Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath talks about the band’s commitment to anti-bullying advocacy, in the debut of a new episodic show on The Intelligent Channel on YouTube.

McIlrath speaks for seven minutes in the premiere of “Music Talks,” which features MTV veteran John Norris conducting the interview.

Last week in Iowa City I realized the LGBT movement spends too much effort preaching to gay urban audiences. We need to invest more time gathering support from straight neighbors, especially in suburban and rural areas, so that LGBT acceptance becomes a full community affair.

Although I was cold from the rain during my few days in Iowa City, my heart was warm from seeing firsthand a local community energized to advance LGBT acceptance.

LOS ANGELES – The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles and the It Gets Better Project today announced a partnership in collaboration with Speak Theater Arts to develop an original national touring show.

“It Gets Better” will blend music, theater and multimedia into a live stage production that promotes hope and an anti-bullying dialogue. It will bring the timely, powerful message of the It Gets Better Project to communities across the country.

SAN DIEGO -- The third annual national educator conference, "Supporting Students ~ Saving Lives," held this last weekend has now come and gone, but the seeds that were planted are already beginning to sprout and take shape back at the school districts and individual campuses around the country.

Aimed at empowering K-12 school counselors and educators of LGBTQIA students to make school campuses a safer, more welcoming environment, the sold out conference did just that.