Gabriel Arana says that since the “It Gets Better” campaign went mainstream, it’s missed the whole point.
As Ann Friedman writes in her column for the Prospect‘s December issue, by sidestepping the issue, we’ve squandered a valuable opportunity to talk about what would actually “make things better” for gay people — both as kids and as adults. That conversation should begin by acknowledging that general “bullying” is different from the sort of prejudice gay kids are up against. It’s one thing to be told you’re stupid, a dork, or ugly during high school and another to be a permanent member of a stigmatized group.
