Stand Up for Your Friends

Irish anti homophobic & transphobic bullying advertisement, created as part of BeLonG To Youth Services annual Stand Up! LGBT Awareness Week.
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The campaign promotes friendship amongst young people as a way to combat homophobic & transphobic bullying. For more information on the campaign please see: www.belongto.org/campaign.aspx
Credits:
Lead: Irene Milton
Bullies: Caoimhe Coburn Gray
Ghaliah Conroy
Donna Reilly-Parrish
Stand Up Friends: Liza Pasynkova and Cian Mulhall
Friendly Popular Girl: LuLu Coyne
Extras: Peter Sexton, David Sexton, Ali Dempsey, Maria McDonald, Aoife Ní Dhonaile, Grace Collins, Sophie O'Rourke, Aaron Blake, Ryan Murphy, Sadhbh McCoy, Owen Hamze, Saoirse Anton, Leah Meagher, Jac Mordaunt, Niamh McGowan, Caoimhe McGowan, Aoibheann Bourke
Director: Aoife Kelleher
Producer: Zlata Filipovic
Co-Producer: Anna Rodgers
Editor: Hugh Rodgers
Director of Photography: Michael Lavelle
Focus Puller: Joshua Bourke
Sound: Peter Slater
Gaffer: Niall Cutler
Data Wrangler: Curtis Morris
Costumes: Emma Downey
Make Up and Hair: Sara Golding
Production Assistant: Catherine O'Mahony
Runners: Heather O'Sullivan Niall Treston
Brendan Collins
Original Music: Hugh Rodgers
Assistant Editor: Bob Gallagher
Colour correction: Michael Higgins
Sound Mix: Killian Fitzgerald
Thanks: Annemarie Hogan, Pat French and St Brigid's School; Father Patrick Claffey and St. Mary's Church Haddington Road; Fran & Jane; Bernie Guilfoyle & The Barber Lounge Blackrock; Siobhan Ward & Dave Rowley; Annette Walshe of CastAnnetteNow; Kathryn Coffey of Stage 51; Michelle Moore of MSPA; Pamela Hughes of Take2; Maureen Ward of Talented Kids; Pauline Keeling; Susan Catherine Spillane, Clodagh Leonard, Marie Denham, Alistair Meyes, Crossing The Line Films; Film Equipment Hire; Teach Solais; Cine Electric; Vast Valley and families of all those who participated

[@raminabaghirova2199]

a short haircut doesnt automatically make you a lesbian.

[@followeroftherighteous8675]

+Ramina Baghirova EXACTLY TRUE

[@Dogzilla18]

+Ramina Baghirova IKR

[@cosmonius4932]

+Ramina Baghirova So true, I've met women who have their hair short and they're straight. and then ive seen it the other way around. im sick of all these people thinking gay is a stereotype, its not ive seen men who act completely normal and then i find out later that they're gay and i say, "just be you, m8"

[@breemggie1046]

+Ramina Baghirova Maybe because it made her looked like a boy.

[@lilimccoy6194]

+Diamond Cookie he did want to look like a boy this isn't about lgb its about the forgotten t

[@liza2069]

It has been a great honour to take part in this project, thank you to the fabulous BeLonG To team for such beautiful work!

[@EnderBoyGamingPotato]

i thought the girl with the short hair looked adorable ;3;

[@swirlfrsting2978]

Yea she actually looks cute ( is it weird that I want to date her? ❤️❤️ )

[@jadesutter5549]

+Dip Sing/covers no i don't think so

[@lsanimationchannel3598]

same she looked really cute and i want hairstyles like hers but my hair is thick an it doesnt go with my face. but hey, thick hair means more hair to dye!

[@jessicawatts8164]

EnderBoyGaming right!

[@justanothergeekinacrazywor1689]

I thought the same thing 😂😂

[@dialahr6007]

I think this girl looks beautiful

[@WebExaminer]

The thumbnail made me think it was Emma Watson.

[@thepropertyflipper]

Omg sammeee

[@_fyra_]

i thought it was Ellen page

[@tjorvenluy]

same lmao

[@courteneystandridge6433]

WebExaminer I thought Ellen Page

[@WebExaminer]

+Courteney Standridge Oh yeah, I kind of see it, too. Haha

[@nataliam.5862]

She looks amazing tbh that hair is so goals😍 I would love to rock that haircut!!

[@infinitelyfinite3596]

Some girls at my school are wearing suits to prom, and I think it's great! I don't get how what someone else is wearing is anyone else's business. Same goes for hairstyles. Mind your own bloody business.

[@capweesun]

Dude. Do you know how badass that would look?

[@Ghost_Butter]

+Kawaii Desu 😂

[@benjaminsidneykidd-bentley3966]

Unfortunately people will always judge. The leaders we have in the world right now (especially England, as up here on Scotland, have one of the best LGBT+ laws) don't seem to give a shit. Boris Johnson and Donald Trump both feckin clackwankers.

[@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney]

Your face isn't a mask. Don't hide it. Your body isn't a book. Don't judge it. All you have to do, is be yourself and don't let anyone else tell you otherwise!

[@thisismybrutality5061]

@Phoenix Wright Did you get that from a fortune cookie or something? hahahaha hahahaha

[@SquashedBananaPie]

At the end of this year I graduate high school and finish year 12. At the end of the year we have a grade 12 formal to celebrate, girls go in dresses and they go with their partners. My girlfriend is going in a dress and I will be taking her but I will be wearing a suit nothing could make me more proud to have her by my side and be proud to be a lesbian couple. Be proud of who you are c:

[@datngga1100]

wooaaw i wasnt epecting that btw wish you best of luck with yo gurl

[@donovanmariandrexel7901]

I know this is 3 years late but I hope you had a great time and you are still in a beautiful relationship

[@RyanaldoTV]

Love it! Being one of the extras in this was so much fun, made loads of new friends, inspirational for LGBT people

[@MrSpookyLover]

im actually jealous! beautiful powerful video! x

[@thanhngo3667]

that girl doesn't look like a boy, she's amazing!

[@datngga1100]

she kinda does tho but is does not make her less amaazinng

[@alexhunt4337]

Some people may think that being gay is wrong, but do you know whats worse than that, hatred. Hatred is murder in your heart.

[@dennyong6885]

feel same... They hurting me inside..

[@KonysGenGaming]

great freinds with that legend

[@ginjawind]

This was so beautiful! Such a great message!

[@whitediamond2074]

I stood up for a friend once, I'm proud of myself

[@mysoundofficial1047]

amazing

[@BelongTo]

WATCH: 'Stand Up for Your Friends', our new video as part of Stand Up! LGBT Awareness Week, show your support for your LGBT friends, don't stand for homophobic or transphobic bullying! #StandUp14 Stand Up for Your Friends

[@danielmurray04]

BeLonG To Youth Services how exactly does saying people who oppose amending the constitution, article 41, which is valid on completely non homophobic reasons, are homophobic, giving an exact number to gay people that you say are people who hate them, which is a lie, help young gay people, old gay people, any gay people? How does saying, use emotional blackmail on your elderly relatives, do anything but harm... to the elderly... and to the bullies you tell to do this?

[@thisismybrutality5061]

Stand up for your lets get bullied together friends. hahahaha hahahaha

[@guyul5704]

Excellent video, you deserve all the support you can get for the organisation to continue this great work

[@estherjester]

Fantastic guys ye should be so proud of yourselves well done. Great message great actors :)

[@ivanjohn3742]

There are ALWAYS some people whom one can find for support...who support the LGBTQ cause. We need more 'such' people...who make the world a better place in their own small or big way.

[@mm-fv6ry]

this is beautiful

[@whenallislostsmile]

This is so perfect! (and the lead actress is really attractive js)

[@poisonousjinx9823]

I'd date her or be her friend lol she is so beautiful

[@sarah-mj9tw]

3:55 dang she looks flyyyyyy

[@peakrock790]

😂😂😂they are dead, but she does not know it yet

[@spiderpanch]

I use to get bullied alot. Until i got tired of it and picked up weights to lift. Now i stand up for ppl who get bullied.

[@Lpstarlight22fanfictionlover]

NOW this is what I call Friendship :D

[@Rooveyst]

This really warms my heart to know that people care about lesbian, gay, and Bisexual people like my boyfriend is bisexual and my best friends mom is lesbian so I really love to know that people care

[@WebExaminer]

Hi, forgive me for getting off-topic, but I was just wondering, what character is that in your profile thumbnail? It's REALLY cute! ^·^

[@Rooveyst]

@@WebExaminer haha no worries xD its actually just a piccrew that i made of myself lol

[@WebExaminer]

@@Rooveyst Oh, okay--cool!! Thanks!

[@yootoob4516]

In five or ten years this beautiful creature will look at pictures of her and close friends, and nobody else will be remembered. She'll be proud that she broke away from the rules of others and expectations of people she doesn't care about. LOVE THE SUIT!

[@flyclaudiafly]

This was so fantastic! And Irene, you are a star!

[@liamsanchez9494]

It always makes me happy to see these kinds of videos just because it just shows that other people know what is going on and what it is like for it to happen to you.

[@chloepurcell8284]

Omg this made me cry !!!! This is beautiful !!

[@blainepatching9796]

The girl with the short hair made me want to cut my hair

[@leonien.76]

Yep she looked beautiful.

[@cj-be6ow]

Then you got bullied

[@Nat-ig7jw]

This a great little clip! Thank you and well done

[@muireannhogan6797]

Amazing.

[@donaldstorm4959]

she is one beautiful human being I would love to be her friend.

[@inperpetuummillie9948]

the first minute was me when I got my haircut short for the first time, I loved it so much I just couldn't stop smiling

[@Algeesoup]

this made my heart tingle. Friend goals

[@x20fotab23]

THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING 😫❤️❤️😭

[@feckoff]

Ik :)

[@raniaawadh8042]

omg the girl is so pretty

[@ashvoysey76]

I love this...it made me cry..

[@naiario4814]

thank you so much for this, I can't tell you how happy this makes me feel as a young closeted gay girl to see this type of video, thank you so so much x

[@noneofyourbusiness2006]

This same situation happened to me..I love this video! Great job. (:

[@timkidd8491]

Another brilliant video and brilliant message!

[@jimmietucy4096]

My nuts

[@ismolatham4393]

Bloody hell she's a seamstress. This girl is amazing!

[@cara9378]

She looked so happy with that haircut I felt so bad when they made fun of her.It was a nice haircut to.

[@MaryGoLightly1]

Well done Irene! Great video :)

[@adrianficht8068]

Beautiful!!

[@lykkajamin6418]

I just want to tell her: you look great!

[@somabdgupta2244]

Wow the short haired girl looked so pretty!! Loved this vid 💖💖💖

[@joeymcmahon6619]

I love her hair, she looks great. I dont see the problem

[@ilovemarvel3978]

anger is sads bodyguard

[@monicacampos119]

I loved her hair those other people making fun of her they are messed up she looks awesome

[@ezgiiisu]

Monica Campos check out my channel I have the same hair cause I was fighting cancer

[@monicacampos119]

Ezgi KZbin are u ok??

[@ezgiiisu]

Monica Campos yes I'm fine but we still go to the hospital in case

[@shannonm4343]

Love these PSAs. Is it possible for your group to fix the subtitles? These ones appear too early...and in another video ("standing up" in drama class), there are foreign subtitles (not sure they were in the original video).

[@tomcavanagh2643]

BeLonG To helps so many young people Keep up the good work!

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Terrific message.

[@Saaamloly]

omg this is so beautiful!!!!

[@neiliconroy6289]

My sister is in this 😂❤️

[@aleksandrkisseloff6609]

Her hair at the dance was so bomb

[@mandelade]

Such a beauty!

[@insertchannelnamehere9637]

1. She's pretty. 2. She looks like the girl from "Perks of being a Wallflower." I can't be the only one seeing that in her face,can I?

[@-Natty]

I'm crying know. Thanks for making me cry creator.

[@chantelleconway6365]

The beginning made me sad I can relate I hate bullying, but what a beautiful message and fantastic work, the girl was absolutely fantastic and I love atmosphere at the end 🌈❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@viktoria5775]

ohmygosh ☆v☆ This video deserves more likes

[@josephparraYo]

ME ENCATOO!!! I LOVE IT

[@harpermundyy]

I love this video

[@reena3429]

she’s gorgeous omg!! 🥺🤍✨

[@anilessa]

really make me cry

[@peterreynolds7416]

When they started talking irish i jumped

[@LiamGillin]

Now those are true friends 😊

[@MinecraftWarrior-ve8hk]

I know I wish I had friends but I don't so nobody can stick up for me I have tried myself and it doesn't work so that's why I looked up these videos!

[@datngga1100]

Minecraft Warrior9009 aiiiee why you gotta be so dark like just go talk to someone with your biggest smile and voila theres a friend

[@theelmitts9253]

She has a most pretty smile

[@emmag.3186]

Aw that is beautiful!

[@j.j4365]

so freaking adorable

[@anthonyginger4065]

I love her hair!

[@mele6406]

Because I am a lesbianand my friend identifies as non-binary this video really hit me. It was really painful at the beginning with the girls who were bulling the main character but in the end everything was so lovely and heart-warming.

[@paulkeenan2578]

best video ever I am from Ireland and this was shot in Ireland!!!!!!;0

[@nat_nothingisreal]

To me, her haircut looks frickin' adorable!

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Very sweet indeed.

[@samcruz7451]

Love is love great video

[@MariaKovaleva14]

Main character is gorgeous!!!))

[@oisinkierancoyle5518]

As I said before it is completely normal for attractive looking girls to be kissed by anybody and it’s also normal and cool for them to kiss any person especially when they have lovely lipstick on them 💄

[@ayslinbenninghove5161]

The thing that made me the most happy was the amount of dislikes and likes this shows that their are people out their that care and some that don't but we have no control over what they like and what we like just be yourself

[@iheart1justinbieber]

Great message the girl reminds me of my sister

[@user-me4rs4ss4q]

THIS is important

[@scottyboy353]

can i tell you all, the community of the lgbt Love is real go find no matter what sex it is. Be happy have a long life and for the love of god stop being scared there millions of people like me who wouldnt bat a eye lid if your gay aslong as your happy

[@capweesun]

You don't exactly count as a friend if you don't stand up for them. Friends are people that have your backs!

[@thefighter5182]

There is always two sides about everything. Like for example don't care what people say or think about you and not care what they say or think about your appearance either. Because you can always get away from the people that judge you and that's why.

[@jamesglace7337]

oh my gosh so cute!

[@LimerickYouthService]

Wow!

[@ionchocomilk]

does anyone know the name of the movie?

[@wannee3458]

I've got my hair cut short like that and I'm not a lesbian but get called as one all the time...I don't get it...aren't straight girls allowed to have short hair too?? I swear sometimes it's really annoying. I don't see a problem with being a lesbian and you can call me one or call me a boy honestly i don't care, it's just the way I get called these things. It's like it is a bad thing...

[@planetvnus]

Wan Nee people are idiots Short hair = lesbian for them

[@myasixxx6386]

I'm smiling so much :')

[@chandlerlucas7754]

The girl is pretty and she really reminds me of Emma Watson! The actors/actresses did a great job!(:

[@caitlinmorrisxx9546]

Me too she looks like her

[@kenfin77]

Great Video, Great Message and Great Actors! Well done.

[@rhianbell9952]

I use to get bullied at school about being a tomboy and not being a girl girl this inspired me

[@sknywhtboy88]

There's nothing that brings tears to my eyes quicker than seeing someone so happy about something they love about themselves, like a new haircut or new clothes or really anything, any interest that they express, and then see that happiness stolen by people that make fun of them for that thing that made them so happy.

[@gr1mmy954]

LONG LIVE THE YOUTH ✊

[@olgamikoajczak1146]

The girl is so perfect

[@luismets19]

thats right STAND UP

[@paigemccormack9035]

I will always be there for my friends

[@Atoruja]

I wish I had friends like them..;;

[@odin8352]

she would look adorable in this dress 2:04 T^T

[@jackmeyer8451]

You do you girl. You would look beautiful in anything.

[@darwinm906]

she is so pretty ♥

[@asdf7108]

I support!

[@lizk202]

That glow up tho