" As Firefighters, Paramedics and EMTs in the most diverse city in the
world, FDNY members have the tremendous opportunity to inspire young
people through their brave work every single day. Through this video, they deliver an important message to
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth around
the world - it absolutely does get better. "
City of New York Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro, October 11, 2015; on the occasion of the release of "its first ever It Gets Better video, in support of the It Gets Better
Project. The Project's mission is to communicate to lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth around the world
that life gets better, and to create and inspire the changes needed to
improve quality of life for them. In the FDNY-produced video, twelve
active FDNY Firefighters, Paramedics, and EMTs discuss the challenges
they faced throughout their lives and the success they have found both
as adults, and as members of New York's Bravest."
Click here to watch the video on a non-primary source
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