Councilman Joel Burns and "It Gets Better."

If you haven’t heard about Councilman Joel Burns and his amazing speech to the Fort Worth City Council you are missing out on a wonderful addition to history. I just found his video and I think its phenomenal. Councilman Burns was moved to speak after hearing about the attacks on Gay teens in the area and was hit especially hard when a teen committed suicide after receiving unsupportive reactions from representatives at a City Council meeting. He asked to use his personal time at the City Council Meeting to express his support for “It Gets Better” and wrote the speech during his lunch hour that day. The speech he ends up giving is one of the most heart wrenching and emotional ones I have ever heard. Councilman Burns expresses himself  so clearly and shows so much compassion for others. He even gives out his telephone number at the end of the speech.Please take a second to watch this video, I know you will consider it time well spent. The topics aren’t always pleasant, but I think you’ll find it hard not to smile at all the love this man possesses.