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
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Happy Thanksgiving.
Hitting today with gratitude for our entire community and for all of our supporters. Always thankful for YOU and your support of LGBTQ+ youth. We even have some thanks for the haters. Read on to see why. #thanksgiving #itgetsbetter
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hitting today with gratitude for our entire community and for all of our supporters. Always thankful for YOU and your support of LGBTQ+ youth. We even have some thanks for the haters. Read on to see why. #thanksgiving #itgetsbetter
🌈 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
Fill out your interest form here: forms.gle/pta7UhfjNaeJdxM26
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Fill out your interest form here: forms.gle/pta7UhfjNaeJdxM26
Join us for things like...
🟣 Building a Pride Village in Minecraft
🟣 Celebrating milestones in The Sims
🟣 Playing DBD for Halloween
🟣 Opening presents on our Chosen Family holiday stream
🟣 Just chatting about LGBTQ+ identities, coming out, and more
🟣 And charity streaming to support our work!
🟣 Building a Pride Village in Minecraft
🟣 Celebrating milestones in The Sims
🟣 Playing DBD for Halloween
🟣 Opening presents on our Chosen Family holiday stream
🟣 Just chatting about LGBTQ+ identities, coming out, and more
🟣 And charity streaming to support our work!
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Join us for things like...
🟣 Building a Pride Village in Minecraft
🟣 Celebrating milestones in The Sims
🟣 Playing DBD for Halloween
🟣 Opening presents on our Chosen Family holiday stream
🟣 Just chatting about LGBTQ+ identities, coming out, and more
🟣 And charity streaming to support our work!
🟣 Building a Pride Village in Minecraft
🟣 Celebrating milestones in The Sims
🟣 Playing DBD for Halloween
🟣 Opening presents on our Chosen Family holiday stream
🟣 Just chatting about LGBTQ+ identities, coming out, and more
🟣 And charity streaming to support our work!
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
🔴 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
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!
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?
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
Coming out happens on your terms. This #NationalComingOutDay, we’re celebrating every LGBTQ+ person—out, questioning, or not ready yet.
Your story, your pace, your power. That's the message we want you to hear today. #itgetsbetter
Your story, your pace, your power. That's the message we want you to hear today. #itgetsbetter
October 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Coming out happens on your terms. This #NationalComingOutDay, we’re celebrating every LGBTQ+ person—out, questioning, or not ready yet.
Your story, your pace, your power. That's the message we want you to hear today. #itgetsbetter
Your story, your pace, your power. That's the message we want you to hear today. #itgetsbetter
Heightened Scrutiny follows Chase Strangio’s fight at the Supreme Court for trans youth’s right to gender-affirming care. It's an urgent call to action, and if you're in Denver, Raleigh, or Austin, you can see it this Thursday at @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social - learn more. bit.ly/HS_ALAMO
October 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Heightened Scrutiny follows Chase Strangio’s fight at the Supreme Court for trans youth’s right to gender-affirming care. It's an urgent call to action, and if you're in Denver, Raleigh, or Austin, you can see it this Thursday at @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social - learn more. bit.ly/HS_ALAMO