Trinity Church Boston Believes Out Loud with "It Gets Better" project

Five weeks ago a national video campaign, "It Gets Better," began to address the rash of recent news stories about bullying and the suicides of gay teenagers and young adults. What began as one entry on YouTube has now become thousands of people telling their stories and offering hope to help gay teens who feel isolated and who may be contemplating suicide. What is largely missing from this remarkable collection is the voice of faith communities like Trinity Church. The Rev. Rodney Hudgen is inviting LGBT parishioners, friends and families to take part in creating a video entry from the people of Trinity Church. Rodney says, "Ours is an important story that needs to be told. The attitudes of society will change, and the attitudes of some churches have already changed, but many have no way of knowing that truth. We need to help these young people live long enough to know that the church can be a safe place for them, can offer a spiritual home they may have never known existed. Trinity is just that kind of place. My hope is that other faith communities may follow our lead and create their own videos to the collection." Filming will take place on Sunday, October 31. If you want to be a part of this project, please send an email to Lauren Lukason.