City employees who took part in an It Gets Better video with council members and video funders Ed Oakley and Greg Kilhoffer.
Dallas City Councilwoman Delia Jasso honored 13 LGBT city employees who participated in the city of Dallas “It Gets Better” video at a council briefing this morning.
Jasso said what the employees did was truly special.
“They sat in front of a movie camera and told stories of being picked on and bullied at school and losing family and friends,” Jasso said.
She said she was proud this video that has been viewed more than 3,000 times. She also thanked former Councilman Ed Oakley and Caven Enterprises President Greg Kilhoffer for providing the funding.
“To make the video happen quickly took money,” Jasso said.
Oakley described the 13 participants as people you work with everyday who revealed part of their life you don’t know about. He said he hoped the video would inspire LGBT youth to know they could serve on City Council or run for mayor.
He said some of the people in the video he worked with everyday when he served on the council and didn’t know they were part of the community.
Mayor Mike Rawlings concluded the presentation.
“I love our LGBT community,” Rawlings said.
