It Gets Better

The 988 LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention Lifeline Ends—Here Are 16 Alternatives People in the LGBTQIA+ communities often face discrimination and other issues. Learn more about mental health resources that can help LGBTQIA+ people cope and thrive.

Losing LGBTQ+ support on 988 is a gut punch, but crisis shouldn’t be the first time queer youth feel seen. That’s why It Gets Better is here: to uplift, empower & connect before things break. @verywellmindset.bsky.social has a robust list of orgs showing up for LGBTQ+ youth #itgetsbetter #prevention

Take a break from your day and join the team at It Gets Better today at 12pm PT on Twitch for a chat all about some of our favorite queer books. We’ll be swapping recommendations, talking about stories that inspired us, and helping you figure out what books you need to read. twitch.tv/itgetsbetter

SALE - NOW THROUGH AUG 16. Get merch that advocates for trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming youth ALL YEAR ROUND! Show your solidarity and know that all proceeds benefit our work to uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQ+ youth. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Get yours at itgetsbetter.org/shop. #itgetsbetter #giveback #lgbtq

At Mama Dragons, we choose love. Fiercely. Loudly. Always.
Because love is never the wrong answer—especially when it comes to our LGBTQ+ kids. 🏳️‍🌈🐉

#ChooseLove #MamaDragons #LGBTQFamilies

Queer youth need suicide hotlines more than ever. The Trump admin is gutting them | Xtra Magazine Failure to provide adequate care to queer youth stands to have a generational impact

What we can do now: "Even if we cannot replicate or replace the full impact of the services being cut right now, we can provide emergency support for community members and their families, and that will make an impact."

Join It Gets Better’s Summer Reading Challenge Read some amazing queer authors and celebrate queer stories, all while raising critical funds for LGBTQ+ youth.

Our Summer Reading Challenge is here! Pick some fave queer books (we’ve got a list) Start a fundraiser on IG, TikTok or Facebook. Help us raise life-affirming funds by Sept 1. igb.to/SummerReading25

Join us to keep queer stories alive and thriving. #itgetsbetter #summerreadingchallenge

Genderqueer writer, activist, and poet (Colorado's Poet Laureate, to be exact) Andrea Gibson lost their battle with cancer but left behind gems like this that we really need to hear right now. 💜

Sometimes going through the tough stuff is what grants us a new perspective.

#itgetsbetter #queerlit

Queer Week of Rest starts NOW. Yes, the internet connects us — but it also exhausts us. A short digital detox can mean better sleep, less anxiety, and more peace. We’re logging off this week. Join us for a day, an hour, or the whole thing. Rest is part of the work. 🌈 See you July 14. #itgetsbetter

‘Jeopardy!’ champ Amy Schneider offers a master class in clapping back at internet trolls Don't come for a 'Jeopardy!' master because they will read you for filth quicker than you can buzz in!

Don’t come for a ‘Jeopardy!’ master because they will read you for filth quicker than you can buzz in!

Narrative Arc Bundle Play games with gripping narratives like SEASON: A letter to the future and Dustborn and help support the It Gets Better Project with your purchase!

Thanks to @humblebundle.com for generating more than $17K for LGBTQ+ youth with the Narrative Arc bundle. One day left of this offer. Humble Bundle has been a long time supporter of It Gets Better. #humblebundle #itgetsbetter

We sent queer youth into the streets this Pride Month. They handed out stickers. They marched. They made noise. They showed their towns what it looks like to grow up proud. We hit 6 Prides in June with more to come. Meet the youth thriving and leading by example.

itgetsbetter.org/meet-the-it-...

Sonia Sotomayor: LGBTQ+ book opt outs 'threaten the very essence of public education'

Sonia Sotomayor: LGBTQ+ book opt outs 'threaten the very essence of public education'"Exposing students to the 'message' that LGBTQ people exist, the majority says, is enough to trigger the most demanding form of judicial scrutiny," Sotomayor wrote. bit.ly/4l4lQ2R

I'm LIVE with an extra special Pride stream! 🏳️‍⚧️💕

I'm joining the It Gets Better Project & e.l.f. Cosmetics to chat trans life, support systems & more during a GRWM!

Come join us and celebrate Pride. 👇🏳️‍🌈

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🕕 2 - 5pm ET

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10 years ago today, Obergefell v. Hodges made same-sex marriage legal across the U.S. 591,000+ couples have said “I do” since.

But as Jim Obergefell reminds us: “If we weren’t willing to fight for each other and for what was right, then what’s the point?”

Read more: 19thnews.org/2025/06/jim-...

There have been some STUNNING shots of our performers, hosts, crowd, and board Standing Strong and Loving Loud at the Second Pride Festival! come join us as we raise funds for @itgetsbetter.bsky.social!

Find out how at second-pride.com

FUNDRAISING UPDATE:

Y'all showed out and SMASHED our first goal of L$ 1,000,000. That's over $ 3,500 for @itgetsbetter.bsky.social!!!

But we know our community can get that number even higher. We are rolling into the last weekend of Second Pride 2025 so there's still time to donate!

Opinion | My Daughter Was at the Center of the Supreme Court Case on Trans Care. Our Hearts Are Broken.

This: "Let us do our job as parents. Let us love and care for our daughter in the best way we and our doctors know how. Don’t let our child’s very existence be a political wedge issue."

Can't wait to celebrate with you.

The second half of Second Pride Festival 2025 kicks off TODAY! A full slate of entertainment to help us raise funds for @itgetsbetter.bsky.social! #SecondLife #Pride

The Tiny Percentage of Trans People Who “Detransition” Largely Do So Because of Transphobia: Report A new survey from Advocates for Trans Equality surveyed more than 92,000 trans Americans ages 16 and older.

Busting detransition myths with survey data! "Only 9% of respondents said that they had gone back to living as their sex assigned at birth at some point in their lives. Of that 9%, the most common reason for doing so was that it was 'just too hard to be trans in my community.'' via @them.us

This is absolutely amazing. Thank you for everything!

Check it out. Our friends at @second-pride.com are raising money for It Gets Better through their Second pride event. Go spend some time with them over the next week. #standstrongloveloud #itgetsbetter #secondpride

It's been five years since Brooklyn Liberation / the March for Black Trans Lives. A seismic day that shifted the course of many lives.

Let’s remember that we are battle-tested + ready. The fight will be long, but our history, our community, and our collective vision of liberation will win.

Celebrate Juneteenth with these 5 Black LGBTQ+ writers who defied oppression - buff.ly/qpqYS09

What does it take to lead a global movement for queer youth?
Our ED Brian Wenke joins The Queerest Podcast to talk Pride, purpose, and the power of showing up for LGBTQ+ youth—online, in classrooms, and in life. Listen now! thequeerestpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2456360/epis... #pridemonth #itgetsbetter

As an organization that values education and the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth, we strongly oppose any legislative body that claims to act as or know better than a medical expert.

Every major medical organization in the U.S. 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. (cont.)

ROBLOX charity stream for LGBTQ+ youth! 🌈 Join us Tuesday, Jun 17 at 2pm ET/11am PT as our faV @beaplaysgames.bsky.social and @nobswithAnna from @elfbeauty.bsky.social play Dress to Impress and Fortune Island while raising funds for LGBTQ+ youth! www.twitch.tv/itgetsbetter

#itgetsbetter#pride2025

Four years ago, we created a series called Out in Front, spotlighting LGBTQ+ activists who are out changing their world. CJ's work helping “undocuqueer” people in crisis avoid deportation is as important as ever. Thanks to activists like CJ and Dream Action for doing critical work for our community.

🔴 WE ARE LIVE! The Bungie Bounty for Good starts NOW, supporting @itgetsbetter.bsky.social! Your first shot at the new Faster Than Light emblem ⚔️
Plus: our Seventh Column Chaos tourney team draft + Bungie Day sneak peeks 👀
📺 twitch.tv/BungieFoundation