It Gets Better...Someday

My heart has sunk each time I've read about another teen killing himself because of bullying based on his sexual orientation. One would have been tragic. At four in the last few weeks, the situation is truly frightening.

Of course people are responding with sadness and with outrage. They should. But some people are also responding with love. Dan Savage, the very funny (and usually very adult) advice columnist started the It Gets Better Project, which airs on YouTube and features gay adults talking about their experiences of bullying and saying, basically, that it gets better. It doesn't change the horror that millions of teens experience every day. But it's something.

We can all do something. The heart of the religious life, in Ethical Culture and in many religious traditions, is the impulse to do good. In Ethical Culture, that impulse is based in our belief that every single person is precious, is worthy. If you know someone, or see someone, who needs to hear that good news again, be sure to say it. If you need to hear it again, be sure to say it. Be good to each other. It gets better, someday, because we make it so.