Following a string of suicides that could be attributed to bullying (especially anti-gay bullying), relationship/sex advice columnist/podcaster Dan Savage and his partner launched a project called It Gets Better. They have invited other individuals to submit videos to talk directly to teens and share a simple message: It gets better. Dan and Terry's "It Gets Better" video can be viewed here.

(Note: I have not viewed all of the videos, and I'm sure some of them include potentially offensive language or dialogue. I think the project is a great idea and encourage people to watch some of the videos. I can't promise the content won't be offensive, but I'm guessing it won't be as bad as what some bullies are saying to LGBT high schoolers. Dan Savage's column and podcast, on the other hand, are for mature audiences only.)

Some submissions to the project have come from celebrities, including:

• singer/teen heartthrob Joe Jonas
• comedian Sarah Silverman
• AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys
• Andy Cohen, senior vice president of Production and Programming at the Bravo cable television
• model Adrienne Curry
• actor Neil Patrick Harris
• Ellen DeGeneres
• Lala and Ciara, MTV personality and singer, respectively
• rapper Eve
• celebrity blogger Perez Hilton
• comedian and former MTV VJ Dave Holmes

The project also has a Facebook page.

-- Cheryl Sadler
CSadler@News-Herald.com