It Gets Better
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ We're the leading LGBTQ+ youth empowerment org dedicated to reaching young people before a crisis occurs.
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- Boy clothes vs girl clothes? They’re just clothes! Our Youth Voices wanted to remind you to wear whatever you want - as long as it’s cute. 💅 Watch their whole Q&A on YouTube. #itgetsbetter www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOeJ...
- You cannot erase queer history. 👏👏👏 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
- Ruled: respecting students' pronouns does NOT violate the first amendment!
- Make your support for LGBTQ+ youth visible. Give $50+ before Feb 14 and we’ll send you an exclusive 7-pack of friendship bracelets: one “it gets better” + six identity-affirming designs. Wear them. Trade them. Start conversations. Order by Feb 5 for Valentine’s Day delivery: itgetsbetter.org/donate
- Visibility matters, and sometimes it can be as simple and subtle as nail polish! Loved this story from our Deputy Director, Justin. If you want to show up in a visible way for LGBTQ+ youth this year too, we've got you. Read Justin's story and learn more here. itgetsbetter.org/this-valenti...
- 🔴 LIVE now! 🎀 Come play Infinity Nikki + chat new years goals, ideas, and affirmations! twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
- let's start this new year off RIGHT! 💫 Join us with @itsianwatson.bsky.social for a GRWM + chatting about the new year! Did you set any goals? Have any affirmations in mind? Got any mental health resources on deck to support you? Come chat Weds, Jan 28th at 4pm ET/1pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
- Our Youth Voices program is just ONE thing you support when you donate to It Gets Better - give $50+ from now until Valentine's Day on Feb 14th, and we'll send you an exclusive pack of friendship bracelets as a thank-you gift so you can match with Nashan, Marshall, & Jay! 💘 itgetsbetter.org/donate
- Make your support for LGBTQ+ youth VISIBLE! Donate $50 or more from now until 2/14 and we'll send you an exclusive pack of friendship bracelets as a thank-you. You'll get 7 bracelets, with one affirming message and six that acknowledge identities in the LGBTQ+ community. 💘 itgetsbetter.org/donate
- Let's go Chris! 🇺🇸 “It was more about being able to show my community that we can still go to these places and that we shouldn’t let our fear of something happening stop us from doing what we want to do.”
- Black LGBTQ+ youth deserve research that reflects their experiences! If you’re Black, LGBTQ+, and ages 16–24, consider joining this study with Project Purpose to help shape resources, representation, and change. Learn more & take the eligibility screener: clinicontact.com/black-lgbtq-youth-org3
- let's start this new year off RIGHT! 💫 Join us with @itsianwatson.bsky.social for a GRWM + chatting about the new year! Did you set any goals? Have any affirmations in mind? Got any mental health resources on deck to support you? Come chat Weds, Jan 28th at 4pm ET/1pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
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- We need your help with something. It’ll take 2 minutes, it’s free, and it’s a real way to show up for LGBTQ+ youth. Take the It Gets Better Pledge and join nearly 800K people choosing to be visible, vocal allies. Sign, download the graphics, post, & tag @itgetsbetter itgetsbetter.org/take-the-ple...
- Make your support for LGBTQ+ youth VISIBLE! Donate $50 or more from now until 2/14 and we'll send you an exclusive pack of friendship bracelets as a thank-you. You'll get 7 bracelets, with one affirming message and six that acknowledge identities in the LGBTQ+ community. 💘 itgetsbetter.org/donate
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- Keep your eye on these two amazing activists in 2026: so proud to see our Youth Voices alumni Mia and Annabelle on GLAAD's 20 Under 20! @glaad.bsky.social Read more about their amazing work via @teenvogue.com here: teenvogue.com/story/glaad-20-under-20-2025 #itgetsbetter #lgbtqyouth
- Lookin' for streamers for... 🟣 A Valentine's Day/Arospec Awareness Week stream 🟣 A Trans Visibility Day stream 🟣 An Asexuality Day stream 🟣 A Lesbian Visibility Day stream And more! If any of these align with your identities and experiences, let's talk - apply here: forms.gle/pta7UhfjNaeJdxM26
- For many kids, it's not all about the win or the career - it's about the community: "I wasn’t particularly good at soccer, but it helped me realize what an asset sports is in my life – as a release and an escape, but also a way to connect with other people and make new friends.”
- So many favs nominated for GLAAD Media Awards, but we wanted to shout out our friends at @dailybeanspod.com for the Best Podcast nom. The Daily Beans fam along with host Allison Gill helped us raise more than $35K this holiday season for LGBTQ+ youth. Bravo on work well done. #itgetsbetter #glaad
- The student activists out here making change: “I think he’s just making us fully aware that these deep-seated, hateful notions still exist, and that we just need to do better to fight back against them.”
- 🎨🏳️🌈 Calling LGBTQ+ artists: join our It Gets Better artist database! Want to collab with us or be commissioned for social media art, illustration, short comics, merch design, and more for our LGBTQ+ youth programs? See examples & add yourself to our artist database here: forms.gle/uhxX9gVe714bcF1H8
- How do you stay informed, without getting overwhelmed? Our Youth Voices created a new page at imi.guide/news just for this! Learn about news consumption, take the media literacy quiz, hear from fellow LGBTQ+ youth, and listen to their curated playlist when you need a break from doomscrolling. 💜
- first good news of 2026: Undead Voice is offering a FREE all-ages voice training masterclass for trans and gender-diverse folks! spots are limited for the 3-week course, sign up here: undeadvoice.com/joinjumpstart
- Long live drag story hour! "There is no so-called LGBTQ+ agenda being forced on anyone; it is simply an opportunity for children to read in an inclusive, safe, and fun environment."
- There’s still time to donate to our Bigger Picture campaign! 📸✨Thanks to your support, we’ve reached over 75% to our fundraising goal! We still need your help to reach our goal to support LGBTQ+ youth into 2026. itgetsbetter.org/donate #itgetsbetter #thebiggerpicture #lgbtqyouth
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- Every major medical organization in this country agrees on what age-appropriate, medically necessary care looks like for trans youth, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the National Association of Social Workers, and more.
- In the last 48 hours, 162 of you have raised $10K to match Allison Gill’s $20K gift—money she’s giving from her Veteran's disability benefits to support LGBTQ+ youth under attack from harmful legislation. Let's keep it going. itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdo... @dailybeanspod.com @muellershewrote.com
- This teacher in Hungary refuses to back down: “Freedom of assembly is a fundamental human right, and we cannot allow political decisions to limit our community’s visibility or self-expression.” 👏👏👏
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- 🔴 LIVE NOW: KITTENS. JUST, KITTENS. 🐱Come end the stream with a highlight reel of cute kitties courtesy of @explore.org and the LA Kitten Rescue Sanctuary: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter! If you loved this 8-hour queer-a-thon and want help us do more like this in 2026, donate here: itgetsbetter.org/donate
- 🔴 LIVE NOW: 🦴Bone Chill❄️ matches in DBD! Come chat with faves @thejustryan.bsky.social, @itsianwatson.bsky.social, Behind_The_Lash_Streaming, @libraryfairy.bsky.social, and @chlohno.bsky.social and celebrate the holiday season! twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
- 🔴 LIVE NOW: Bring your coffee 'n come have a cozy chat with us! Caleb aka The Fitness Marshall makes a holiday-themed coffee while having a Happy Zapp chat with drag queen Jo Lopez ☕️ Join here: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
- 🔴 LIVE NOW: Guinea Pigs Don't Wear Pants?! Author @chrispaulrainbows.com discusses their new book with Raelee, our Assistant Manager for Education... ...followed by a page-by-page special reading from friends and celebs 👀 Come see who's part of the reading: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
- 🔴 LIVE NOW: @jenisonline.bsky.social and @megiibyte.bsky.social come together again for cozy Minecraft building while discussing the importance of queer spaces in video games! Join in on the 8-hour Queer-A-Thon now: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
- 🔴 LIVE NOW: Allison Gill interviews our Executive Director, Brian Wenke, for @dailybeanspod.com and talks more about her $20,000 donation! Watch with us on Twitch: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter And use Allison's donation link to match her gift and help us make it $40k: itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate
- BIG surprise 💜 Allison Gill of @dailybeanspod.com & @muellershewrote.com is donating $20,000 of her veteran's disability benefits from this year to It Gets Better... and challenging YOU to match it! Can we hit $40K for LGBTQ+ youth programs? Donate w Allison’s link: itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate
- 🔴 LIVE NOW: our Youth Voices Jay, Angelo, and Andrew answer YOUR question, tell coming out stories, and more! "Trying to make it more complicated or hide who you are is just going to be make it more difficult in the end." Watch on Twitch: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
- BIG surprise 💜 Allison Gill of @dailybeanspod.com & @muellershewrote.com is donating $20,000 of her veteran's disability benefits from this year to It Gets Better... and challenging YOU to match it! Can we hit $40K for LGBTQ+ youth programs? Donate w Allison’s link: itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate
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- As 2025 winds down, our 2024 Annual Report is here. Annual reports have their own timeline; impact doesn’t: 2M reached (600k LGBTQ+ youth), 103,300 youth + 1,637 educators, $244k in youth-led grants. Learn more: itgetsbetter.org/wp-content/u... #itgetsbetter #annualreport
