[QUOTE="Bourbons3"] That message has sure been effective in preventing suicide in the past :roll: The project contributes to people growing up more confident. It tells them that there is hope, there are plenty of gay people who have great lives, and that being gay is perfectly normal - no matter what people around you tell you. In a lot of cases, these YouTube videos are some of the very few sources of positive messages gay kids will encounter.Omni-SlashIf that message was so helpful these problems wouldn't persist...cause god knows it's on every TV channel and everywhere you look... words from people who don't know you may help a few....but fall upon deaf ears for the majority...the effort would probably be better served helping parents with children whom are gay learn how to discuss things openly and freely so there may be some meaningful positive reinforcement..... TV in the US, at least, can be a lot better for this sort of thing. And even if it were better, its impact is limited by a whole host of discriminatory laws and bigoted politicians and public officials. Kurt on Glee and Will & Grace is only going to have so much impact. Videos by regular people describing how being gay is not an obstacle to a successful life has a a bigger effect.
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or not...... That message has sure been effective in preventing suicide in the past :roll: The project contributes to people growing up more confident. It tells them that there is hope, there are plenty of gay people who have great lives, and that being gay is perfectly normal - no matter what people around you tell you. In a lot of cases, these YouTube videos are some of the very few sources of positive messages gay kids will encounter.
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