Lauren Potter, a.k.a. Becky Jackson from the mega-hit FOX series GLEE, continues her media appearances and vocal support of the spread-the-word-to-end-the-word campaign including on Entertainment Tonight, where Potter also announced that a mega fan is now her new boyfriend.

“Enough is enough,” Potter says of use of the r-word to put others down. I agree.

Watch the ET interview here.

You can also read a People magazine article about Potter and bullying here.

Lauren’s recent media interviews, plus the appearance of Marlee Matlin on The Celebrity Apprentice, James Durbin making it into American Idol’s Top 13, and Zach Anner gettin his OWN Show have this special needs activist feeling that Feb/March have been terrific months for special needs awareness.

The times, and special needs awareness, they are a changin’.

Photo Judy Winter 2011