Canada’s Rick Mercer, the successful (openly gay) CBC host and comedian has a weekly show on Tuesdays. My favorite part of his shows are the Rants that he does, taking aim at politicians, society and anything that forces us to think. He’s one of my Gay Heroes and I would love for him to be [...]
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A Better Holiday: A Concert to Benefit the It Gets Better Project, which celebrates the holiday season with songs of hope, will be held at Joe’s Pub Dec. 5 at 9:30 PM. The evening, which features musical direction by Dominick Amendum (Wicked), will include performances from Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon), [...]
MTV Networks is casting LGBT youth aged 15-25 to appear in an upcoming special. You should be open to sharing your stories and struggles on-camera. If interested, please email us at LGBTspecial@gmail.com. Please include your name, location, phone number & photo. In order to get to know you a little better, please tell us about [...]
Soon, the message of the It Gets Better Project will be available in more than 15 languages. We’re excited to announce Park IP Translations has partnered with the It Gets Better Project to begin the process of translating the It Gets Better Project’s mission statement for LGBT youth around the world. Translations will soon be [...]
From MTV Networks: MTV Networks is casting LGBT youth for a new special. MTV is looking for LGBT teens and young adults who appear to be 15-25 years old and live in the USA. You should be open to sharing your stories and struggles on-camera. If interested, please email us at LGBTspecial@gmail.com. Please include your [...]
The Phillies and Rays are the latest sports teams to join the Project and give hope to struggling LGBT youth. Last Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays hosted a community taping at Tropicana Field where fans could participate in the video. The Phillies premiered their video last Friday night at their LGBT community night at Citizens [...]
Last month Vivint launched a contest to give away $1.25 million of grant money to non-profits across the country. The deadline is two weeks away and we’re currently sixth in our region. You can vote every day through August 27th and if you all do, we’ll win. Click here to vote for It Gets Better [...]
The Baltimore Orioles became the fourth Major League Baseball team to give hope to LGBT youth and join the It Gets Better Project. The San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox also recently posted their videos in support. Check it out and pass it on! Bookmark It Hide Sites
Rise Against and The It Gets Better Project are proud to announce a collaboration in conjunction with the release of Rise Against’s new single, “Make It Stop (September’s Children)” from their album Endgame, which debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. The video depicts the band performing the song in the [...]
First the Giants, then the Cubs, and now the Red Sox: “We are proud of dedicated Red Sox fans like 12-year-old Sam Maden who have taken the courageous step of publicly standing up against bullying of LGBT youth,” said Susan Goodenow, Senior Vice President/Public Affairs and Marketing for the Red Sox, in a statement. “The [...]
