The Not In Our Town crew had the pleasure of interviewing young performing artist Julian Hornik a few years ago during Palo Alto Unified School District [1]'s Not In Our School week. He told us about the bullying and cyberbullying that he experienced after classmates discovered YouTube videos of Julian performing his original songs. Now 15, Julian sends a message to other teens: "It Gets Better." Julian states:

I wrote this song in hopes that gay teens who are thinking of harming themselves might think twice. There will come a time when the idea of tormenting someone because he or she is gay will seem as absurd as segregation does today. In the mean time, the world is getting younger and smarter and more accepting. And it will get better.

Julian is also offering this song [2] via iTunes with all proceeds to benefit the Trevor Project [3]. Visit Julian at http://julianhornik.typepad.com/ [4]. Here is Julian performing this song:

Today is the final day of No Name-Calling Week [5]. Thank you to GLSEN [6] for hosting, and for the Not In Our Town community for tuning in to these anti-bullying stories and resources.