it gets better

"When I decided to come out, I kinda channeled [punk rock], that defiant, 'I am the other,'" said firefighter Luke Allen. "I'm okay with that. I'd rather be the other than the cookie cutter."

Dear Andrew Sullivan, welcome to the Big Apple! Sorry you are having a rough initial go of it. But let us assure you that yes, it gets better!

"Then the bullies that put him into this situation started chanting, 'You're better off dead!' and 'We're glad you're dead!' and things like that," said the mom of the gay teen who committed suicide.

Lady Gaga tweeted: "Jamey Rodemeyer, 14 yrs old, took his life because of bullying. http://tinyurl.com/6e7n49s. Bullying must become be illegal. It is a hate crime."

Jamey Rodemeyer had written extensively online about being bullied: "I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens. What do I have to do so people will listen to me?"

It's been more than four months since Dan Savage started his