It Gets Better
@itgetsbetter.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ We're the leading LGBTQ+ youth empowerment org dedicated to reaching young people before a crisis occurs.
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⋒ Help queer youth navigate adolescence with confidence and hope: itgetsbetter.org/donate
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⋒ Help queer youth navigate adolescence with confidence and hope: itgetsbetter.org/donate
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$150,000 for LGBTQ+ youth, by the end of the year.
Can we do it?!
It’s so easy to feel powerless right now. But you can actually help us create very real, very powerful moments that uplift and support LGBTQ+ youth.
When you donate at itgetsbetter.org/donate, your support helps fuel things like...
Can we do it?!
It’s so easy to feel powerless right now. But you can actually help us create very real, very powerful moments that uplift and support LGBTQ+ youth.
When you donate at itgetsbetter.org/donate, your support helps fuel things like...
🌈 You give, we give! 🌈
Donate $100+ to help us reach $150k for LGBTQ+ youth, and we’ll send you Perfectly Queer, our conversational card game!
190+ cards with 4 intensity levels, perfect for playing with friends, GSA club, or family.
Donate + snag your free copy here: itgetsbetter.org/donate
Donate $100+ to help us reach $150k for LGBTQ+ youth, and we’ll send you Perfectly Queer, our conversational card game!
190+ cards with 4 intensity levels, perfect for playing with friends, GSA club, or family.
Donate + snag your free copy here: itgetsbetter.org/donate
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🌈 You give, we give! 🌈
Donate $100+ to help us reach $150k for LGBTQ+ youth, and we’ll send you Perfectly Queer, our conversational card game!
190+ cards with 4 intensity levels, perfect for playing with friends, GSA club, or family.
Donate + snag your free copy here: itgetsbetter.org/donate
Donate $100+ to help us reach $150k for LGBTQ+ youth, and we’ll send you Perfectly Queer, our conversational card game!
190+ cards with 4 intensity levels, perfect for playing with friends, GSA club, or family.
Donate + snag your free copy here: itgetsbetter.org/donate
PSA: @humblebundle.com is re-releasing their home how-to guide book bundle, benefitting us!
Get 36 (!!) home and garden books for only $18, and support LGBTQ+ youth while you do it:
🔗 Get it now through 12/15: humblebundle.com/books/blackdecker-home-howto-guides-books-2025-encore
Get 36 (!!) home and garden books for only $18, and support LGBTQ+ youth while you do it:
🔗 Get it now through 12/15: humblebundle.com/books/blackdecker-home-howto-guides-books-2025-encore
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
PSA: @humblebundle.com is re-releasing their home how-to guide book bundle, benefitting us!
Get 36 (!!) home and garden books for only $18, and support LGBTQ+ youth while you do it:
🔗 Get it now through 12/15: humblebundle.com/books/blackdecker-home-howto-guides-books-2025-encore
Get 36 (!!) home and garden books for only $18, and support LGBTQ+ youth while you do it:
🔗 Get it now through 12/15: humblebundle.com/books/blackdecker-home-howto-guides-books-2025-encore
$150,000 for LGBTQ+ youth, by the end of the year.
Can we do it?!
It’s so easy to feel powerless right now. But you can actually help us create very real, very powerful moments that uplift and support LGBTQ+ youth.
When you donate at itgetsbetter.org/donate, your support helps fuel things like...
Can we do it?!
It’s so easy to feel powerless right now. But you can actually help us create very real, very powerful moments that uplift and support LGBTQ+ youth.
When you donate at itgetsbetter.org/donate, your support helps fuel things like...
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
$150,000 for LGBTQ+ youth, by the end of the year.
Can we do it?!
It’s so easy to feel powerless right now. But you can actually help us create very real, very powerful moments that uplift and support LGBTQ+ youth.
When you donate at itgetsbetter.org/donate, your support helps fuel things like...
Can we do it?!
It’s so easy to feel powerless right now. But you can actually help us create very real, very powerful moments that uplift and support LGBTQ+ youth.
When you donate at itgetsbetter.org/donate, your support helps fuel things like...
🏳️⚧️ NEW on the blog from our 15-year-old Youth Voice Jay: the importance of team sports for trans kids like him.
"When our only option is to play for the team of the opposite gender, most of us just decide to give up on sports entirely."
🔗 Read it: itgetsbetter.org/just-another-runner-on-the-team
"When our only option is to play for the team of the opposite gender, most of us just decide to give up on sports entirely."
🔗 Read it: itgetsbetter.org/just-another-runner-on-the-team
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🏳️⚧️ NEW on the blog from our 15-year-old Youth Voice Jay: the importance of team sports for trans kids like him.
"When our only option is to play for the team of the opposite gender, most of us just decide to give up on sports entirely."
🔗 Read it: itgetsbetter.org/just-another-runner-on-the-team
"When our only option is to play for the team of the opposite gender, most of us just decide to give up on sports entirely."
🔗 Read it: itgetsbetter.org/just-another-runner-on-the-team
This #TransAwarenessWeek, we honor every trans and nonbinary person who speaks up, takes up space, and reminds us visibility is powerful, language matters, and knowing who you are has no age limit.
Your story, your voice, and your identity deserve to be seen and celebrated — today and every day.
Your story, your voice, and your identity deserve to be seen and celebrated — today and every day.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This #TransAwarenessWeek, we honor every trans and nonbinary person who speaks up, takes up space, and reminds us visibility is powerful, language matters, and knowing who you are has no age limit.
Your story, your voice, and your identity deserve to be seen and celebrated — today and every day.
Your story, your voice, and your identity deserve to be seen and celebrated — today and every day.
🏳️⚧️ PSA: you can stream Heightened Scrutiny at home on Gathr for Trans Awareness Week (Nov 13–20)!
The film follows ACLU attorney Chase Strangio's fight to overturn TN’s ban on gender-affirming care.
🎟️ Rent your ticket or Pay It Forward to gift a rental: gathr.com/vod/9320a621/heightened-scrutiny
The film follows ACLU attorney Chase Strangio's fight to overturn TN’s ban on gender-affirming care.
🎟️ Rent your ticket or Pay It Forward to gift a rental: gathr.com/vod/9320a621/heightened-scrutiny
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🏳️⚧️ PSA: you can stream Heightened Scrutiny at home on Gathr for Trans Awareness Week (Nov 13–20)!
The film follows ACLU attorney Chase Strangio's fight to overturn TN’s ban on gender-affirming care.
🎟️ Rent your ticket or Pay It Forward to gift a rental: gathr.com/vod/9320a621/heightened-scrutiny
The film follows ACLU attorney Chase Strangio's fight to overturn TN’s ban on gender-affirming care.
🎟️ Rent your ticket or Pay It Forward to gift a rental: gathr.com/vod/9320a621/heightened-scrutiny
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“I hope the Supreme Court halts further attempts by public officials to use their personal faith to deny others their civil and human rights,” the civil rights icon told The Advocate.
Jim Obergefell celebrates U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge
“I hope the Supreme Court halts further attempts by public officials to use their personal faith to deny others their civil and human rights,” the civil rights icon told The Advocate.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“I hope the Supreme Court halts further attempts by public officials to use their personal faith to deny others their civil and human rights,” the civil rights icon told The Advocate.
❌ Appeal rejected for now! Same-sex marriage remains as it is: "The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples."
US supreme court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage
Justices turn away appeal from former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
❌ Appeal rejected for now! Same-sex marriage remains as it is: "The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples."
Stream with us! 🎮🌈
Calling LGBTQ+ streamers: apply now to stream with us and help us continue creating a supportive community for LGBTQ+ youth on our channel!
Paid & volunteer charity streaming opps are available - we review apps on a rolling, as-need basis.
Apply now: forms.gle/pta7UhfjNaeJdxM26
Calling LGBTQ+ streamers: apply now to stream with us and help us continue creating a supportive community for LGBTQ+ youth on our channel!
Paid & volunteer charity streaming opps are available - we review apps on a rolling, as-need basis.
Apply now: forms.gle/pta7UhfjNaeJdxM26
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Stream with us! 🎮🌈
Calling LGBTQ+ streamers: apply now to stream with us and help us continue creating a supportive community for LGBTQ+ youth on our channel!
Paid & volunteer charity streaming opps are available - we review apps on a rolling, as-need basis.
Apply now: forms.gle/pta7UhfjNaeJdxM26
Calling LGBTQ+ streamers: apply now to stream with us and help us continue creating a supportive community for LGBTQ+ youth on our channel!
Paid & volunteer charity streaming opps are available - we review apps on a rolling, as-need basis.
Apply now: forms.gle/pta7UhfjNaeJdxM26
happy gay christmas, what are we going as this year?! 👻🎃 1 of 4
#itgetsbetter #gayhalloween #gaymemes
#itgetsbetter #gayhalloween #gaymemes
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
happy gay christmas, what are we going as this year?! 👻🎃 1 of 4
#itgetsbetter #gayhalloween #gaymemes
#itgetsbetter #gayhalloween #gaymemes
🎉 200,000 viewers! 🎉
imi has now reached over 200K LGBTQ+ youth & allies, exploring a space made for and with our community.
Keep it growing by visiting imi.guide and exploring activities, articles, and videos about stress, stigma, queerness, & gender - there's a safe exit button on every page.
imi has now reached over 200K LGBTQ+ youth & allies, exploring a space made for and with our community.
Keep it growing by visiting imi.guide and exploring activities, articles, and videos about stress, stigma, queerness, & gender - there's a safe exit button on every page.
October 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
🎉 200,000 viewers! 🎉
imi has now reached over 200K LGBTQ+ youth & allies, exploring a space made for and with our community.
Keep it growing by visiting imi.guide and exploring activities, articles, and videos about stress, stigma, queerness, & gender - there's a safe exit button on every page.
imi has now reached over 200K LGBTQ+ youth & allies, exploring a space made for and with our community.
Keep it growing by visiting imi.guide and exploring activities, articles, and videos about stress, stigma, queerness, & gender - there's a safe exit button on every page.
Have a 🩸BLOODY🩸 good time with us in @deadbydaylight.com as @chlohno.bsky.social, @sarahdominist.bsky.social, @thejustryan.bsky.social, & Behind_TheLash play survivor in Haunted by Daylight & highlight our partnership with @americanredcross.bsky.social!
10/30 @ 5pm ET/2pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
10/30 @ 5pm ET/2pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
October 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Have a 🩸BLOODY🩸 good time with us in @deadbydaylight.com as @chlohno.bsky.social, @sarahdominist.bsky.social, @thejustryan.bsky.social, & Behind_TheLash play survivor in Haunted by Daylight & highlight our partnership with @americanredcross.bsky.social!
10/30 @ 5pm ET/2pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
10/30 @ 5pm ET/2pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
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To make it easier, follow people like @reasonsforhope.bsky.social, @upliftingnews.bsky.social, @progressntwrk.bsky.social, @sambentley.bsky.social and @itgetsbetter.bsky.social and turn on their bells.
They don't just show wholesome things, they let you know good things are being done in the world.
They don't just show wholesome things, they let you know good things are being done in the world.
October 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
To make it easier, follow people like @reasonsforhope.bsky.social, @upliftingnews.bsky.social, @progressntwrk.bsky.social, @sambentley.bsky.social and @itgetsbetter.bsky.social and turn on their bells.
They don't just show wholesome things, they let you know good things are being done in the world.
They don't just show wholesome things, they let you know good things are being done in the world.
Big news from our global affiliates: It Gets Better Brasil’s series “Conversas Que Inspiram" is nominated for the Prisma Queer Award at the 49th São Paulo Intl Film Festival, one of the most influential film events in the world. The series and program helps queer kids land jobs. #itgetsbetter
It Gets Better Brasil’s “Conversas Que” Inspiram Nominated at the 49th São Paulo International Film Festival
Conversas Que Inspiram (Conversations That Inspire), the groundbreaking series from It Gets Better Brasil, has been nominated for the Prisma Queer Award for its second season at the 49th São Paulo Int...
itgetsbetter.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Big news from our global affiliates: It Gets Better Brasil’s series “Conversas Que Inspiram" is nominated for the Prisma Queer Award at the 49th São Paulo Intl Film Festival, one of the most influential film events in the world. The series and program helps queer kids land jobs. #itgetsbetter
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Maia Kobabe's 2019 graphic novel Gender Queer will be re-releasing in May with brand new content.
'Gender Queer,' one of the most banned books in the U.S., is getting a deluxe edition
Maia Kobabe's 2019 graphic novel Gender Queer will be re-releasing in May with brand new content.
bit.ly
October 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Maia Kobabe's 2019 graphic novel Gender Queer will be re-releasing in May with brand new content.
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Our past informs our present to inspire our future
@rustincenter.bsky.social Queer History Archive vid to edify, empower & entertain all y'all
PROUD collab @itgetsbetter.bsky.social
Amplifyin' inspirational intersectional Black Queer Civil & LGBTQIA+ Rights Pioneer Bayard Rustin
youtu.be/7Sc63Oc_7UE
@rustincenter.bsky.social Queer History Archive vid to edify, empower & entertain all y'all
PROUD collab @itgetsbetter.bsky.social
Amplifyin' inspirational intersectional Black Queer Civil & LGBTQIA+ Rights Pioneer Bayard Rustin
youtu.be/7Sc63Oc_7UE
BRCSJ Hot Five at the Archive * It Gets Better collab amplifyin' Black Queer Pioneer Bayard Rustin!
YouTube video by Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice~ Queer Joy
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Our past informs our present to inspire our future
@rustincenter.bsky.social Queer History Archive vid to edify, empower & entertain all y'all
PROUD collab @itgetsbetter.bsky.social
Amplifyin' inspirational intersectional Black Queer Civil & LGBTQIA+ Rights Pioneer Bayard Rustin
youtu.be/7Sc63Oc_7UE
@rustincenter.bsky.social Queer History Archive vid to edify, empower & entertain all y'all
PROUD collab @itgetsbetter.bsky.social
Amplifyin' inspirational intersectional Black Queer Civil & LGBTQIA+ Rights Pioneer Bayard Rustin
youtu.be/7Sc63Oc_7UE
Make the call, Disney.
The Emmy-winning actress is ready for Disney to pick up the phone and make her dream come true.
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez wants Marvel to finally cast her as a superhero
The Emmy-winning actress is ready for Disney to pick up the phone and make her dream come true.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Make the call, Disney.
🔴 live now!
come chat with us to celebrate 15 years of It Gets Better & share stories about your own traditions, celebrations, and becoming yourself 💜
🔗 twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
come chat with us to celebrate 15 years of It Gets Better & share stories about your own traditions, celebrations, and becoming yourself 💜
🔗 twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
October 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🔴 live now!
come chat with us to celebrate 15 years of It Gets Better & share stories about your own traditions, celebrations, and becoming yourself 💜
🔗 twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
come chat with us to celebrate 15 years of It Gets Better & share stories about your own traditions, celebrations, and becoming yourself 💜
🔗 twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
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Trans Fortnite Streamer Vader Makes Historic Win at 2025 Milk Cup: "Never Give Up"
Trans Fortnite Streamer Vader Makes Historic Win at 2025 Milk Cup: "Never Give Up"
“Don’t let people stop you,” she said.
www.them.us
October 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Trans Fortnite Streamer Vader Makes Historic Win at 2025 Milk Cup: "Never Give Up"
HOST REVEAL! CELEBRATE 15 years of It Gets Better with @springsims.com and @mynameisgonz.bsky.social in The Sims!
We'll talk coming-of-age stories, making traditions, & why games like The Sims feel so safe for LGBTQ+ folks.
See you in chat 10/22 at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
We'll talk coming-of-age stories, making traditions, & why games like The Sims feel so safe for LGBTQ+ folks.
See you in chat 10/22 at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
October 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
HOST REVEAL! CELEBRATE 15 years of It Gets Better with @springsims.com and @mynameisgonz.bsky.social in The Sims!
We'll talk coming-of-age stories, making traditions, & why games like The Sims feel so safe for LGBTQ+ folks.
See you in chat 10/22 at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
We'll talk coming-of-age stories, making traditions, & why games like The Sims feel so safe for LGBTQ+ folks.
See you in chat 10/22 at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Support LGBTQ+ youth, join a research study, & get free merch!
We’re teaming up with students at UMD's iConsultancy program to improve our online resources for queer youth.
🟣 Take the 5–6 min pre-qualification survey: bit.ly/4qlAOEm
🟣 If selected, join the study & get free It Gets Better merch!
We’re teaming up with students at UMD's iConsultancy program to improve our online resources for queer youth.
🟣 Take the 5–6 min pre-qualification survey: bit.ly/4qlAOEm
🟣 If selected, join the study & get free It Gets Better merch!
October 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Support LGBTQ+ youth, join a research study, & get free merch!
We’re teaming up with students at UMD's iConsultancy program to improve our online resources for queer youth.
🟣 Take the 5–6 min pre-qualification survey: bit.ly/4qlAOEm
🟣 If selected, join the study & get free It Gets Better merch!
We’re teaming up with students at UMD's iConsultancy program to improve our online resources for queer youth.
🟣 Take the 5–6 min pre-qualification survey: bit.ly/4qlAOEm
🟣 If selected, join the study & get free It Gets Better merch!
Meet the Texas attorney fighting for queer rights: "we need to learn from our LGBTQ+ elders and especially our trans elders who have persevered through difficult times before, recognizing that tough times are nothing new and we will remain resilient."
Brian Klosterboer: Fighting for Queer Rights in the Lone Star State
ACLU of Texas senior staff attorney Brian Klosterboer blends deep knowledge of LGBTQ history with fierce courtroom advocacy, fighting discriminatory laws while honoring the contributions of queer Texa...
www.outsmartmagazine.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Meet the Texas attorney fighting for queer rights: "we need to learn from our LGBTQ+ elders and especially our trans elders who have persevered through difficult times before, recognizing that tough times are nothing new and we will remain resilient."
What are we dressing as for this year, fam?
October 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What are we dressing as for this year, fam?
Rest in power, Miss Major! "What we have to do is be prepared to fight back by any means necessary."
Her legacy of resilience, activism, and creating safe spaces for Black trans communities will forever inspire. 🕯️🏳️⚧️ @them.us
Her legacy of resilience, activism, and creating safe spaces for Black trans communities will forever inspire. 🕯️🏳️⚧️ @them.us
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall Veteran and Legendary Trans Activist, Has Died at 78
Miss Major continued fighting for trans rights even after two strokes and other health concerns.
www.them.us
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Rest in power, Miss Major! "What we have to do is be prepared to fight back by any means necessary."
Her legacy of resilience, activism, and creating safe spaces for Black trans communities will forever inspire. 🕯️🏳️⚧️ @them.us
Her legacy of resilience, activism, and creating safe spaces for Black trans communities will forever inspire. 🕯️🏳️⚧️ @them.us
Since It Gets Better is turning 15, we’re marking the milestone the best way we know how:
🎉 QUINCEAÑERA CELEBRATION IN THE SIMS! 🎂
Pop in as LGBTQ+ creators share their coming-of-age stories while designing celebration spaces!
See you 10/22 at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
🎉 QUINCEAÑERA CELEBRATION IN THE SIMS! 🎂
Pop in as LGBTQ+ creators share their coming-of-age stories while designing celebration spaces!
See you 10/22 at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
October 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Since It Gets Better is turning 15, we’re marking the milestone the best way we know how:
🎉 QUINCEAÑERA CELEBRATION IN THE SIMS! 🎂
Pop in as LGBTQ+ creators share their coming-of-age stories while designing celebration spaces!
See you 10/22 at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
🎉 QUINCEAÑERA CELEBRATION IN THE SIMS! 🎂
Pop in as LGBTQ+ creators share their coming-of-age stories while designing celebration spaces!
See you 10/22 at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter