2010 wasn’t an easy year for the LGBT community. Despite  political victories like a federal judge’s overturning of California’s  Proposition 8 (which made gay marriage illegal) and the recent repeal of  “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a series of suicides of gay teens cast a dark  shadow over the movement and pointed out how long our society still has  to go on the long road towards tolerance.
In an attempt to reach out to  other young LGBT people, there was a huge outpouring of support from the  comedy community, organized by Dan Savage. With a simple, powerful  message -– “It gets better” -– comedians all over the country reminded  young homosexuals that there is light at the end of the tunnel, and that  if you ever feel under attack for your sexual orientation, hey, you can  always take improv classes.
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