Sunday, October 17, 2010

Broadway Stars Sing "It Gets Better"

A group of young Broadway stars came together to record a song with a theme from Dan Savage's "It Gets Better" project in the hopes of calling further attention to the problem of suicide among LGBT youth. Among those involved are Marty Thomas of Xanadu and Kyle Kleiboeker of Hairspray who the boyfriend and I met last month in New York City at a party to benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights. Our LGBT youth need as many positive messages as possible. Meanwhile, Republican Colorado Senate Candidate Ken Buck (pictured below) has compared homosexuality to alcoholism and says being gay is a "choice"and provides one more bit of proof that the Tea Party candidates are thinly disguised Christianist extremists. Here's a video of the Broadway group:
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As for Mr. Buck and his statements on Meet the Press, here's some of his disgusting batshitery that can only help push gay youths to consider suicide:
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GREGORY: In a debate last month, you expressed your support for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and you alluded to lifestyle choices. Do you believe that being gay is a choice?
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BUCK: I do.
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GREGORY: Based on what?
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BUCK: Based on what? I guess you can choose who your partner is.
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GREGORY: You don't think it's something that's determined at birth?
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BUCK: I think that birth has an influence over it, like alcoholism and some other things, but I think that basically, you have a choice.
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I guess to Buck, breathing is a choice too - after all you could stop breathing.

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