In September of 2010, author and columnist Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller uploaded a video to YouTube to inspire and support LGBT youth who were experiencing bullying and harassment. Alarmed at the number of students committing suicide after getting tortured in school, the couple wanted to let young people know that they were not alone and that their lives will eventually get better.
The It Gets Better Project has since turned into an international movement, with over 300,000 user-created videos that have been viewed by millions. In addition to ordinary people, celebrities, politicians, organizations, and well-known personalities have submitted videos to the project. Famous supporters include President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres, Adam Lambert, Tim Gunn, Suze Orman, Sarah Silverman, and many more.
The It Gets Better Project serves as a reminder to LGBT teens that their lives can be happy and wonderful, but they just have to tough it out in the meantime.
As Savage said in the video that started it all, “However bad it is now, it gets better.”
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