It Gets Better Project

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US President Barack Obama , "It Gets Better", (2010)

The It Gets Better Project is an action launched by columnist Dan Savage after several teenagers in the United States committed suicide after being bullied for their homosexuality or an attributed sexual orientation .

The campaign is supported by a few celebrities as well as hundreds of people of different sexual orientations . People tell their story in short videos. Jeffree Star recorded the song Kiss It Better for the project and offers it as a free download . Another song, It gets better , was recorded by an ensemble of diverse Broadway actors.

Some of the prominent supporters

• Julie Benz
• Kate Bornstein
• Hillary Clinton
• Chris Colfer
• Adrianne Curry
• Ellen DeGeneres
• Jason Derulo
• Gloria Estefan
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet
• Sia Furler
• Tim Gunn
• Neil Patrick Harris
• Darren Hayes
• Perez Hilton
• Valerie Jarrett
• Kesha
• Ciara
• Adam Lambert
• Joel Madden
• Jenny McCarthy
• AJ McLean
• Barack Obama
• Nancy Pelosi
• Zachary Quinto
• Gene Robinson
• Dan Savage
• Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon
• Jake Shears
• Ian Somerhalder
• Michael Urie
• Jeffree Star
• Chris Crocker
• Gregory Gorgeous
• Candice Accola

Affiliate programs

There are now official partner programs (International Affiliates) in several countries, including (as of Jan. 2015):

• Australia / New Zealand : It Gets Better
• Brazil : Tudo Vai Melhorar Brasil
• Chile : Todo Mejora
• Italy : Le Cose Cambiano
• Moldova : Egali
• Monterrey ( Mexico ): Todo Mejora Monterrey
• Austria : It gets better Austria
• Paraguay : Todo Mejora Paraguay
• Portugal : Tudo Vai Melhorar
• Puerto Rico : Todo Mejora Puerto Rico
• Switzerland : It's getting better Switzerland
• Spain : It Gets better España

literature

• Tina Majkowski: The “It Gets Better Campaign”: An unfortunate use of queer futurity , Women & Performance: a journal of feminist theory, Vol. 21, No. 1, July 22, 2011, pp. 163-165

Web links

Commons : It Gets Better Project  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Official website
• Official YouTube channel
• It gets better Austria
• It gets better Switzerland

Individual evidence

1. ↑ It Gets Better, says Kate Bornstein . October 1, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
2. ↑ Melissa Bell: Hillary Clinton: 'It will get better' (VIDEO) , Washington Post. October 19, 2010. 
3. ↑ Chris Colfer for The Trevor Project - It Gets Better . YouTube. November 9, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
4. ↑ It Gets Better w / Adrianne Curry . Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
5. ↑ An Important Message - From Ellen DeGeneres (Gay Suicide) . YouTube. September 30, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
6. ↑ Jason Derulo: "It Gets Better" . YouTube. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
7. ↑ Gloria Estefan: "It Gets Better" . YouTube. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
8. ↑ IT GETS BETTER: "Modern Family" Stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Eric Stonestreet . October 9, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
9. ↑ It Gets Better . YouTube. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
10. ↑ It Gets Better . YouTube. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
11. ^ Neil Patrick Harris' Message to Gay Youth . YouTube. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
12. ^ It gets better - a message for gay youth . YouTube. September 29, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
13. ↑ Perez Hilton: It Gets Better . YouTube. September 21, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
14. ↑ Valerie Jarrett speaks at the 2010 HRC Dinner - part 1 of 2 . Metro Weekly via YouTube. October 9, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
15. ↑ Valerie Jarrett speaks at the 2010 HRC Dinner - part 2 of 2 . Metro Weekly via YouTube. October 9, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
16. ^ Valerie Jarrett via Brian Bond: "It Gets Better" . Whitehouse.gov . October 9, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
17. ↑ It Gets Better: Ke $ ha . YouTube. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
18. ^ La La Vazquez and Ciara: Lala & Ciara "It Gets Better" . YouTube. September 28, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
19. ↑ Adam Lambert: "It Gets Better" . YouTube. August 4, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
20. ↑ It gets better - @JOELMADDEN . October 1, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
21. ^ AJ Mclean "IT GETS BETTER" . October 2, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
22. ^ President Obama: It Gets Better . October 21, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
23. ↑ Speaker Pelosi: It Gets Better . October 22, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
24. ↑ It gets better - zachary quinto . YouTube. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
25. ↑ IT GETS BETTER: Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire . YouTube. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
26. ↑ It Gets Better: Dan and Terry . YouTube. September 21, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
27. ↑ It Gets Better - Jake Shears . YouTube. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
28. ↑ it gets better michael urie . September 30, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
29. ↑ Kiss It Better - Song for the "It Gets Better Project" . Retrieved January 4, 2011.
30. ↑ #EndHate - IT GETS BETTER !! . Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
31. ↑ It Gets Better: Gregory Gorgeous . Retrieved January 15, 2011.