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Joel Burns Interview on His Viral Hit ‘It Gets Better’ Speech

As his message of hope to gay teens goes viral, Texas councilman Joel Burns tells Claire Howorth about his own brush with suicide, his city's homophobia—and what he left out of his speech.

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Last Tuesday, Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns turned what would have been an ordinary local community board meeting into 13 minutes of unflinching advocacy.

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