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It gets better

Patrick was showing me this the other day. It’s a video that was made for the It Gets Better Project. It’s really catchy actually, and fantastically well put together. It’s a bit rude, but sure, that’s part of the fun. It’s worth listening to right til the end, when she talks about the making of the video, just for her comment that “it took about fifty people to make this video, and like, three and a half of them are gay”.

UPDATE: It appears that she’s wearing my rowing blazer in that video. Speaking of which, I best get up and get showered. I have a crew barbeque to attend…

July 20, 2011 | Categories: Comedy, Lesbians, Music, Rap, Social Issues, Suicide | Leave A Comment »

Snowdrops and daffodils

For no apparent reason, today’s Irish Times reports that gay bullying is a still a problem in Ireland. Well let me be the first to congratulate them on that fantastic piece of investigative journalism.

National Lesbian of Ireland and ex-nun, Anna Nolan, warned that homophobic bullying can lead to young people feeling suicidal. In order to raise awareness of suicide prevention she is promoting Suicide Snowdrops. The snowdrops cost €3 and are available from M&S, Dunnes and wait for it, Veritas!
Veritas? Well it turns out that the oul’ Veritas bookshop has a few books on homosexuality. It’s books like these, which back up the misguided on notions of bigots that being gay is somehow wrong. So long as myths like these are propagated, people will feel that they are justified in their bullying.

November 20, 2010 | Categories: Death, Fundraising, Ireland, Lesbians, Religion, Social Issues, Suicide | Tags: , | Leave A Comment »

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