You might think that the people who bullied 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer with comments like "JAMIE IS STUPID, GAY, FAT ANND UGLY. HE MUST DIE!" are completely ashamed of themselves now that Jamey committed suicide. However, you'd be wrong. The problem is you're thinking like someone who isn't utterly disgusting.

Last year's tragic suicides and the It Gets Better Project have spawned a sort of backlash, with some experts saying life for many gay kids is already better. But the truth may be that we just don't know.

On today's Ellen, Madge says: "We're a country […] formed by people that wanted to get away from an old fashioned way of looking at life." She issues a challenge: Stop gossiping. Adding: "You'd feel about better about yourself."

In this video, George Takei responds to Clint McCance, the Arkansas school board member who encouraged gay kids to commit suicide, saying, "You apologized for your poor choice of words, but you are always going to be a total douchebag."

Dan Savage's It Gets Better Project has generated tons of amazing videos. We've selected 15 of note, from the President, a Marine, Vinny from Jersey Shore — and lots more.