Proud to be a Wellesley alumna. I had lots of lesbian friends at school, and most are married with kids. Glad there are ways to show solidarity with kids who are still in high school. It does get better!
I've never been to Wellesley College, but I feel like I belong. I've been out for years, but nothing has ever made me feel so at home with being gay. Thank you, from my girlfriend and I.
Good work Wellesley! As a Wellesley Alum from the time in the "dark ages" when few women were coming out, it is refreshing to see you young people so proud and so willing to contribute to the "It Gets Better Project" to help others along their way. I am so glad this new generation is changing things in the world. I will work to do what I can to make this world a just and equitable place for the LGBTQI community. All Wellesley Alumnae should do so!
Is there a gender gap? Inspiring "It gets better" videos have been made by groups of awesome women students. Yet the suicides publicised last year were young men. There is no video featuring a group of male students comparable to yourselves. Instead there are individuals, couples - and it's notable that videos dealing with gay men all prompt pages of homophobic "comments". You are so upbeat, whereas the guys speak only of enduring, surviving. "It gets better" - that's all. What do you think?
@oibara2 What part of this was "swallowing any kind of leftist diatribe" or flaunting some vague notion of an "alternative" lifestyle (seriously, what the hell does that even mean)? The whole purpose of these "It Gets Better" videos is to reach out to LGBTQ youth. Nothing about this is superficial. I think that in some ways, this video in particular is more constructive than any other "It Gets Better" video I've seen so far. It certainly made me feel better. And really, that's the point, no?
i didn't realise south park's parodies of left-wing americans were accurate. there's such a difference between being open-minded and eagerly swallowing any kind of leftist diatribe and trying to wear how 'alternative' you are on your sleeve (or skin, as is evident here). americans are hilarious.
@catiacecilia thank you i will suportt this in every way i can for you and my family and friends that has been called names an everything and pick on but i was always behind thenm in everything i love who and what they stand for and no one can change that and who there where so i say god bless them all and i will take anyone that would love for me to add them have a bless day patricia
I love this video. I am so proud of all my friends who are in it. You all are very brave and making a great difference in many people's lives. Thank you all.
Tripod 863 is just making me lol at this point. Seriously, she's supposed to be the mature one? She's asking people on the interwebs to leave her old school because she disagrees with them. And telling these people they're all going to fail at life. That sounds like the kinds of insults I heard in fifth grade and middle school, not the real world.
in the real world my whole life. If living in the real world has made you bitter and self-righteous, that's fine for you, but keep your anger to yourself. This is a place for support and love, which you obviously have none of. So back off.
Wellesley, I am so proud to be a part of your community.
excuse me tripod, but where does money come into being gay, at all? I pay for college myself and come from a very poor background so you can just shut the hell up. This video was extremely well done and shows how most (but, obviously, not all) of the students here are progressive/wonderfully open-minded, supportive, intelligent, creative, and strong women who will make a difference in the world. I don't care how much "life experience" you have- I have lots too and have been working and living
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wow removing comments that point out the flaws in your arguments? I'd like to see what scotteaux was saying, personally. Minority opinions don't matter at Wellesley unless they're PC though. I'll have you know that I am an alum- you'll know me by the bank where Wellesley girls (NOT women) stop being hired. The school is a bastion of incompetence and idiocracy. Wait until you get outside of the bubble- it's going to be amusing how you sycophants survive without GLBT posters and your "sisters."
@VoleurTrace i'm a troll Because i don't agree with you? Because not everyone who went to Wellesley fell in love with the mental hippie/homo orgy that is the college? Wow, they've done a good job giving you a false sense of superiority. You are the ignorance you rail against. I'm just as entitled to my opinion as you, and probably more as unlike you I've actually spent time in the real world. Put down daddy's credit card, stop driving his lexus and work for a week and THEN tell me I'm a troll.
@tripod863 You are not a troll because you have different opinions than me. How do you even know you have different opinions than me? I did not present any. No, you are a troll because you are insulting people for no other reason than to get a response. Oh, and I'm a straight kid on financial aid if that'll feed your fire at all, and I personally do not like Dan Savage, the guy who started this movement. See, that is an opinion, not an insult. This'll be my last response to you, enjoy yourself.
@tripod863 Why don't you just calm down. Honestly, everyone who helped make this video and everyone in support of it is just trying to send out good vibes to the larger lgbtq community. You really should stop taking out your aggression against WC on this video, where it has no place. Yes, Wellesley is not the world, and yes, Wellesley women are not perfect. That's not what this is about, so stop trying to detract from this cause.
@tripod863 Would you like a fucking prize? Hateful bitch. Little miss "I'll have you know" (who even says that?), get off your high goddamn horse. I'm an alum, as well, and the only reason Wellesley wouldn't be a great prep for the real world is because liberal arts education in general is less career-oriented than other academic programs. Otherwise, who gives a shit how we behave socially? Tufts students run around naked in Somerville once a year, and they get jobs, lol.
wow. this is awesome. I am always so very proud of Wellesley and the women there. People joke about Wellesley being a bubble, but it isn't. It is no more a bubble than a cul-de-sac cookie cutter house neighborhood in the burbs. It is a community that is run on the ideals that the students, faculty, staff and administration set forth. It varies from decade to decade as classes change, curriculum changes, society changes. One thing never changes and that's its support for ALL women. You all rock!
This makes me proud to be a Wellesley ally. Thanks to all you brave and strong ladies who made this (especial hugs to Sam!) Wellesley gave me the chance to develop my understanding of and compassion for the LGBT community, something I didn't get growing up in a conservative city out west. It's a great place to hone your mind and build lasting friendships in an accepting and nourishing environment, whether straight or queer.
@tripod863 That they're brave enough to be true themselves in face of bigots like you. THAT is what makes them courageous. It's not just the video, it's what they go through EVERY DAY in a world that preaches hatred towards them, that somehow they are lesser human beings because they are different from what society has deemed the norm. They don't give up. They WON'T give up. THAT makes them courageous.
I don't think I could say it any better than @ameliapolyester did... And this video makes me dearly miss being on Wellesley's campus. One of the (many) reasons that Wellesley is such an amazing institution is that our community is so supportive of women of all backgrounds, orientations, beliefs, and so on... and they are supportive of our every endeavor in life. And I just hope that more people come to embrace the example set forth by Wellesley.
@ameliapolyester You are all that is wrong with Wellesley. Please leave. And learn english. You're "totes" making the school look full of the rich spoilt brats that it is.
@tripod863 i'm a wellesley college student and have yet to meet anyone but incredibly intelligent women from very diverse and primarily underprivileged homes. so please don't make assumptions about the student body that are absolutely unfounded and false
also... i beg to disagree tripod863. providing support for the queer community online doesn't make the institution look like a queer-driven sorority. if that was true, then do the campus-wide parties and the subsequent photos that get posted on the internet make wellesley look like a party school?
Please take your drivel off of the internet. You are making the institution look like a queer-driven sorority. Some graduates might choose to enter fields where the "bubble" and shielding people from reality don't apply (read: anything except art).
And some people still live in the bubble and want to enjoy it while they can. And some of us are glad to support them even if we don't need that particular bubble ourselves!! Back off.
@tripod863 What about this marks the institution as "queer-driven"? Are you familiar with the purpose of the "It Gets Better" project, at all? On the contrary, I think this reflects positively on our institution. If you're worried about the students in this video damaging your idea of what our institution should look like, you need to rearrange your priorities.
And even if you're a Wellesley alumna, parent, faculty or staff, your statement is no more valid than ours.
@tripod863 Many schools and other institutions have chosen to voice their support of the LGBTQ community in this difficult time. This support does not mean that the LGBTQ women in this video are representative of the entire college. In fact, Wellesley's percentage of LGBTQ students is approximately that of the national average. In addition, sharing supportive experiences with similar students who might be experiencing these difficult issues should NOT be considered "shielding" them.
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lesbians are so cool than other boys! really.!!!
lovelplants 1 week ago
Proud to be a Wellesley alumna. I had lots of lesbian friends at school, and most are married with kids. Glad there are ways to show solidarity with kids who are still in high school. It does get better!
ArsenicJulep 1 month ago
I've never been to Wellesley College, but I feel like I belong. I've been out for years, but nothing has ever made me feel so at home with being gay. Thank you, from my girlfriend and I.
Jlowrey09 1 month ago
5:04 what a great loss to manhood, but nice video
MrStingray1985 9 months ago
@MrStingray1985 what a great addition to womanhood.
thatboyisamonnsterrr 2 months ago
Tribalistic tribades.
scrollandkey 10 months ago
yay! the're just so cool!
want to meet all of them!
keroberos1980 10 months ago
Good work Wellesley! As a Wellesley Alum from the time in the "dark ages" when few women were coming out, it is refreshing to see you young people so proud and so willing to contribute to the "It Gets Better Project" to help others along their way. I am so glad this new generation is changing things in the world. I will work to do what I can to make this world a just and equitable place for the LGBTQI community. All Wellesley Alumnae should do so!
Mopsibus 10 months ago 3
Is there a gender gap? Inspiring "It gets better" videos have been made by groups of awesome women students. Yet the suicides publicised last year were young men. There is no video featuring a group of male students comparable to yourselves. Instead there are individuals, couples - and it's notable that videos dealing with gay men all prompt pages of homophobic "comments". You are so upbeat, whereas the guys speak only of enduring, surviving. "It gets better" - that's all. What do you think?
jarabaa 10 months ago
oh, the girl from 2:20 is really cute, come to Poland, please :-)
mrswwera 1 year ago
can you transcribe video for deaf viewers? I love Wellesley but can't understand it. D:
pcaradactyl 1 year ago
@oibara2 What part of this was "swallowing any kind of leftist diatribe" or flaunting some vague notion of an "alternative" lifestyle (seriously, what the hell does that even mean)? The whole purpose of these "It Gets Better" videos is to reach out to LGBTQ youth. Nothing about this is superficial. I think that in some ways, this video in particular is more constructive than any other "It Gets Better" video I've seen so far. It certainly made me feel better. And really, that's the point, no?
n00kify 1 year ago
i didn't realise south park's parodies of left-wing americans were accurate. there's such a difference between being open-minded and eagerly swallowing any kind of leftist diatribe and trying to wear how 'alternative' you are on your sleeve (or skin, as is evident here). americans are hilarious.
oibara2 1 year ago
who disliked this? way to go all of you lesbians at wellesley
RockDaFauxHawk 1 year ago
Loved this, thanks to all of you I see on campus everyday, what a gift.
MsRustytube 1 year ago
@tripod863 Obviously, Wellesley College didn't think this video was drivel, or they wouldn't have posted a link to it on the school homepage.
BAM!
Interfecheesemuffin 1 year ago
I am very proud of my Wellesley students. You are making a difference in someone's life.
catiacecilia 1 year ago
@catiacecilia thank you i will suportt this in every way i can for you and my family and friends that has been called names an everything and pick on but i was always behind thenm in everything i love who and what they stand for and no one can change that and who there where so i say god bless them all and i will take anyone that would love for me to add them have a bless day patricia
pgoodwin2020k 1 year ago
love it!!! wanna meet any of them to talk some day
miffygulu 1 year ago
excellent excellence. love this! well done!
munchingmoles 1 year ago
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
erikakettleson 1 year ago
This was wonderfully done and very honest. It makes me proud to be an alumna.
domarisdione 1 year ago 3
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compassrose117 1 year ago
GET IT JOJO
Helenjour 1 year ago
I love this video. I am so proud of all my friends who are in it. You all are very brave and making a great difference in many people's lives. Thank you all.
pearl18ivy 1 year ago
I love this video. I am so proud of all my friends who are in it. Thank you all.
pearl18ivy 1 year ago
Tripod 863 is just making me lol at this point. Seriously, she's supposed to be the mature one? She's asking people on the interwebs to leave her old school because she disagrees with them. And telling these people they're all going to fail at life. That sounds like the kinds of insults I heard in fifth grade and middle school, not the real world.
risamori127 1 year ago
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don't feed the trolls.
myopicpsyche 1 year ago
in the real world my whole life. If living in the real world has made you bitter and self-righteous, that's fine for you, but keep your anger to yourself. This is a place for support and love, which you obviously have none of. So back off.
Wellesley, I am so proud to be a part of your community.
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excuse me tripod, but where does money come into being gay, at all? I pay for college myself and come from a very poor background so you can just shut the hell up. This video was extremely well done and shows how most (but, obviously, not all) of the students here are progressive/wonderfully open-minded, supportive, intelligent, creative, and strong women who will make a difference in the world. I don't care how much "life experience" you have- I have lots too and have been working and living
samgrossmith 1 year ago
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wow removing comments that point out the flaws in your arguments? I'd like to see what scotteaux was saying, personally. Minority opinions don't matter at Wellesley unless they're PC though. I'll have you know that I am an alum- you'll know me by the bank where Wellesley girls (NOT women) stop being hired. The school is a bastion of incompetence and idiocracy. Wait until you get outside of the bubble- it's going to be amusing how you sycophants survive without GLBT posters and your "sisters."
tripod863 1 year ago
@tripod863 Obvious troll is obvious.
VoleurTrace 1 year ago
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@VoleurTrace i'm a troll Because i don't agree with you? Because not everyone who went to Wellesley fell in love with the mental hippie/homo orgy that is the college? Wow, they've done a good job giving you a false sense of superiority. You are the ignorance you rail against. I'm just as entitled to my opinion as you, and probably more as unlike you I've actually spent time in the real world. Put down daddy's credit card, stop driving his lexus and work for a week and THEN tell me I'm a troll.
tripod863 1 year ago
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@tripod863 Wellesley is a delusional waste of time.
tripod863 1 year ago
@tripod863 You are not a troll because you have different opinions than me. How do you even know you have different opinions than me? I did not present any. No, you are a troll because you are insulting people for no other reason than to get a response. Oh, and I'm a straight kid on financial aid if that'll feed your fire at all, and I personally do not like Dan Savage, the guy who started this movement. See, that is an opinion, not an insult. This'll be my last response to you, enjoy yourself.
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@VoleurTrace
If I can't assume your opinions why can you assume my intent?
Please learn to be consistent.
tripod863 1 year ago
@tripod863 Why don't you just calm down. Honestly, everyone who helped make this video and everyone in support of it is just trying to send out good vibes to the larger lgbtq community. You really should stop taking out your aggression against WC on this video, where it has no place. Yes, Wellesley is not the world, and yes, Wellesley women are not perfect. That's not what this is about, so stop trying to detract from this cause.
eveilae 1 year ago
@tripod863 Sucks that you didn't like Wellesley. No reason to take it out on people who do though.
Airellia 1 year ago
@tripod863 Would you like a fucking prize? Hateful bitch. Little miss "I'll have you know" (who even says that?), get off your high goddamn horse. I'm an alum, as well, and the only reason Wellesley wouldn't be a great prep for the real world is because liberal arts education in general is less career-oriented than other academic programs. Otherwise, who gives a shit how we behave socially? Tufts students run around naked in Somerville once a year, and they get jobs, lol.
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eternelsunshine 1 year ago
love it. proud to be a WC alum.
eternelsunshine 1 year ago 2
wow. this is awesome. I am always so very proud of Wellesley and the women there. People joke about Wellesley being a bubble, but it isn't. It is no more a bubble than a cul-de-sac cookie cutter house neighborhood in the burbs. It is a community that is run on the ideals that the students, faculty, staff and administration set forth. It varies from decade to decade as classes change, curriculum changes, society changes. One thing never changes and that's its support for ALL women. You all rock!
mejennyerin 1 year ago 2
This is a beautiful video - it makes me proud of Wellesley College.
slrfrank 1 year ago 3
This makes me proud to be a Wellesley ally. Thanks to all you brave and strong ladies who made this (especial hugs to Sam!) Wellesley gave me the chance to develop my understanding of and compassion for the LGBT community, something I didn't get growing up in a conservative city out west. It's a great place to hone your mind and build lasting friendships in an accepting and nourishing environment, whether straight or queer.
eccela 1 year ago 6
I never want to leave this place. You guys rock my world.
rswtfvq 1 year ago 2
Swell video, ladies! I'm so proud to be a Wendy :)
ragdoll12690 1 year ago 2
This video was absolutely amazing and beautiful! I'm so proud to be attending the same institution of such courageous and strong women!
odiwankenobi11 1 year ago 3
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@odiwankenobi11 What makes them courageous and strong? Plenty of 12 year olds make Youtube videos.
tripod863 1 year ago
@tripod863 That they're brave enough to be true themselves in face of bigots like you. THAT is what makes them courageous. It's not just the video, it's what they go through EVERY DAY in a world that preaches hatred towards them, that somehow they are lesser human beings because they are different from what society has deemed the norm. They don't give up. They WON'T give up. THAT makes them courageous.
odiwankenobi11 1 year ago
I don't think I could say it any better than @ameliapolyester did... And this video makes me dearly miss being on Wellesley's campus. One of the (many) reasons that Wellesley is such an amazing institution is that our community is so supportive of women of all backgrounds, orientations, beliefs, and so on... and they are supportive of our every endeavor in life. And I just hope that more people come to embrace the example set forth by Wellesley.
lauremir42 1 year ago 3
tripob863 is totes jealous that we get to be gay, safe, have gay allies, supportive staff, and INCREDIBLE community - and hope.
Also. I know all (most) of you, love all of you, and shall hunt you all down and hug you to bits. pip pip
ameliapolyester 1 year ago 2
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@ameliapolyester You are all that is wrong with Wellesley. Please leave. And learn english. You're "totes" making the school look full of the rich spoilt brats that it is.
tripod863 1 year ago
@tripod863 i'm a wellesley college student and have yet to meet anyone but incredibly intelligent women from very diverse and primarily underprivileged homes. so please don't make assumptions about the student body that are absolutely unfounded and false
soccasweeti08 1 year ago
@tripod863 If you're going to criticize someone else's English, I would double check your own grammar before posting. Just saying.
vicesofvirtues 1 year ago
Aww, this makes me miss Wellesley! I'm proud of you guys!
myrddinswolf 1 year ago 3
thank you for making this video
theshiathsu 1 year ago 3
Awesome video! :) Proud of everyone here... <3
@tripod863 This video is one reason why I'm proud to be at Wellesley. It's an institution that embraces and empowers ALL women.
definiste 1 year ago 3
I love this video! You guys are great. I'm so proud to be a member of Wellesley's LGBTQQAAI community!
clearlyclaire1 1 year ago 5
this is awesome and adorable. yay wellesley love!
also... i beg to disagree tripod863. providing support for the queer community online doesn't make the institution look like a queer-driven sorority. if that was true, then do the campus-wide parties and the subsequent photos that get posted on the internet make wellesley look like a party school?
yokachen 1 year ago 20
I am so so so proud of everyone who was featured or made this video. Just brava!!!
VirginiaHoffman2 1 year ago 13
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Dear Wellesley Student(s),
Please take your drivel off of the internet. You are making the institution look like a queer-driven sorority. Some graduates might choose to enter fields where the "bubble" and shielding people from reality don't apply (read: anything except art).
tripod863 1 year ago
@tripod863
And some people still live in the bubble and want to enjoy it while they can. And some of us are glad to support them even if we don't need that particular bubble ourselves!! Back off.
risamori127 1 year ago
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@risamori127 Ah temporary delusion... how I miss you...
tripod863 1 year ago
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Ah temporary delusion... how I miss you
tripod863 1 year ago
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Ah temporary delusion... how I miss you...
tripod863 1 year ago
@tripod863 What about this marks the institution as "queer-driven"? Are you familiar with the purpose of the "It Gets Better" project, at all? On the contrary, I think this reflects positively on our institution. If you're worried about the students in this video damaging your idea of what our institution should look like, you need to rearrange your priorities.
And even if you're a Wellesley alumna, parent, faculty or staff, your statement is no more valid than ours.
Interfecheesemuffin 1 year ago
@tripod863 Many schools and other institutions have chosen to voice their support of the LGBTQ community in this difficult time. This support does not mean that the LGBTQ women in this video are representative of the entire college. In fact, Wellesley's percentage of LGBTQ students is approximately that of the national average. In addition, sharing supportive experiences with similar students who might be experiencing these difficult issues should NOT be considered "shielding" them.
soccasweeti08 1 year ago