After a number of recent gay teen suicides, the “It Gets Better” video campaign was developed in hopes of reaching out to gay\/bisexual\/transgendered teens feeling isolated and depressed. In only a month, the campaign has amassed thousands of videos speaking out against gay-bashing and encouraged teens to reach out for help instead of self-harming or committing suicide.<\/p>\n
There is no doubt that the campaign is trying to help teens, but does ‘It gets better’ promote the tolerance of bullies and homophobes at the same time? Those who believe themselves to be taking a more honest approach have made “it doesn’t get better” videos which have received much backlash, event though they are honest, non-homophobic, free of ridicule and often made by someone gay or transgendered.<\/p>\n
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One gay man living in Maine speaks out: “It may not get appreciably worse, but it does not get better… If anything, you stop being bullied individually and start feeling bullied as a group,” he states. He talks about the laws that prohibit homosexuals from marrying, the anti-gay military rules and the slew of homophobes currently running for and sitting in political offices across the country:<\/p>\n