Joel Burns 'It Gets Better' must-see speech

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<p>Fort Worth (TX) city council member Joel Burns made a great speech at a city council meeting. I’m not gay and I’ve never even really been bullied but this still made me cry. If you search on youtube “joel burns it gets better”, and have a spare 13 minutes, please watch it.
[url=<a href=“http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/localnews/columnists/jfloyd/stories/101510dnmetfloyd.18d5a4bfb.html]Fort”>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/localnews/columnists/jfloyd/stories/101510dnmetfloyd.18d5a4bfb.html]Fort</a> Worth City Council member Joel Burns’ message to gay teens is heartfelt, resonating | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Columnist Jacquielynn Floyd | Dallas-Fort Worth News<a href=“youtube%20link%20also%20in%20article”>/url</a>
here’s an article, but it’s really worth watching.</p>

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<p>Thank you for posting this and I will bump a similar thread.
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<p>Thanks for posting. It is very hard to watch, but well worth it. Just posted the link on my FB and was pleased to see that I wasn’t the first of my friends to do so.</p>

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<p>I appreciate you posting it as well. What a courageous man.</p>

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<p>Diane Sawyer just did a report on this on the evening news and played the speech. Good for him.</p>

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<p>As a resident of Fort Worth, I am SO proud that this came from one of my Council members. Such an inspirational speech and an amazing message.</p>

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<p>Chills. Very, very proud to be a Texan today.</p>

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<p>[YouTube</a> - Joel Burns’ “It Gets Better” featured on national TV](<a href=“Joel Burns' "It Gets Better" featured on national TV - YouTube”>Joel Burns' "It Gets Better" featured on national TV - YouTube)</p>

<p>Here’s a link to a CNN interview he did yesterday. I had not previously heard of this - and just watched his entire speech before the city council and the CNN interview. very powerful, very moving - I hope it brings about some changes.</p>