Bullying and Homophobia

I shot this video on my recent trip to the UK - I'm walking around the lovely village of Colerne in Wiltshire.

There's been a lot of coverage recently about bullying, particularly in light of a string of incidents in the US which led to a number of gay teens committing suicides. Several moments have sprung up to give support to at risk teens including Spirit Day/Wear Purple Day
http://current.com/news/92710658_october-20th-spirit-day-wear-purple-to-honor...

And "It gets better"
http://www.youtube.com/user/itgetsbetterproject

Here are my thoughts on the topic of bullying and some hopefully practical hints on dealing with it. But remember: it does get better.

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[2edsajdmsa]

Also AA, did you submit this to the It Gets Better campaign?

[AngryAussie]

@2edsajdmsa No I didn't

[mazykie]

a second choice to escape cyber bullies.Put the person on ignore on your account.

[AngryAussie]

@mazykie That is a very good idea

[GayFamilyEthics]

We just did a video on Cyber bullying... It truly can't be said enough... so much more needs to be done in an effort to end cyber bullying, h8, and homophobia! Good video

[AngryAussie]

@GayFamilyEthics Thank you

[pidgeon0stomper]

Wow Angry, that video was actually really amazing (im not saying that your other videos aren't) But i find that video was really.... something special. i think sharing your personal experiences with other people will really help some of the victims.

When you talk like this in your videos it makes me wonder if it has potential for a "Therapeutic Tuesday" segment. Quite proud of you, really. i don't know how much that means but i think you deserve to know that at least one of your viewer are =)

[AngryAussie]

@Whatupwidat Because they are complete losers

[TheMrbum]

Spoken in true wisdom. I suffered in my early school life at the hands of bullies and every thing you have said is true, the times did pass and I'm now better then any of those people.

[2edsajdmsa]

@AngryAussie If you were considering it at all, I think it would be a cool thing to do, its a wonderful campaign.

[2edsajdmsa]

I'm constantly amazed at how beautiful the English countryside is.