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The campaign began in September 2010, when Savage noted a number of suicides by gay teenagers who had been bullied for their [[sexual orientation]]. He told gay teens to hold on to their [[homosexuality]], promising them that adult homosexual life will provide them "levels of happiness, potential, and positivity".  
 
The campaign began in September 2010, when Savage noted a number of suicides by gay teenagers who had been bullied for their [[sexual orientation]]. He told gay teens to hold on to their [[homosexuality]], promising them that adult homosexual life will provide them "levels of happiness, potential, and positivity".  
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The It Gets Better Project is currently a national embarrassment.  In 2012, [[Homosexual activist]] Dan Savage was supposed to deliver an anti-bullying message to [[high school]] students. However, 100 of the students walked out on his speech as he shouts vulgarities about the [[Bible]] and mocks [[Christian]]s. <ref>http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/anti-bullying-speaker-curses-mocks-christian-teens.html</ref> It has reported that Savage engaged in verbal bullying as well. <ref>http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/anti-bullying-speaker-curses-mocks-christian-teens.html</ref>
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The It Gets Better Project is currently a national embarrassment.  In 2012, [[Homosexual activist]] Dan Savage was supposed to deliver an anti-bullying message to [[high school]] students. However, 100 of the students walked out on his speech as he shouts vulgarities about the [[Bible]] and mocks [[Christian]]s. <ref>http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/anti-bullying-speaker-curses-mocks-christian-teens.html</ref> It was reported that Savage engaged in verbal bullying as well. <ref>http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/anti-bullying-speaker-curses-mocks-christian-teens.html</ref>
    
In response to the suicide of a gay teenager named Billy Lucas, Savage expressed, "I wish I could have talked to this kid for five minutes. I wish I could have told Billy that ''it gets better''. I wish I could have told him that, however bad things were, however isolated and alone he was, ''it gets better''."(Author's emphasis)<ref>http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=4940874 Give 'Em Hope</ref> Savage, in conjunction with several organizations founded the project as a [[501(c)(3)]] organization and set up a [[YouTube]] [http://www.youtube.com/itgetsbetterproject channel] to which videos could be uploaded.
 
In response to the suicide of a gay teenager named Billy Lucas, Savage expressed, "I wish I could have talked to this kid for five minutes. I wish I could have told Billy that ''it gets better''. I wish I could have told him that, however bad things were, however isolated and alone he was, ''it gets better''."(Author's emphasis)<ref>http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=4940874 Give 'Em Hope</ref> Savage, in conjunction with several organizations founded the project as a [[501(c)(3)]] organization and set up a [[YouTube]] [http://www.youtube.com/itgetsbetterproject channel] to which videos could be uploaded.
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