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🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We're the leading LGBTQ+ youth empowerment org dedicated to reaching young people before a crisis occurs.
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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
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
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 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.”
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
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
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
🎨🏳️‍🌈 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
January 7, 2026 at 6:53 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. 💜
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Register here, on a pay-what-you-can sliding scale from $0-49!

undeadvoice.com/joinjumpstart
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 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
January 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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
🟣 Helping us create storytelling campaigns, build digital safe spaces, and develop resources and workshops so queer youth can advocate for themselves and each other.
December 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
When you donate to our Bigger Picture campaign, you’re supporting things like:

🟣 Moving $1.6 million into more than 170 youth-led Changemakers projects that are changing communities from the inside out.

🟣 Backing our Youth Voices program, where LGBTQ+ young people learn to fight for change.
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
December 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Amazing!!
December 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We choose to be guided by science – not the whims of unqualified elected officials. We strongly oppose any legislation that would criminalize doctors for doing their job or parents for looking out for the well-being of their children.
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.
December 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Plus, listen to Allison's interview with It Gets Better Executive Director Brian Wenke from Tuesday's @dailybeanspod.com . Find out the sort of impact $40K would have on our work.

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It Gets Better (feat. Brian Wenke) | The Daily Beans
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 Today, prolific actor, writer director and producer Rob Reiner and his incredible wife Michelle were found murdered in their home in Brentwood California; authorities are...
the-daily-beans.simplecast.com
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
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...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It was so much fun. Thank you for supporting our work, always. Happy holidays.
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.” 👏👏👏
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
SO glad to have you on the channel!
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
always lovely to have you!!
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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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
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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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
December 18, 2025 at 1:54 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
December 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
🔴 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
December 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM