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Dan Savage launches YouTube channel for teens
2010-09-29
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This article shared 3748 times since Wed Sep 29, 2010
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Out gay columnist/writer Dan Savage has launched a YouTube channel to provide support to LGBT teens who deal with bullies, according to SeattlePI.com .
The channel is mainly in response to Billy Lucas, an Indiana teen who committed suicide after classmates bullied him. Savage—who says, among other things, "However bad it is, it gets better"—and husband Terry Miller uploaded a video, and are encouraging others to follow suit.
In the video, Savage—who was born and raised in Chicago—talks about his upbringing. Among other things, he mentions his late mother's anti-gay reaction when he came out—and how she grew to love Miller "like a daughter."
See www.youtube.com/itgetsbetterproject for more information. |
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