WATCH: PSA from NOH8 Campaign To Stop Anti-Gay Bullying

Obama Says It Gets Better

Obama's BFF Valerie Jarrett Defends Administration Against Dan Choi

Dan Savage's It Gets Better Video Project To End Gay Suicide

Openly gay activist and sex-advice columnist Dan Savage has been encouraging LGBT people who have had bad experiences in high school to post videos to YouTube.com called the "It Gets Better" project. The first one, made by Dan and his husband Terry is below.

The idea is stop gay teen suicides by letting them know if they can just make it through high school, life gets better.

Race: The Power of an Illusion

We're going to watch a clip from the PBS documentary Race: the Power of an Illusion in Friday's class as we discuss how race is a social construction, especially in the legal sphere. You should read both articles by Law Professor Ian Haney López (White By Law, The Social Construction of Race). You might want to check out other clips from this excellent documentary on the web.

I'm looking forward to multiple comments from students on this topic!