September 27, 2011
Los Angeles Dodgers Release "It Gets Better" Video
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are the latest major league baseball team to release an "It Gets Better" video.
Don Mattingly, James Loney, Matt Guerrier, Jamey Carroll, A.J. Ellis, Rod Barajas and Hiroki Kuroda are among those who appear in the spot that the team released on Monday, Sept. 26.
"The Dodgers have been outspoken advocates for equality and against all societal prejudices dating back to the days of Jackie Robinson," said Howard Sunkin, senior vice president of public affairs for the Dodgers. "Our club wholeheartedly supports an end to bullying and violence against LGBT youth. There is zero tolerance for violence of any kind for any reason in our community."
The Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs, the Baltimore Orioles, the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies have all released their own "It Gets Better" videos. More than 20,000 "It Gets Better" videos have been produced since columnist Dan Savage and his partner, Terry Miller, launched the project last September in response to a spate of LGBT teenager suicides around the country.
Log onto the Dodgers' website to watch the team's "It Gets Better" video.
