Gay Texan councillor gives emotional testimony against homophobic bullying

Joel Burns and his husband J.D. Pic from Facebook

In response to the recent spate of teen suicides in the US, openly gay Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns reaches out to GLBT teens with a personal story and a message of hope. He assures teens who are being bullied that it does get better and shares his own story.

“I want to tell any teen who might see this, give yourself a chance to see just how much better life will get,” Burns said, fighting back tears. “And it will get better, you will get out of the household that doesn’t accept you, you will get out of that high school and you never have to deal with those jerks again if you don’t want to. You will find and you will make new friends who will understand you and life will get so, so, so much better.”

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