It Gets Better

When I first heard about the It Gets Better project, I was turned off.  I still am in many ways.  I feel when watching a lot of stuff, that there is this idea that it will get better, just wait it out, don't let them have power over you- I feel like its a cop out.  Okay, maybe it does get better... but what about today?  What about the kids who are being beaten, bullied, tormented- today?  Why don't we change things today, step at a time, instead of waiting for some mythical future.  Let's provide summer camps for queer teens.  Let's have spaces for kids to be themselves, today.  Let's have medical care where kids can be out about their realities instead of fearing being outed.And yet, sometimes, something hits me.  And this music video was one of those things:It really does get better.