http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2011/06/29/6974424-senators-tell-gay-kids-it-gets-betterFive days after its state legislature made New York the largest of six states to legalize gay marriage, 13 Democratic Senators shared their contribution to It Gets Better, the award-winning video archive project launched almost one year ago in an effort to give hope to lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgendered kids facing harassment and considering suicide.
With high production values and sweeping background music similar to the It Gets Better contributions from Google and Apple, the black and white video alternates clips of each senator's words of comfort and encouragement. But beyond the language of film making — the angles, edits and soundtrack chosen to make the viewer weepy — consider what this video means.
Top U.S. politicians state clearly and without artifice: It is wrong to treat minorities like third class citizens and we are working to give the gay community its full civil rights.
Unveiled Wednesday at a Capitol press conference in Washington DC, the 5-minute videohighlights the senators' work on gay rights issues, including the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" repeal and "The Respect for Marriage Act," which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and provide to gay couples the federal tax benefits currently available to married couples.
Participating senators include Chris Coons (DE), Mark Udall (CO), Ron Wyden (OR), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Sherrod Brown (OH), Maria Cantwell (WA), Dick Durbin (IL), Al Franken (MN), Dianne Feinstein (CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Charles Schumer (NY), Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI).
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