Weiss: IT GETS BETTER

Dear World, please watch this video I made.

*****WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?******

From Dan Savage’s column about Billy Lucas: 

“Billy Lucas was just 15 when he hanged himself in a barn on his grandmother’s property. He reportedly endured intense bullying at the hands of his classmates—classmates who called him a fag and told him to kill himself. His mother found his body…. 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.

“But gay adults aren’t allowed to talk to these kids. Schools and churches don’t bring us in to talk to teenagers who are being bullied. Many of these kids have homophobic parents who believe that they can prevent their gay children from growing up to be gay—or from ever coming out—by depriving them of information, resources, and positive role models.

“Why are we waiting for permission to talk to these kids? We have the ability to talk directly to them right now. We don’t have to wait for permission to let them know that it gets better. We can reach these kids.”

Read Dan’s entire column here: http://tinyurl.com/3xmu4le

Seriously, you guys.

Oct 7 2010
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    have a friend who posts...don’t usually watch them but...dig...
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    I love this video/message so fucking much.
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    This is adorable and awesome. Youth activism all the way!
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    loved watching this??? “high...about our awesomeness”
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    reason number 2397489327156250075387429384 why i love her.
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