"It gets better"

I came across this video earlier last week on youtube and thought that it was a great way to use the social media networks to educate others and become aware about the LGBT community and give support and awareness. The news has covered recent teen suicides because of bullying in High Schools and elementary schools because of this issue. I remember a couple years back hearing in the news about an 11 year old boy hanging himself because of constant teasing and harassing in his school because other boys would tease him and call him “gay”. It’s shocking to know that children are being affected by the ignorance of society, and how it has manage to grow to this magnitude that children feel like they should be ashamed for who they and feel like there is no way out other than ending their own lives. When I saw the clip, I thought that it was great how they managed to show different people who are proud of who they are, even if you are an 80 year old man, a celebrity, a veteran, a cop; the message to give hope to all those in the LGBT community to not feel ashamed for who they but embrace it because as said “it does get better”. It’s a great way to use social networking in creating awareness about the issue.