I had not viewed Fort Worth city councilman Joel Burns' message to gay teens in its entirety until tonight. If you haven't wated the whole thing, you need to do so. The boyfriend and I were in tears by the end of it. Burns reviews each of the recent gay teen suicides and then gives his own personal testimonial. It is amazing and highly troubling. Amazing because of its power and authenticity. Highly disturbing because the forces that led these youth and young men to take their own lives are alive and well and, in fact, are likely being stoked by the actions of the President of the United States through his appeal of the federal court rulings on DADT and DOMA . It should be mandatory that EVERY member of Congress watch this entire video. The same goes for the liar-in-chief in the White House. Here is a video of Burns' amazing speech/statement:
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