OMG you guys are adorable! You BOTH have this youthful vitality, like you could still play in the sandbox with 3 year olds. That childlike sense of fun & adventure is so there and so apparent, that sense of joy and life that comes out is just so heartwarming. Thanks for that.
This is adorable. I am an open lesbian in a very backwoods area (I am the only open gay in my school). I'll be honest: life out here sucks. But when I was in the closet, I was seriously depressed and suicidal. Coming out lifted an enormous weight offf my shoulders and I know feel so free. Thanks, guys. Also, Ben is gayer.
Thank you very much for inspiring me to come out and tell my mom I am gay. She still loves me and I just want to say IT DOES GET BETTER. Please do not ever give up on your life because you never know what life has planned for you. Just remember that you were born this way, don't ever let someone put you down because of who you are. You are beautiful and important. :)
I want your mom's quote on a bumper sticker. It's so eloquent, powerful, and loving that it sounds like it was written for a movie. Everyone out there being bullied, there are all sorts of people here rooting you and we can't wait to be friends with you.
LOL....You two are EXACTLY like me and my best friend....the second the two of us are around one another it's like you have jumped into the middle of a hen house and 30 conversations are going on at once! You guys are adorable! Thanks for posting this!
Well done boys - Great roll models for our gay and questioning youth. A great use of your time putting this together. Well done all the way from your gay family in Sydney Australia. x
Thanks for this... I had no intention of harming myself, but I just poured my heart out to my bestfriend. Luckily, she was awake. I then came across this, and out of the videos I watched, it made me smile, other than make myself feel down due to not coming out yet. Thanks for the laugh.
Good message, good stories. I glad your families were supportive. I am a straight, married, Christian male and support your message and your community. I have no gay family members but a few friends that are gay. I have never once understood how in 2011, we deny rights of any kind to same sex couples. Listen up kids! It does get better. Adults in the real world realize how ignorant it is (not to mention illegal) to harass someone. Hang in there!
I hope your video is watched by all those who are struggling after coming out. I think you guys could really help them see the light at the end of the tunnel. Great video.
I love it that you said you "love Gay people". There are many people in our community who only like certain types of gay people. Our goal should be to embrace EVERYONE in our community and have no division or prejudice within our numbers.
Thanks,guys,for recording this video.As you know,it's always better to be part of the solution than part of the problem. You sure you don't want to get back together? You certainly look--and sound--like a couple to me. Keep spreading the love,for only love can --and will--conquer hate. May God bless you both always.
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I'm supposed to be working, but this is SO much better. Thank you for my great work break You guys rock!!! lol
Thanks for your sweet comment! My mom is great and my whole family appeared in an anti Amendment One picture with their church in North Carolina. There really are so many people who care and are "straight allies" in this fight. I'll look into making up those bumper stickers!
Thank you for you video. It was fun and enjoyable. I am Auntie to an amazing young man who lived through High School Hell. Now that he finally is in college he finally gets that it does get better and that his Mom and I didn't lie to him. Your video gives me grand hope that his high school years will one day just be a bad dream.
That was terrific. TY for doing this video. I hope this message gets to many GLBT teens AND adults and I hope prejudice, hatred and fear will become a thing of the past.. ~ NHS 81'
@melijohn hang in there!! That's why Ben and I wanted to do this video. It was hard for me in North Carolina, too but I got through it and moved to a place where I could live the life I wanted to live.I know it seems like a long time until then but I promise that you will look back at this time in your life and know that it's a chapter in your story but not your WHOLE story. Like we say in the video: "There are still many good times to be had!" Keep faith!
@buknwing Thanks Morrissey! I know... we are the "older generation" now! When did that happen? Glad you liked the video. Please pass it on to anybody in your college who might need to see it! Miss you!
me and my cuz is watching this he is 23 and ob holiday with me and i have known he was gay since i was 10 and he just told the family on my birthday. THE BEST PRESENT EVER. (it really was because now he and his boyfriend are moving in to gether.)
Ben and Jamie, your are hilarious. I bet your parties are fab. Both of you look amazing. You made my day. You made my laugh so much and out of control. I wish that someday I meet a couple like you, it would give kife so much more worth. Thank you for your video, I loved it and so many more did as well.
Oh my god, you two remind me of the gay couple on American Dad! hehe You two are really charming, I really enjoyed the video. It's cheerful videos like this that are the best :)
while this wasn't your standard video, I'm glad you touched on the fact that gay men and lesbians are everywhere! Especially in the military and the 'macho' arenas! Thank you for showing the diversity and acknowledging that not all gays are one way! And I say as a masculine gay man, I find that I love my masculine and feminine gays! All my LGBT people, I love you all!
@IndiannaLoseby1995 Thanks for your great comment! If I were to edit one thing in what you wrote, I'd change your first remark to "I'm a Christian...AND my uncle is gay." As you've said here, being religious and gay friendly need not be mutually exclusive.
I know so many gays and lesbians. Honestly, they are the best people I have ever met. One of my gay friends will come to school in a lolita dress with boots and wearing makeup. And he has an amazing boyfriend who does that sometimes too.
I'D LOVE TO STEAL A YELLOW BRICK FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ MUSEUM. I didn't even know there was a Wizard of Oz museum, I feel like a big part of my life has been missing. Is it fabulous? Do they have the Ruby Slippers? Y'see, that's what I get for living in a tiny country village in the middle of England. But seriously, this is a great video. You guys are amazing. And I'm determined that, once I get the hell out of my little town, I'll get my chance to be gay and amazing too.
I love these guys. They are so cute. I love them:)) I love the Hell NOs. Their vid is amazing! Ha:)) Love it! I love this video. It's great. Love the Broadway comment
It is a very hard process, but the weird thing is, I think I might have had some sort of change in body chemistry during my coming out process, b/c before I came out, nobody noticed me. But after I came out, everybody (both male and female) seemed/seems to find me cute.
And aside from the hair that I like along with JamesChris88, I'd say you kinda remind me of Adam Lambert! And you're so sunny and nice! haha take care stay well :D Cleve
@Bensvids7 Yeah I agree I'd probably edit my first remark too, youtube needs an edit button. And thank you, please make more videos you guys are great!
@bohemianspiritmn Thanks bohemian! I'll tell my mom, (Josephine!) that you are a fan. She does rock and I'm totally aware how lucky I am to have such an awesome family. Thanks for getting exactly what we were trying to say to the LGBT youth!
@Bensvids7 Ciao Rigazzi Belli! Hey boys you two are charming working together on this most Important project. I think the cross generational perspective is in valuable. I belong to Jamies' generation and can vividly recall what it had been like for me and a boy I had loved (Bobby Griffith/Prayers for Bobby) to be "out" young men in love in the early 1980s! At the time, the two of us stood quite alone. I believe we could all attest that much has improved! Grazie Mille Per Tutti Blaine
@puppuplove1010 Thanks for your sweet note! We've actually gotten some really nice comments from Christians out there that have been really cool to hear. I think they recognize that Christ's teachings were about love and not discrimination--so that's been cool to hear!
"You....stole a brick from the Yellow Brick Road."
LMFAO! I am so using that line at some point very soon.
OMG you guys are adorable! You BOTH have this youthful vitality, like you could still play in the sandbox with 3 year olds. That childlike sense of fun & adventure is so there and so apparent, that sense of joy and life that comes out is just so heartwarming. Thanks for that.
This is adorable. I am an open lesbian in a very backwoods area (I am the only open gay in my school). I'll be honest: life out here sucks. But when I was in the closet, I was seriously depressed and suicidal. Coming out lifted an enormous weight offf my shoulders and I know feel so free. Thanks, guys.
Also, Ben is gayer.
Thank you very much for inspiring me to come out and tell my mom I am gay. She still loves me and I just want to say IT DOES GET BETTER. Please do not ever give up on your life because you never know what life has planned for you. Just remember that you were born this way, don't ever let someone put you down because of who you are. You are beautiful and important. :)
It does get better... but it can't get much better than this video! You guys are fabulous! :-)
I came out because of this It Gets Better Project.
Family no problem.
Friends no problem.
Life no problem. All pleasure.
IT GETS BETTER!
I want your mom's quote on a bumper sticker. It's so eloquent, powerful, and loving that it sounds like it was written for a movie.
Everyone out there being bullied, there are all sorts of people here rooting you and we can't wait to be friends with you.
Ben, Jamie: you guys play off each other so well. Wonderful patter, and a great message. And you both are uber cute!
Harris!
Brilliant! Loving this video! What a great gift to the next generation! Brava, Baby!!!
LOL....You two are EXACTLY like me and my best friend....the second the two of us are around one another it's like you have jumped into the middle of a hen house and 30 conversations are going on at once! You guys are adorable! Thanks for posting this!
OMG. You guys are so fabulous. I need more people like you guys in my life.
Well done boys - Great roll models for our gay and questioning youth. A great use of your time putting this together. Well done all the way from your gay family in Sydney Australia. x
AWWwww yall guys are CUTE!! and i really like the way you included humor, its a clever touch!
Thanks for this...
I had no intention of harming myself, but I just poured my heart out to my bestfriend. Luckily, she was awake. I then came across this, and out of the videos I watched, it made me smile, other than make myself feel down due to not coming out yet.
Thanks for the laugh.
I love this video!!!!!!!!!!
Good message, good stories. I glad your families were supportive. I am a straight, married, Christian male and support your message and your community. I have no gay family members but a few friends that are gay. I have never once understood how in 2011, we deny rights of any kind to same sex couples.
Listen up kids! It does get better. Adults in the real world realize how ignorant it is (not to mention illegal) to harass someone. Hang in there!
@ShamieWoW Thanks! We are actually in the process of brainstorming for a sequel. "It Gets EVEN Better," or something like that. Stay tuned!
Thanks, Kevin! Give props to the Wicked crew and to Mr. Muscles. xo Ben
you guys are hilarious! This is one of the best videos I've ever seen!
: PERFECT! You guys are amazing. I laughed, I cried, I got excited! Thank you.
@KandJTheShow Thanks for your kind message and for being so highly evolved!
I hope your video is watched by all those who are struggling after coming out. I think you guys could really help them see the light at the end of the tunnel. Great video.
"straight allies"....love it!! thanks for sharing!
I love it that you said you "love Gay people". There are many people in our community who only like certain types of gay people. Our goal should be to embrace EVERYONE in our community and have no division or prejudice within our numbers.
@sf0808 Thanks Shane! Be sure to share this with your friends. Benny and I will promise to make more videos when the time is right. :)
Loved it! Oh, and Jamie, you didn't mention that I was the one who taught you to dance. Hugs to both of you! Love Julie
You guys are perfect together.
Love you.
Thanks,guys,for recording this video.As you know,it's always better to be part of the solution than part of the problem. You sure you don't want to get back together? You certainly look--and sound--like a couple to me. Keep spreading the love,for only love can --and will--conquer hate. May God bless you both always.
I'm supposed to be working, but this is SO much better.
Thank you for my great work break
You guys rock!!!
lol
OMG.. you guys are hilarious.. Ben... you look good in your little tank OR your tight tee. lol miss you guys!
@ThomasinHD
Thanks, Thomas! We wanted to show young people what an adult gay friendship is like. We really do banter like this all the time.
@JaydenXander
Thanks, Jayden! Please forward the video around; we're hoping it'll reach lots of people. xxo Ben & Jamie
Thanks for your sweet comment! My mom is great and my whole family appeared in an anti Amendment One picture with their church in North Carolina. There really are so many people who care and are "straight allies" in this fight. I'll look into making up those bumper stickers!
Thank you for you video. It was fun and enjoyable. I am Auntie to an amazing young man who lived through High School Hell. Now that he finally is in college he finally gets that it does get better and that his Mom and I didn't lie to him. Your video gives me grand hope that his high school years will one day just be a bad dream.
I love you guys. YOU GUYS ARE SO FABULOUS. I LOVE THIS VIDEO SO MUCH.
That was terrific. TY for doing this video. I hope this message gets to many GLBT teens AND adults and I hope prejudice, hatred and fear will become a thing of the past.. ~ NHS 81'
@melijohn hang in there!! That's why Ben and I wanted to do this video. It was hard for me in North Carolina, too but I got through it and moved to a place where I could live the life I wanted to live.I know it seems like a long time until then but I promise that you will look back at this time in your life and know that it's a chapter in your story but not your WHOLE story. Like we say in the video: "There are still many good times to be had!" Keep faith!
@buknwing
Thanks Morrissey! I know... we are the "older generation" now! When did that happen? Glad you liked the video. Please pass it on to anybody in your college who might need to see it! Miss you!
@RyanEll2009 Thanks for the sweet message, Ryan! All the best to you! xoxo
me and my cuz is watching this he is 23 and ob holiday with me and i have known he was gay since i was 10 and he just told the family on my birthday. THE BEST PRESENT EVER. (it really was because now he and his boyfriend are moving in to gether.)
Ben and Jamie, your are hilarious. I bet your parties are fab. Both of you look amazing. You made my day. You made my laugh so much and out of control. I wish that someday I meet a couple like you, it would give kife so much more worth. Thank you for your video, I loved it and so many more did as well.
Oh my god, you two remind me of the gay couple on American Dad! hehe
You two are really charming, I really enjoyed the video. It's cheerful videos like this that are the best :)
while this wasn't your standard video, I'm glad you touched on the fact that gay men and lesbians are everywhere! Especially in the military and the 'macho' arenas! Thank you for showing the diversity and acknowledging that not all gays are one way! And I say as a masculine gay man, I find that I love my masculine and feminine gays! All my LGBT people, I love you all!
@ayumiayumi8213 Glad you liked it! We can't believe our video has made its way around the world! Please forward it on to your friends there! :) Jamie
"it's not GEL, it's FIBER." omg that made me giggle so much :D
That was so funny with a great message! :D
oh btw, I really like your hair and your personality. You're awesome. :)
For me, it was so funny. Everyone knew I was so it was like--uh...no big deal!
@hbprx25 Thanks for your comment! We've gotten a lot of similar ones from Christians out there which have been cool to hear.
@JamesChris88
Thanks! You hear that, Jamie? The hair gets the thumbs up!
thank you for sharing
you guys are awesome!
jamies laugh is too adorable, if only there wasnt an ocean and 30+ years between us haha :P
@sf0808 Hey Shane, thanks! It's good to know some real live young people are seeing the video. Send it around to people your age! Cheers, Ben
I'm already on it. And Happy National Coming Out Day!
Fabulous video guys, loved it ^
I gotta admit, I did want you to flex like that guy in the other video... you got great arms!
@4NBahu Thanks for your sweet story! I'm sure he's lucky to have supportive family like you.
I love these guys. They are so cute. I love them:))
Thanks!
@IndiannaLoseby1995 Thanks for your great comment! If I were to edit one thing in what you wrote, I'd change your first remark to "I'm a Christian...AND my uncle is gay." As you've said here, being religious and gay friendly need not be mutually exclusive.
40s? Jesus God. I want to know what I need to do for the next ten years.
i cant believe you made him change out of that hot tank top!
@JBKomara
Thanks Joe! Hope you are well!! xo Jamie
Haha they look so fun and cool.. Just makes my day when I see this!;)
You both look like you're in your twenties. Funny video. Thanks.
I know so many gays and lesbians. Honestly, they are the best people I have ever met. One of my gay friends will come to school in a lolita dress with boots and wearing makeup. And he has an amazing boyfriend who does that sometimes too.
You guys are like just awesome. :)
You are such a cute couple!!!! I love you guys!
I'D LOVE TO STEAL A YELLOW BRICK FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ MUSEUM. I didn't even know there was a Wizard of Oz museum, I feel like a big part of my life has been missing. Is it fabulous? Do they have the Ruby Slippers? Y'see, that's what I get for living in a tiny country village in the middle of England.
But seriously, this is a great video. You guys are amazing. And I'm determined that, once I get the hell out of my little town, I'll get my chance to be gay and amazing too.
Hey :) I just want to say, your video really has inspiration and thank you :)
btw I'm a boy from Taiwan in asia !
i love your video. just great!
and ps: i like your hair ;)
nice ...thumbs up from Lebanon
Jamie, would you wanna be straight??....HELL NO. Haha love this
I love these guys. They are so cute. I love them:)) I love the Hell NOs. Their vid is amazing! Ha:)) Love it! I love this video. It's great. Love the Broadway comment
@sTapleEVA
Love it. Thanks!
God You Guys Made Me Laugh! I Love This Vid XD
@phoenixdown117 Thanks! We do our best to keep it real! xo
@14javy thanks! I'll be sure to let her know! :)
@haracas Yup. Jamie's my bestie. -Ben
That was hilarious.
Guys this video is great and Benny is sooo cute :)
greating from Slovek republic ;)
Love this video
It is a very hard process, but the weird thing is, I think I might have had some sort of change in body chemistry during my coming out process, b/c before I came out, nobody noticed me. But after I came out, everybody (both male and female) seemed/seems to find me cute.
@JBKomara
Hey, thanks! Miss you too. xo Ben
And aside from the hair that I like along with JamesChris88, I'd say you kinda remind me of Adam Lambert!
And you're so sunny and nice!
haha take care stay well :D
Cleve
@Bensvids7
Yeah I agree I'd probably edit my first remark too, youtube needs an edit button.
And thank you, please make more videos you guys are great!
@bohemianspiritmn Thanks bohemian! I'll tell my mom, (Josephine!) that you are a fan. She does rock and I'm totally aware how lucky I am to have such an awesome family. Thanks for getting exactly what we were trying to say to the LGBT youth!
@Bensvids7
Ciao Rigazzi Belli!
Hey boys you two are charming working together on this most Important project. I think the cross generational perspective is in valuable. I belong to Jamies' generation and can vividly recall what it had been like for me and a boy I had loved
(Bobby Griffith/Prayers for Bobby) to be "out" young men in love in the early 1980s!
At the time, the two of us stood quite alone. I believe we could all attest that much has improved!
Grazie Mille Per Tutti
Blaine
HAHA! That's amazing!
Hey really great video!!! I love it and it's so funny :D Btw I'm from germany, so it really goes around the world, thats awesome
@LemonOdette Ha. Thanks Mr. Lemon. xo
god im loving these videos!¬
Adorable. xx
@xadam2dudex Thanks, Adam! We're better off as buddies. Love takes all forms!
@puppuplove1010 Thanks for your sweet note! We've actually gotten some really nice comments from Christians out there that have been really cool to hear. I think they recognize that Christ's teachings were about love and not discrimination--so that's been cool to hear!
@IndiannaLoseby1995 That was/is a very inspiring and comforting comment
kaweeeeen!
Awesome Video, my favourate It Gets Better video I have seen!
PS Have to also say, Jamie, very cute, wish I could hit ya up for a date!
That was cute.