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Joel Burns (politician)
Joel Burns (born February 4, 1969) is an American politician. A city councilman for District 9 in Fort Worth, Texas,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Fort Worth, Texas official web site )〕 he received extensive press attention in October 2010 after speaking at a council meeting about the issue of suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, as part of Dan Savage's It Gets Better campaign.〔("Councilman spoke out for gay teens 'who might be holding gun tonight'" ). CNN, October 15, 2010.〕
Burns announced on February 11, 2014 that he was resigning his seat on Fort Worth City Council to pursue a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.〔("Joel Burns resigns from Fort Worth City Council" ). ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'', February 12, 2014.〕 A special election to succeed him was held in May,〔("2 candidates file for Fort Worth council election" ). ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'', February 18, 2014.〕 with a runoff scheduled for June 21.〔("Fort Worth council says goodbye to Burns" ). ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'', June 10, 2014.〕
==Speech==
In his speech, which was subsequently released on the Internet as a video,〔("Fort Worth Councilman's speech to gays goes viral" ). PoliTex, October 14, 2010.〕 Burns spoke about his own experience as a 13-year-old boy facing bullying at school in Crowley, Texas because of his sexual orientation. At one point in the video, he broke down and struggled to push forward with his prepared speech, eventually opting to skip a few lines. In subsequent media coverage, he confirmed that the section he skipped included an acknowledgement that he too had considered committing suicide because of the harassment he was facing.〔("Fort Worth Official To Gay Teens: 'It Gets Better'" ). KTVT, October 14, 2010.〕
The speech resonated throughout the Internet in a matter of minutes after Gawker.com had first reported the clip on its Gawker.TV website.〔("This is the most touching 'it gets better' video you will ever see" ) Gawker.TV, October 14, 2010〕 Shortly thereafter, Burns held his first television interview on the subject with CNN's Ali Velshi, after the show aired the thirteen-minute YouTube clip in its entirety, an unprecedented occurrence for a major daytime news program.〔 One day later, Burns and his speech was featured on scores of national and international news media, as well as NPR's ''All Things Considered''.〔("Joel Burns interviewed by Melissa Block on NPR's All Things Considered." ) DowntownFortWorth.com, October 15, 2010〕 In under one week, the clip had garnered over one and a half million views, ultimately leading to Burns' in-studio interview with Matt Lauer on NBC's ''Today Show''〔("Downtown Councilman Hits the Today Show" ) DowntownFortWorth.com, October 18, 2010.〕 as well as an appearance on the popular Ellen DeGeneres talk show. As of early August 2014, the clip has sustained over 2.9 million hits, making it one of the most-watched videos in the 'It Gets Better' campaign.
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