It Gets Better Project @ W&M

[Quinton111100]

All who participated in this vid should be proud of themselves! You not only overcame discrimination you faced at home, but you managed to get into one of the best schools in the country as well. Bravo!

[Sunew117]

Thanks to everyone who participated in the "It Gets Better" project ... the courage it must have taken to speak up and speak out is AH!mazing, and I'm really proud to see this coming from my alma mater. To quote one speaker "This isn't about gay rights -- this is about human rights." When all is said and done, this is what it really means to be "a tribe." Sue '83

[jedeve1693]

I know I can't speak for the whole Catholic Church, but for those of you who never get to hear it from anyone, I am so, so sorry. I pray that we get better too.

[bluefree1187]

The guy at 10:25 is a hottie ;P

[chloezthebestlilsis]

This video is awsome it made me and my brother cry :D

[merckxtallica]

i keep seeing these people around campus! i always tell them how this video helped me come out

[AllTheSame9]

its really hard to focus on what they are saying when this awesome song is playing in the background!!

awesome video by the way!!

[punk19]

thank u so much for this video, been going thru issues with my family after i came out..and seeing this..i know im not alone. thank u.

[piercemb2]

i live not to far from W and M. i go to VCU and i can say that if VCU wasn't accepting i would have my transfer paperwork in today. You all should be able to inspire and send this out to every media source available, had i of seen this at 14 things may have been different. I'm hoping to get something like this done at VCU. So thank you guys you all are awesome.

[pxb353]

you folks are great ! thank you all for sharing your stories, thoughts and message.

[ofmgs]

8:58: That is a badass shirt.

[residentevilvirus]

aahahah, i'm not yet come out from the closet, i'm to scared of my parents, but some of my friends already knew cos i told them, and i love them very much!!

[halliezmandy]

am I the only one who saw lip syncing

[blainebill39]

Ciao Amici!

I'm so immensely proud of you folks attending W&M one of the countries oldest institutions of higher learning. I'm fully confident that after graduating you will

disseminate into the world and work for social justice and civil inclusion for all!

A boy I once loved long ago(Bobby Griffith/Prayers for Bobby) and I , could only dream of a world in which young people could safely stand up and choose to live their lives authentically!

Grazie Mille Per Tutti!

Blaine

[gosporkyourself]

I love you Leisa Meyer!

[starri]

Class of 2000 here.  Very, very proud of all of you. Brought tears to my eyes. Tribe Pride!

[starri]

Class of 2000 here. Very, very proud of all of you. Brought tears to my eyes. Tribe Pride!

[SarahRoss89]

This is wonderful. I'm so proud to be a William and Mary student with this video. Thank you, to the participants and the creators.

You're all wonderful people.

[christina74147]

Great video. Tribe pride!

[rabbitfish63]

Very well done, W&M.

James, I was especially moved by you quoting your father's words, about how happy he was to have his son back. As gay youth, our fear of rejection of makes us pull away from the people we love, exactly the people whose support we need. What your dad said to you is exactly what I would want parents of queer kids to say when we come out to them.

And to parents, please, please tell all your kids that you will love them if they are queer and they should never fear telling you.

[Slappy202]

Very well done, even as a heterosexual I can appreciate this. No humans should harbor hate for another human being simply because of a decision that doesn't affect anyone other than the gay person themselves. Life is short, don't waste it hating.

[jahvin88]

You guys are all so awesome!

Wonderfully and beautifully done!

Hats of to you all! ;)

Damn I love you guys so much for this video!

[AGenealogistMike]

Powerful, inspiring - thank you W&M students and faculty. This piece will comfort and help so many people - including, yet way beyond our W&M community. Thank you. An Alumnus

[spunkybart]

As a gay alum, very nice to see this :)

[beautifullife787]

Thanks everyone for sharing your stories and message. It makes a difference!

[snickedydoohoo]

So much Tribe PRIDE!!!!!!!!! This is beautifully done and made me cry!!! Thank you for doing this! Feel the PRIDE Tribe!!!! <3

[jkstoe]

Proud to be a part of this community and of this project! Go Tribe.

[leafychild]

so good!! yay tribe : )

[vidcypher]

Thanks to all of the William and Mary students and staff who made this possible! :) Much love to you all!

[omgjellybeans]

Beautiful. Tribe pride and love!

[junius4gct]

This video is truly AWESOME! Thank you for making it. I’m so happy that my alma mater is representing. This video will mean a lot to many young people out there watching. Words can be so cruel, hurtful, demeaning, and destructive to LGBTQ kids, teens and young adults. But you've reminded us that words can also be encouraging, supportive, and uplifting—and at a time when our youth need inspiration the most. What a powerful message to share. Thanks for providing a beacon of hope to someone.