Over the last few days, more than 150 of you have told us you Believe in Better for LGBTQ+ youth. With your help and a match from our friends at Oribe, we’ve raised more than $20,000 toward our end-of-year goal. Now we still have a ways to go, but supporters like you got us a heck of aContinue reading “Your Dollars in Action: Youth Voices”
Feelin’ rejected – In the last two years, we’ve awarded grants to more than 120 schools in the U.S. and Canada — and 99% of the time, we have no issues getting schools these funds. But earlier this month, a Virginia school board rejected our $10,000 It Gets Better grant for students! We started our 50 States.Continue reading “VA School Board Rejects It Gets Better Grant”
By Brian Wenke – Executive Director, It Gets Better Project As a social outcast in high school, my saving grace was the acceptance I found in my high school’s drama department. I could be whoever I wanted to be without fear of bullying, if only for a couple of hours a day. It was an essentialContinue reading “Let LGBTQ+ Kids Be Themselves, On and Off the Stage “
From traveling the country to interview Black lesbians about masculinity and femininity for her first documentary The Same Difference, to winning an EMMY for directing Lizzo’s reality series, Nneka says, “It gets better is the realest phrase I’ve ever heard.”
“The Drag Queen’s Diaries”, presented by our affiliate It Gets Better Guatemala, is a captivating musical that weaves together narratives of hope and resilience within the queer community. Delving into themes of discrimination, self-discovery, and the importance of chosen family, the production unites local drag artists from diverse collectives. “The Drag Queen’s Diaries” introduces charactersContinue reading “WATCH: “The Drag Queen’s Diaries””
“Whether it was twirling with my bestie during a photoshoot, sharing pizza with the It Gets Better staff, or creating the weirdest figures at the Funko Pop Factory, these moments were reminders that beyond our advocacy work, we are still individuals who deserve to laugh and have fun just as much as everyone else.” – PhiContinue reading “What We Learned: 2023 Youth Summit”
By Jimmy Ancheta-Tilley, Jr. – Director of Development As the Director of Development at the It Gets Better Project, I see LGBTQ+ youth carving out their own space and claiming the respect they rightly deserve. I’m always in awe of their bravery and determination. As they grow up in a world that wants to snuffContinue reading “Do you believe LGBTQ+ youth deserve better?”
Today, It Gets Better joins more than 350 national, state, and local organizations advocating for equality across the U.S., alongside notable public figures, issued an open letter to Oklahoma legislative leadership urging justice for Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old 2STGNC+ (Two Spirit, transgender, and gender nonconforming+) student of Choctaw heritage who died following an attack in a restroom at Owasso High School in Oklahoma earlier this month.
What happened when we brought queer youth together from around the world was nothing short of MAGICAL! ✨🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 These are some of our amazing Youth Voices, LGBTQ+ people aged 13-18 from across the US who are already amazing activists, advocates, artists, writers, speakers, musicians, and more (and yes, we open applications for a new classContinue reading “Highlights From Our Second Annual Youth Summit”