It Gets Better
@itgetsbetter.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ We're the leading LGBTQ+ youth empowerment org dedicated to reaching young people before a crisis occurs.
⋒ itgetsbetter.org
⋒ Help queer youth navigate adolescence with confidence and hope: itgetsbetter.org/donate
⋒ itgetsbetter.org
⋒ Help queer youth navigate adolescence with confidence and hope: itgetsbetter.org/donate
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
🟣 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
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
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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
🟣 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.”
The trans youth athletes in the US fighting for their rights: ‘Playing is an act of resistance’
As the US supreme court weighs bans on trans athletes, five students speak about the joy of sports and toll of exclusion
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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 Nominees for the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Are… | GLAAD
GLAAD today announced the nominees of the 37th GLAAD Media Awards. GLAAD’s mission to accelerate acceptance and understanding for LGBTQ people...
glaad.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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.”
Trump's firehose attacks make resistance difficult. These queer student activists won't surrender. - LGBTQ Nation
"You still have the ability to make change... It's not impossible."
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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
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
January 7, 2026 at 6:53 PM
🎨🏳️🌈 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
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. 💜
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. 💜
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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. 💜
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
spots are limited for the 3-week course, sign up here: undeadvoice.com/joinjumpstart
January 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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
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."
The origins of Drag Story Hour and its importance in LGBTQ+ politics and culture
Despite the anti-LGBTQ+ protesters calling for an end to Drag Story Hour, these events persist and continue to expand since 2015.
gcn.ie
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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
December 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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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Amazing!!
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
Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser
Support It Gets Better and make a world of difference for LGBTQ+ youth. Your gift fuels leadership training, mentorship, and community-building—helping young people grow into confident, thriving adult...
itgetsbetter.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Amazing!!
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.
December 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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
Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser
Support It Gets Better and make a world of difference for LGBTQ+ youth. Your gift fuels leadership training, mentorship, and community-building—helping young people grow into confident, thriving adult...
itgetsbetter.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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.” 👏👏👏
Teacher facing jail for throwing Pride march regrets nothing: 'Queer people exist'
A teacher in Hungary facing a prison sentence for organising a Pride march remains defiant amid criminal charges.
www.thepinknews.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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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This was sooo fun!
🔴 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
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
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This was sooo fun!
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THIS WAS SO FUN! Enormous thanks to @itgetsbetter.bsky.social for letting me do some mid looping while yapping about queer holidays. 🏳️🌈
🔴 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
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
December 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
THIS WAS SO FUN! Enormous thanks to @itgetsbetter.bsky.social for letting me do some mid looping while yapping about queer holidays. 🏳️🌈
🔴 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
🐱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
December 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
🔴 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
🐱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
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
December 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
🔴 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
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
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
December 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
🔴 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
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
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
December 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
🔴 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
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
Join in on the 8-hour Queer-A-Thon now: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
December 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🔴 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
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
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
December 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🔴 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
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
🔴 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
"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
December 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🔴 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
"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
December 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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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🚨New #Beans ☕️ with @muellershewrote.com & @dgcomedy.bsky.social #MSWMedia
Guest: @brianwenke.bsky.social of @itgetsbetter.bsky.social
Listen:
the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/episodes/it-...
Guest: @brianwenke.bsky.social of @itgetsbetter.bsky.social
Listen:
the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/episodes/it-...
December 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🚨New #Beans ☕️ with @muellershewrote.com & @dgcomedy.bsky.social #MSWMedia
Guest: @brianwenke.bsky.social of @itgetsbetter.bsky.social
Listen:
the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/episodes/it-...
Guest: @brianwenke.bsky.social of @itgetsbetter.bsky.social
Listen:
the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/episodes/it-...
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
December 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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