I have been out for more than 34 years & I'm still waiting for it to get better. I lost my job due to homophobia & only got rehired because my firing was a violation of union rules (the Republicans want to destroy all unions). Where I work now my coworkers are anti-gay (due to their african-american-conservative-christian beliefs) and I have to pretend to be straight. I have never had a partner, boyfriend, or lover, & at my age I have no hope ever to find one, gay people are very ageist. No hope
i used to think canadians had it easy because gay marriage is legalized throughout the entire country. but watching canadian people tell their stories really opened my eyes. hell, in america more states allow marriage between first cousins than gay couples. what the fuck?
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Bahaha! She a black and shes queer. Damn, talk about lipstick lesbian. Wow Melissa is soo fucking hot. I feel bad for her. That baboon is gonna totally rape the shit out of her. (Oh and it doesnt get better, it gets worse. Just look at Mr. Hands.)
@PureAssassinIII Look everyone! This is what white trash looks looks like. He is probably in his trailer right now gumming a banana while he fantasizes about a black male porn star.
@PureAssassinIII This is why I don't fuck with my family or a lot of white people because my family is just like you and I hope one day you have a kid that fucking hates you for how you act just like I do my father.
Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.
Romans 1: 26 For this cause YHVH gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
I completely agree with both of you your both very beautiful sweet women i think parents need to teach their kids to be more open minded and stop teaching their kids to hate gays most deeply religious parents teach their kids to hate gays and this is why so many people hate gays i think their hypocrites because a true christian is not supposed to judge and hate anyone.
@STRUTTER777U Are you being sarcastic? I really can't tell. At first you said it gets better when you abandon the homosexual lifestyle and now "God loves you". I do not go to that church nor would I ever, it just seemed like you would fit in comfortably there. I told that guy to fuck off and kill himself because of what he said. If you go back and read his comment, he says that all faggots should kill themselves. Obviously I do not want anyone to kill themselves, I was just pissed.
@futuretattooer No, of course I am not being sarcastic. God loves everyone. God loves homosexuals and heterosexuals, that's why I posted this:
"I admire people who are brave enough to abandon the homosexual lifestyle.
No one should abuse other people, regardless of their orientation. Also, no one should ever commit suicide, no matter what. We should love people, even if they get mixed up in homosexuality. There is a way out."
See. Fuck that. Homosexuality is just as normal as heterosexuality. There is nothing morally wrong with it. To say that there is something wrong with it and to try to push people out of who they are is insulting.
To anyone of the homosexual orientation reading this, be proud of who you are because nobody can tell you who you should be attracted to.
@futuretattooer So you agree with me that God loves you? That's my point, as I said, God loves homosexuals and heterosexuals now, because his love is NOT conditional. Did ever say you had to escape it in order to be loved by God? He loves everyone. He loves us despite the fact that we all have faults. And BECAUSE he loves us, He will help people escape the homosexual lifestyle if they want out. He sets us free. There is nothing we can ever do to earn God's love. We can't "impress" God.
@STRUTTER777U "This is the right place to let people know that God loves homosexuals and heterosexuals, and He will help people escape the homosexual lifestyle if they want out." I took that in a negative way. My bad. Thank you for not getting hostile with me. I respect your opinions.
I admire people who are brave enough to abandon the homosexual lifestyle.
It gets better when you abondon homosexual lifestyle.
No one should abuse other people, regardless of their orientation. Also, no one should ever commit suicide, no matter what. We should love people, even if they get mixed up in homosexuality. There is a way out
Why are Queers so FUCKING UGLY??? they just make me want to PUKE!! like looking at this thing yappin her tuna eating mouth. Why dont all you mutated humans go back in the closet? Or better yet, have your own personal necktie party. WE HATE YOU!!!!!
Dear 3shacks1house troll - You can neither spell nor use proper grammar. You write "[w]hat about the rest of us??" as though LGBT folks are not part of "us" - this is a logical fallacy. We are also part of this community, each community. You are one of us because we are all "us" on this planet. I am sorry you are in such pain. Watch some of these videos again and see the strength, see the joy!
What a farse. Some degerate homo offs himself and we all get helpy helpy the poor homos. What about the rest of us?? What are we trying to do just save the fucking desease speading homo's and no one else. Fucking hypocrytes All!! In the words of a famous bigot, "Fuck you guys I'm going home!!"
@3shacks1house hate is easy, love takes courage. You need to open your eyes, the world is moving, and before you decide to spew your hate and venom take the time actually know your facts. Help outreach and speaking up goes on all the time for so many different things, there are countless programs that do outreach work for everything under the sun, just because this one program is doing something you don't agree with doesn't mean it's hypocritical. It's just people showing compassion. Twloha. <3
@STRUTTER777U Wow! You know a big word. It gets better when you grow the fuck up and keep your hateful opinions to yourself. This isn't the right place, go to the Westbro Baptist Church. Do you have nothing better to do all day than troll gay rights videos? Me thinks you doth protest to much.
@futuretattooer I don't hate anyone. This is the right place to let people know that God loves homosexuals and heterosexuals, and He will help people escape the homosexual lifestyle if they want out. I would never go to the so-called church you mentioned because they hate people and the hate America. Why do you want me to attend a hateful, Anti-American 'church'? Are you a member there? What's with your hostile tone?
Fantastic message, AY. Your point that people are already there waiting with open arms is really the heart of it. It's a very Eastern way of looking at life, and it applies to anyone watching this video. Well done, you two.
amazing video... i think you are BOTH awesome for participating. i would have watched these over and over again if they had been around when i was in high school
great share. thank you but I can't support a guy who uses his platform to spread viscious anti-gay woman hating by saying things like: Lesbians are not really Lesbians beause they love cock, and that women's vaginas are "disgusting meatholes" and "dirty disgusting cans of spam on the sidewalk."
His project has to be the most disingenuous thing I've ever seen.
Dan Savage is a hateful hypocrite who hates women and mostly lesbians more than anything.
She fixed her hair 4 times in the video. She was unimportant and most likely only their for support. Stop being so critical. This video is about AY, not Melissa.. So you guys are paying more attention to Melissa than AY if all you're commenting on is some chick barely in the frame who says two lines the whole time.
Dan showed your video a little well-deserving love on his blog (slog.thestranger (dot) com/slog/archives/2010/09/24/it-gets-better-were-waiting-for-you-on-the-other-side
Thanks AY. This was wonderful and you are wonderful. And it's great that Melissa showed that she stands by you and is your friend simply by being in this video with you. Great job guys! :)
@probablestars, @Mel29156 I think it's reasonable to assume that Melissa created the YouTube account to support AY (there's only one video) and probably set up her own computer to do the recording as well (as she's evidently the one to stop & start the recording). And I know I have a hard time not looking at my reflection when recording; why can't she? Here's hoping for more videos.
AY: thanks so much for your story. Melissa: thanks for rearranging your hair 20 times. Gay girl: strong, interesting, dynamic, introspective, cute. Straight girl: "strategically' shows bra, fixes hair, stares at self in monitor, can't say anything because is thinking every two seconds "do boys think I'm pretty?" AY's life is uphill from here. Melissa's will be over when she develops her first wrinkle in three years. The trials you endure now in school make you a better person in real life
@Mel29156 Woah, that is unbelievably harsh and mean of you. Melissa is there to show support for her friend! Don't make assumptions about her just because she's straight and pretty. You have no idea what she's thinking.
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@anniekate76 I did make assumptions, but they were based on her extremely repetitive ACTIONS (something she can control), not her sexual orientation or physical appearance (which she can't). You're right, *maybe* she is concentrating on AY's story in addition to the obvious focus on her appearance. It just made me sad to see her acting like AY's story didn't matter and it was all about her hair. I shouldn't have mentioned it because it's AY who has the important role here, not her roommate.
@Mel29156 so because she's straight she must only be concerned about her appearance and what the opposite sex thinks about her? Congratulations, you just made yourself look like an idiot on youtube, and proved that the ignorance about sexual orientation goes both ways.
I have been out for more than 34 years & I'm still waiting for it to get better. I lost my job due to homophobia & only got rehired because my firing was a violation of union rules (the Republicans want to destroy all unions). Where I work now my coworkers are anti-gay (due to their african-american-conservative-christian beliefs) and I have to pretend to be straight. I have never had a partner, boyfriend, or lover, & at my age I have no hope ever to find one, gay people are very ageist. No hope
hubiej58 2 weeks ago
It seems at least one of you are not human. I bet your friend is not aware of this.
Slit pupils are evident
Anomaly1111 4 months ago
i used to think canadians had it easy because gay marriage is legalized throughout the entire country. but watching canadian people tell their stories really opened my eyes. hell, in america more states allow marriage between first cousins than gay couples. what the fuck?
bigweeniegenie14 9 months ago
LOL
Miikaika25 1 year ago
AY: thank you for sharing your story with us! you are so eloquent, and your honesty and sincerity are an inspiration.
melissa: the world needs more friends like you. your support is amazing.
you're both beautiful people. keep it up.
chlorr 1 year ago 4
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Bahaha! She a black and shes queer. Damn, talk about lipstick lesbian. Wow Melissa is soo fucking hot. I feel bad for her. That baboon is gonna totally rape the shit out of her. (Oh and it doesnt get better, it gets worse. Just look at Mr. Hands.)
PureAssassinIII 1 year ago
@PureAssassinIII Look everyone! This is what white trash looks looks like. He is probably in his trailer right now gumming a banana while he fantasizes about a black male porn star.
bewerf 1 year ago
@PureAssassinIII This is why I don't fuck with my family or a lot of white people because my family is just like you and I hope one day you have a kid that fucking hates you for how you act just like I do my father.
Pimpo168 1 year ago
@Pimpo168 Thats because.....I am your father! Im sorry about the molestation when you were young! I didnt know it would turn you off cock forever.
PureAssassinIII 1 year ago
@crustylion123 You are 18 and extremely immature. Are you going on every It Gets Better site and writing the same thing? You need to grow up.
bewerf 1 year ago
This is beautiful
ovadaheadproductions 1 year ago
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Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.
Romans 1: 26 For this cause YHVH gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
derekdb2 1 year ago
I completely agree with both of you your both very beautiful sweet women i think parents need to teach their kids to be more open minded and stop teaching their kids to hate gays most deeply religious parents teach their kids to hate gays and this is why so many people hate gays i think their hypocrites because a true christian is not supposed to judge and hate anyone.
JESUSSWOOPE 1 year ago
Hi guys! God loves you.
STRUTTER777U 1 year ago
@STRUTTER777U Are you being sarcastic? I really can't tell. At first you said it gets better when you abandon the homosexual lifestyle and now "God loves you". I do not go to that church nor would I ever, it just seemed like you would fit in comfortably there. I told that guy to fuck off and kill himself because of what he said. If you go back and read his comment, he says that all faggots should kill themselves. Obviously I do not want anyone to kill themselves, I was just pissed.
futuretattooer 1 year ago
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@futuretattooer No, of course I am not being sarcastic. God loves everyone. God loves homosexuals and heterosexuals, that's why I posted this:
"I admire people who are brave enough to abandon the homosexual lifestyle.
No one should abuse other people, regardless of their orientation. Also, no one should ever commit suicide, no matter what. We should love people, even if they get mixed up in homosexuality. There is a way out."
STRUTTER777U 1 year ago
@STRUTTER777U
See. Fuck that. Homosexuality is just as normal as heterosexuality. There is nothing morally wrong with it. To say that there is something wrong with it and to try to push people out of who they are is insulting.
To anyone of the homosexual orientation reading this, be proud of who you are because nobody can tell you who you should be attracted to.
RichBond75 11 months ago
@STRUTTER777U we don't need to escape the homosexual lifestyle to be loved by God.
futuretattooer 1 year ago
@futuretattooer So you agree with me that God loves you? That's my point, as I said, God loves homosexuals and heterosexuals now, because his love is NOT conditional. Did ever say you had to escape it in order to be loved by God? He loves everyone. He loves us despite the fact that we all have faults. And BECAUSE he loves us, He will help people escape the homosexual lifestyle if they want out. He sets us free. There is nothing we can ever do to earn God's love. We can't "impress" God.
STRUTTER777U 1 year ago
@STRUTTER777U "This is the right place to let people know that God loves homosexuals and heterosexuals, and He will help people escape the homosexual lifestyle if they want out." I took that in a negative way. My bad. Thank you for not getting hostile with me. I respect your opinions.
futuretattooer 1 year ago
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I admire people who are brave enough to abandon the homosexual lifestyle.
It gets better when you abondon homosexual lifestyle.
No one should abuse other people, regardless of their orientation. Also, no one should ever commit suicide, no matter what. We should love people, even if they get mixed up in homosexuality. There is a way out
STRUTTER777U 1 year ago
I'd like to say I'm disappointed by the low-quality trolling in this thread. Obvious trolls being obvious.
impulse9tucson 1 year ago
Hi guys!
It gets better when you abandon the homosexual lifestyle.
STRUTTER777U 1 year ago
omg great message...melissa is a little distracting tho-but yea great message
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clowncarp 1 year ago
Thanks guys, for helping get the word out.
It definately gets better :)
matt7kiwi 1 year ago
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Thanks for letting me know your location.I hate QUEERS. ZEIGHEIL!!!
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Why are Queers so FUCKING UGLY??? they just make me want to PUKE!! like looking at this thing yappin her tuna eating mouth. Why dont all you mutated humans go back in the closet? Or better yet, have your own personal necktie party. WE HATE YOU!!!!!
NSA666999 1 year ago
FOCUS ON THE LOVE! so brilliant and simple. thanks grrlfriend! represent represent! ONE LOVE. You two are Str8-Queer rainbow sistah unity!
TheAmatul 1 year ago
I think you are both too pretty to go to waterloo. Western ok, but waterloo, what a shame.
justgetsome 1 year ago
Melissaaaa =-P
lynda514 1 year ago
LOVELY VIDEO! Thank you!
Dear 3shacks1house troll - You can neither spell nor use proper grammar. You write "[w]hat about the rest of us??" as though LGBT folks are not part of "us" - this is a logical fallacy. We are also part of this community, each community. You are one of us because we are all "us" on this planet. I am sorry you are in such pain. Watch some of these videos again and see the strength, see the joy!
Otney 1 year ago
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What a farse. Some degerate homo offs himself and we all get helpy helpy the poor homos. What about the rest of us?? What are we trying to do just save the fucking desease speading homo's and no one else. Fucking hypocrytes All!! In the words of a famous bigot, "Fuck you guys I'm going home!!"
3shacks1house 1 year ago
@3shacks1house hate is easy, love takes courage. You need to open your eyes, the world is moving, and before you decide to spew your hate and venom take the time actually know your facts. Help outreach and speaking up goes on all the time for so many different things, there are countless programs that do outreach work for everything under the sun, just because this one program is doing something you don't agree with doesn't mean it's hypocritical. It's just people showing compassion. Twloha. <3
fftllover945 1 year ago
@3shacks1house you must be fighting your own inner homosexuality!! It gets better!! :->
greyburd1 1 year ago
@3shacks1house - What a fucking ignorant redneck. Fuck off and kill yourself.
futuretattooer 1 year ago
@futuretattooer Oh, so you support suicide?
That's pretty ignorant.
STRUTTER777U 1 year ago
@STRUTTER777U Wow! You know a big word. It gets better when you grow the fuck up and keep your hateful opinions to yourself. This isn't the right place, go to the Westbro Baptist Church. Do you have nothing better to do all day than troll gay rights videos? Me thinks you doth protest to much.
futuretattooer 1 year ago
@futuretattooer I don't hate anyone. This is the right place to let people know that God loves homosexuals and heterosexuals, and He will help people escape the homosexual lifestyle if they want out. I would never go to the so-called church you mentioned because they hate people and the hate America. Why do you want me to attend a hateful, Anti-American 'church'? Are you a member there? What's with your hostile tone?
STRUTTER777U 1 year ago
Fantastic message, AY. Your point that people are already there waiting with open arms is really the heart of it. It's a very Eastern way of looking at life, and it applies to anyone watching this video. Well done, you two.
onlymikey 1 year ago
Reppin' uWaterloo and GLOW! <3
jenn007007007 1 year ago
This is a great video! Well done!!!
rmisaac 1 year ago
AY, thanks for speaking out, and really, reminding us that high school is a blip in our lives.
Melissa, thanks for helping get the message out. :D
ChibiGeeBee 1 year ago
YEY CANADA! I AM CANADIAN!
Rockas360 1 year ago
thanks so much for making this video
I also feel that being black and queer is really rare and it makes me feel so much better that I'm not the only one
much love from Ottawa!
Clarkechild42 1 year ago 2
amazing video... i think you are BOTH awesome for participating. i would have watched these over and over again if they had been around when i was in high school
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great share. thank you but I can't support a guy who uses his platform to spread viscious anti-gay woman hating by saying things like: Lesbians are not really Lesbians beause they love cock, and that women's vaginas are "disgusting meatholes" and "dirty disgusting cans of spam on the sidewalk."
His project has to be the most disingenuous thing I've ever seen.
Dan Savage is a hateful hypocrite who hates women and mostly lesbians more than anything.
TruthSpeaker1010 1 year ago
+1 for love! No matter what form it comes in :)
mochawunda 1 year ago
after watching all these vids, i needed melissa to remind me im bi, lol
great vid gus
ReadMyCommentBitch 1 year ago 5
She fixed her hair 4 times in the video. She was unimportant and most likely only their for support. Stop being so critical. This video is about AY, not Melissa.. So you guys are paying more attention to Melissa than AY if all you're commenting on is some chick barely in the frame who says two lines the whole time.
Anyways.. Very touching, and it does get better.
halooflies 1 year ago
Good video! But you forgot to mention that after high school you still have to deal with assholes like @Mel29156
brister61 1 year ago 3
Awww, I would I could have been your best gay friend in high school. We would have both felt a little less lonely.
HenhousetheRed 1 year ago
Dan showed your video a little well-deserving love on his blog (slog.thestranger (dot) com/slog/archives/2010/09/24/it-gets-better-were-waiting-for-you-on-the-other-side
impulse9tucson 1 year ago
Thanks AY. This was wonderful and you are wonderful. And it's great that Melissa showed that she stands by you and is your friend simply by being in this video with you. Great job guys! :)
probablestars 1 year ago 3
@probablestars, @Mel29156 I think it's reasonable to assume that Melissa created the YouTube account to support AY (there's only one video) and probably set up her own computer to do the recording as well (as she's evidently the one to stop & start the recording). And I know I have a hard time not looking at my reflection when recording; why can't she? Here's hoping for more videos.
impulse9tucson 1 year ago 11
Awwwwwww you guys made me get all teary. :) Good story.
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AY: thanks so much for your story. Melissa: thanks for rearranging your hair 20 times. Gay girl: strong, interesting, dynamic, introspective, cute. Straight girl: "strategically' shows bra, fixes hair, stares at self in monitor, can't say anything because is thinking every two seconds "do boys think I'm pretty?" AY's life is uphill from here. Melissa's will be over when she develops her first wrinkle in three years. The trials you endure now in school make you a better person in real life
Mel29156 1 year ago
@Mel29156 Woah, that is unbelievably harsh and mean of you. Melissa is there to show support for her friend! Don't make assumptions about her just because she's straight and pretty. You have no idea what she's thinking.
anniekate76 1 year ago 16
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@anniekate76 I did make assumptions, but they were based on her extremely repetitive ACTIONS (something she can control), not her sexual orientation or physical appearance (which she can't). You're right, *maybe* she is concentrating on AY's story in addition to the obvious focus on her appearance. It just made me sad to see her acting like AY's story didn't matter and it was all about her hair. I shouldn't have mentioned it because it's AY who has the important role here, not her roommate.
Mel29156 1 year ago
@Mel29156
You're coming off like a bitter little prejudiced shit here, just fyi.
ihatebuzzwords 1 year ago 7
@Mel29156 so because she's straight she must only be concerned about her appearance and what the opposite sex thinks about her? Congratulations, you just made yourself look like an idiot on youtube, and proved that the ignorance about sexual orientation goes both ways.
iscreamzombie 1 year ago 5
Thanks so much for sharing!
Every bit helps
All the best, Terry
TheeTerryMiller 1 year ago 2