Beautiful "it gets better" speech given at a Texas city council meeting.

[alfredo]

Brom Andrew Sullivan's blog

8-9 minutes long.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/10/it-gets-better-ctd-8.html

Tks

[Heidi]

1. Recommended, and a million thanks to Ft. Worth City Councilman Joel Burns.

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[FreeState]

2. K&R

Thanks for posting this, very touching and important

[Radical Activist]

3. Wow.

Thanks for sharing.

[myrna minx]

4. I watched that last night and I wept.

:cry: What a powerful speech. He's going to save someone's life because of his bravery.

[alfredo]

5. Fighting ignorance with truth.

[Heidi]

6. Kick for the day crew. This is absolutely worth the 8 minutes it takes to watch it.

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[alfredo]

9. His emotions seemed real. There were no fake tears.

[Lucy Goosey]

7. HIGHLY recommended...

Have kleenex handy, it's a tearjerker.

[Matariki]

8. thanks for posting this.

[Ron Green]

10. K&R

[ceile]

11. Very powerful

Forwarding this on....

[Swede]

12. I wish I could recommend this over and over.

K&R

[Subdivisions]

13. K&R. Very powerful. Thank you, Joel. n/t

[angel823]

14. Recommended - my first

and proud to do it.

Angel823

[alfredo]

16. I'm honored

[Patiod]

15. Good to hear from folks outside Hollywood

lets kids know it gets better in Texas, or anywhere. Loved that all but 2 of his city council colleagues stood at the end of the speech.

[donheld]

17. Wow