Gay Kids Finding Support On The Internet

An adorable kid named "Dylan" thanks YouTube vloggers Jay & Bryan for their inspirational videos...

Note To Rebecca Black: "Like/Dislike" A Bad Idea

If you've spent any time on the Innerwebz over the past 2 weeks, you've probably heard about Rebecca Black -  the young gal who sounds like she's singing about "Fried Eggs", but she's really singing about eating cereal and her inability to choose a place to sit. Yeah - it's deep.

Anywhoo - Rebecca's people might just want to disable the "Like/Dislike" function on her YouTube page - because as of 11:00 pm last night (see screencap, above), "Dislike" was winning like Barack Obama in Chicago. We're talking Landslide.

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Chris Crocker - "It Gets Better"

Wow - a surprisingly well-spoken and moving "It Gets Better" video from Chris Crocker. In it, he reveals that he was victimized by cyber-bullies after posting his "Leave Britney ALONE!" video ...

 

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You Gotta Give 'Em Hope

Dan Savage has launched a YouTube channel called the It Gets Better Project, in which adults can post videos aimed directly at LGBT youths who are facing harrassment at school and/or at home. Savage was prompted to take action after the recent suicide of 15 year-old Billy Lucas (below) - who hung himself after being tormented by his classmates for being perceived as gay.

Savage writes:

"My heart breaks for the pain and torment you went through, Billy Lucas," a reader wrote after I posted about Billy Lucas to my blog. "I wish I could have told you that things get better." I had the same reaction: I wish I could have talked to this kid for five minutes. I wish I could have told Billy that it gets better. I wish I could have told him that, however bad things were, however isolated and alone he was, it gets better.

But gay adults aren't allowed to talk to these kids. Schools and churches don't bring us in to talk to teenagers who are being bullied. Many of these kids have homophobic parents who believe that they can prevent their gay children from growing up to be gay—or from ever coming out—by depriving them of information, resources, and positive role models.

Why are we waiting for permission to talk to these kids? We have the ability to talk directly to them right now. We don't have to wait for permission to let them know that it gets better. We can reach these kids. So here's what you can do, GBVWS: Make a video. Tell them it gets better. I've launched a channel on YouTube to host these videos. My normally camera-shy husband and I already posted one...

I think this was a fantastic idea. I was bullied a little bit in elementary school for being a "sissy", but by the time I got to middle school I had figured out how to mask it just enough to fly under the radar and I retreated into the closet. But it would have been so reassuring to hear from actual gay people telling me that it'll get better.

And it DID get better. I went to college, and although I spent most of that time closeted - I made a ton of friends and slowly began to creep out of the closet and into the light. And by the time I moved to New York City a couple years later, I felt downright FABULOUS.

Anywhore, kudos to Dan Savage for this great idea. I hope there are gay kids locked in their rooms watching these videos right now - and learning that it DOES indeed get better.

Via Joe.My.God.

Literal Video Version - Love Is A Battlefield

Back in June I posted the "Literal Video Version" of Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart. Yesterday MikeInBama posted the another one - this time of Pat Benatar's Love is a Battlefield. Whoever does these videos is absolutely brilliant!


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100 Greatest Hits of YouTube in 4 Minutes

Any favorites?

"It's A Freakin' Candy Bra!"

Right about now, you're probably asking yourself "What in the TRANNY HELL...???" Well, this stunning beauty's name is Loco Mama - and apparently "she" has more videos on the YouTubez. You can thank Dlisted for posting this little nugget of sunshine yesterday - and now I'm sharing Loco Mama with you all. You're welcome.

"It's a CANDY BRA!"

Please Spend 38 Seconds Watching This...

... and PLEASE watch the ENTIRE 38 seconds. It is the bestest thing in the history of the innawebz. TRUST.

Thanks to the hysterically funny blog HitDanBack for posting this. You really should visit Dan's blog - you'll laugh your ass off.

Why Homosexuality Should Be Banned

I found out about this video after Boy George (yes, the Culture Club singer and my childhood idol) linked to it on Twatter Twitter.

The comments on this video's YouTube page crack me up. Apparently stoopid peoples dunno nuttin' 'bout no IRONY. Take a look ... it's really cute (and so is the guy).