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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 01 June 2011
Tags: it gets better, sports, athletes, san francisco giants, videos, anti-bullying, lgbt, allies

Send a round of applause the way of the San Francisco Giants, Instincters, who today become the first professional sports team to take an official stand against bullying with their just-released "It Gets Better" video. Watch history in the making, after the jump!

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 26 May 2011
Tags: rainbow, it gets better, old navy, t-shirts, pride apparel

Imagine our surprise when we discovered the clothing brand worn by the majority of Evangelical Christians from infancy to however-long-you-feel-like-wearing-plaid-cargo-shorts designed a Pride t-shirt. Way to go! Links and shirt design after the jump.

 

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Written by Jeff Katz, | Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Tags: s.f. giants, it gets better, change.org, atlanta braves, homophobia, sean chapin, roger mcdowell

After an unfortunate history (especially of late) of homophobia in pro sports, one pro baseball team is about to say "It Gets Better." Find out what team is filming a vid and how they got involved in the first place, after the jump!

 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 04 May 2011
Tags: google, it gets better, chrome, glee, tv, commercial, ads

Google premiered a new commercial for its Chrome web-browser last night during Glee, and decided to use the occasion to promote Dan Savage's "It Gets Better" project. The result is tear-jerking. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Tags: dharun ravi, tyler clementi, it gets better, suicide, rutgers university, new jersey

The Rutgers University student faces 15 counts for spying on his gay roommate who committed suicide last September. Details after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 15 April 2011
Tags: the bully project, youth, it gets better, tribeca film festival, lee hirsch

Lately we have been hearing from adults telling youth that it gets better while we hear the stories of youth who have taken their lives because of bullying. But now we have a film that chronicles the stories of the bullied youth themselves. Powerful trailer and details after the jump.

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Friday, 15 April 2011
Tags: bret easton ellis, twitter, internet, it gets better, dan savage, controversy, self-hating homophobes, d-bags, authors

Another day, another controversial Tweet from prolific gay author Bret Easton Ellis. So what in the gay community is he attacking now? 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 15 April 2011
Tags: it gets better, apple, tech, internet, bullying, gay youth

Better late to the party than never, the employees of Apple (now under the leadership of the openly-gay Tim Cook), tell their It Gets Better stories. Watch the video after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 25 March 2011
Tags: the trevor project, it gets better, slamdance film festival, utah, gay youth

The Trevor Project teamed up with attendees at the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah to film a collection of special messages for the 'It Gets Better' project. Watch, after the jump!

 
Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 24 March 2011
Tags: it gets better, book, dan savage, terry miller, interview, npr, bullying, gay youth

It Gets Better, the tome dedicated to LGBT youth sparked by Dan Savage's YouTube project of the same name, arrives in bookstores today. As part of the press tour for IGB, Savage and his partner Terry Miller sat down with NPR for a candid interview. It's still early morning, so we did all the leg work and cut the best and most enlightening parts of the interview, available for your easy perusal, after the jump...

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Tags: oprah, own, gayle king show, it gets better, gay programming, dan savage, lisa ling, ex-gay, bullying, homophobia

Oprah likes us, she really, really likes us! Or at least she is trying to make up for Lisa Ling’s unnecessary ex-gay report. Either way, we appreciate The Gayle King Show interviewing Dan Savage, creator of the “It Gets Better” campagin. Check out some highlights of the interview after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Tags: walmart, censorship, gay, it gets better, reviews, controversy, retailers, language

Walmart, on one freshly-manicured hand, should be applauded for selling the It Gets Better book, but on the other, is worthy of at least a dozen eye-rolls for blocking the use of the word "gay" in its review section of the site. Follow the jump for more. 

 

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