Far Away (music video)/It Gets Better (movement)

"Far Away"
by Marsha Ambrosius

The world is CHANGING and it calls for more COURAGE, LOVE, and UNDERSTANDING than ever before.

Personally, I really enjoyed Marsha Ambrosius' song and video! I was not at all distracted by the gay couple, but I have to recognize that the relationship and the consequences of intolerance toward it is something that many of us are not quite ready to embrace. A friend of mine posed the question if an openly gay relationship has ever been portrayed in a black American music video before??? Other than Lady Gaga, I don't know how much has been explored at all in the mainstream media on the topic...I expect this is only the beginning though!


It terms of activism, many of us know how big of a role Lady Gaga played in getting people involved in the movement to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell and ironically the "Black Lady Gaga," Nicki Minaj spoke out about suicide among youth with "alternative lifestyles" due to bullying in her album acknowledgments (yes, I'm a fan and I read the whole thing!) ;-)

The repeal of DADT was an inspiring step for our country, but as individuals we still have to do our part every single day to make this a more free world for everyone...

"Many LGBT youth can't picture what their lives might be like as openly gay adults. They can't imagine a future for themselves. So let's show them what our lives are like, let's show them what the future may hold in store for them."

http://www.itgetsbetter.org/