@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
Powerful story, and we love a throwback to an It Gets Better video.
"Deep down, he knew conversion therapy wasn’t working. Three years later, at age 24 in 2012, he created a video about his experience for It Gets Better, and it went viral, starting his activism against conversion therapy."
March is Women’s History Month, a time for us to celebrate the LGBTQ+ and allied women who have paved the way for future generations.
Who do you want to celebrate? Let us know in the comments. 👇
Just a little a reminder for your weekend that things can change and there is still good in the world. 💜
We're now over $14,800! Just need a few more of you to grab the bundle for $15 and we can hit $15,000!
Btw, we've now hit over $14k! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
8 highly-rated games for $15, AND they support LGBTQ+ youth?!
Get the "Overwhelmingly Positive" bundle from @humblebundle.com thru 3/6 to support our work:
humblebundle.com/games/overwhelming-positive-games-bundle
Ty BehindTheLash, @alexandivory.bsky.social, & @nerapi.bsky.social for showcasing!
CHARITY STREAM!
Join @nerapi.bsky.social on Wednesday, 3/4 at 8:30pm ET/ 5:30pm PT.
We'll be showing off some games from @humblebundle.com's "Overwhelmingly Positive" bundle, which supports our mission and LGBTQ+ youth through March 6th!
Drop in, say hi, and make a donation:
▶️ twitch.tv/nerapi
Applications are OPEN for It Gets Better: Changemakers!
We've awarded $1.6 million in funding to 170 youth-led projects to make things better for LGBTQ+ youth.
And your idea could be next.
Queer homecoming? Community service project? Pride art mural?
Apply by May 3: itgetsbetter.org/changemakers
CHARITY STREAM!
Join @@alexandivory.bsky.social on 3/1 at noon ET/ 9am PT.
We'll be showing off some games from
@humblebundle.com's "Overwhelmingly Positive" bundle, which supports our mission and LGBTQ+ youth!
Drop in, say hi to show your support, and make a donation:
▶️ twitch.tv/alexandivoryy
LGBTQ+ hockey leagues are gaining traction after Heated Rivalry: "My friends now are like, ‘Can you imagine if I didn’t peer-pressure you into watching that? Because this is just your whole life now.'"
Let's go, our Youth Voices alum Marlin spoke UP! "Every kid should be able to feel safe and welcomed in all schools. We live in incredibly scary and uncertain times, and for many trans youth, schools are the only places where they can find hope and be themselves."
We’re leaning into AI for one reason: to do more for LGBTQ+ youth without losing the human work that actually matters. New on Substack: an honest look at how AI adoption is unfolding at It Gets Better — including real concerns about environmental impact, queer creators, creativity, and trust.
CHARITY STREAM!
Join BehindTheLash on 2/26 at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT.
We'll be showing off some games from @humblebundle.com's Overwhelmingly Positive Bundle, which supports our mission and LGBTQ+ youth!
Drop in, say hi to show your support, and make a donation:
▶️ twitch.tv/behind_the_lash_streaming
We’re leaning into AI for one reason: to do more for LGBTQ+ youth without losing the human work that actually matters. New on Substack: an honest look at how AI adoption is unfolding at It Gets Better — including real concerns about environmental impact, queer creators, creativity, and trust.
Dive into a collection of highly-rated games with the Overwhelmingly Positive Bundle featuring:
- Monster Train
- Monster Prom 4: Monster Con
- Nubby's Number Factory
- and more! Supports @itgetsbetter.bsky.social | https://bit.ly/3Mu2EPK
Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers in Nubby's Number Factory!
The Overwhelmingly Positive Bundle supports @itgetsbetter.bsky.social | https://bit.ly/3Mu2EPK
Tell Me Lies star Cat Missal reveals she’s gay: “Thank God” - buff.ly/U8eh7F8
You are all some amazing advocates and moms. Thank you for making it better for LGBTQ+ youth.
Applications for the Riley's Way Foundation Call For Kindness close March 1st. If you're between the ages of 13-23, apply to win up to $5K in funding for a project that inspires kindness and strengthens your local, national, or global communities! Visit CallForKindness.org.
Our Mama Dragons rallied for trans youth in Washington on Monday. Showing up for our kids when it feels like things are darker and more dangerous is how we show love out loud. #breathefire #fightlikeamother
(Yes we sell these signs in our merch shop) #momsky #LGBTQ+
The legislation comes after Trump sought to remove Pride flags from sites including the Stonewall memorial.
https://mrf.lu/zwg1
First CHARITY STREAM of the year!
Join @alexandivory.bsky.social on Saturday, Feb 21 at noon ET/ 9am PT for a charity stream supporting us and LGBTQ+ youth.
Drop in, say hi to show your support, and if you're able, make a donation!
▶️ twitch.tv/alexandivoryy
Thanks for the beautiful message of support for queer youth, Jake Wesley Rogers. Now share yours below. Let’s make this a safe, encouraging corner of the internet for our communities ❤️🩹 #itgetsbetter #holdingspace
Watch the full episode of "Holding Space with Tracy." www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWiu...
Designating the Pride flag as a Congressionally-recognized symbol?? 🏳️🌈 "Rights that are not secured in law can be threatened and symbols that are not protected can be stripped away. The flag that lies here is not decoration."
We love this bundle so much. Thank you for supporting our work!
Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut in Heavenly Bodies.
The Overwhelmingly Positive Bundle supports @itgetsbetter.bsky.social | https://bit.ly/3Mu2EPK
Join us today at 4pm ET/1pm PT on Twitch. www.twitch.tv/itgetsbetter
Our friends at @humblebundle.com are supporting It Gets Better and LGBTQ+ youth with the "Overwhelmingly Positive" indie games bundle. Humble Bundle raised more than $60K for our Changemakers grant program last year. Check out this fun collection of games. #itgetsbetter
Check out my comic for It Gets Better!!!
Happy Aromantic Awareness Week!
#aromantic
