Perfectly Queer: The It Gets Better Project Vodcast! Season 2

Perfectly Queer Season 2 is HERE! On this episode, we get to know our new hosts, Blizz and Ashley, they react to Olivia Julianna’s It Gets Better video, and we talk about the book bans, pushing queer joy online, and the importance of queer safe spaces! Originally broadcasted live on Twitch July 27, 2023. Watch live every other Thursday at 6pm ET/3pm PT:   / itgetsbetter  

On this episode, Blizz and Ashley ask us what type of chair we would be if we were a chair. 🪑 Also: Ashley tells us her tattoo meaning, we chat about being band kids, and our special guest Kisos, musician and former It Gets Better Ambassador, talks about their new EP, making queer music, cockiness vs. confidence, and the power of manifesting! Originally broadcasted live on Twitch August 10, 2023. Watch live every other Thursday at 6pm ET/3pm PT:   / itgetsbetter  

On this episode, Blizz and Ashley talk to teacher Ms Huffle and professor DataDave as they answer back-to-school questions from our youth voices! 🍎✏️ Also: Ashley’s insane high school schedule, Blizz dating the Little Shop of Horrors lead and bonding with the theater teacher, how Gen Z gives everyone hope, and why holding hands in the hallway is punk.

On this episode, Blizz and Ashley kick off Hispanic Heritage Month by chatting with Bamby Salcedo, activist and President/CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition, and Cynthia, the Organizing and Training Co-Director for United We Dream about their tireless activism efforts for our trans, Latine, undocumented, and immigrant communities! Also: A new video in our Hispanic& mini series, letting people in vs coming out, and what smoothie we’d be if we were a smoothie. • United We Dream: https://unitedwedream.org • TransLatin@ Coalition: https://www.translatinacoalition.org • Cynthia’s It Gets Better video:    • Her Dream is Keeping Families Togethe…   • Bamby’s petition: https://www.change.org/p/urge-califor… Originally broadcasted live on Twitch September 14, 2023. Watch live every other Thursday at 6pm ET/3pm PT:   / itgetsbetter  

On this episode, Blizz and Ashley go solo to chat about Bi Visibility Week, from first kiss stories to coming out and busting some bi myths. 💪 Also: Homestuck, being raised by IMVU, we get to meet Ashley’s kitties, and Blizz has some theater kid drama during Little Shop of Horrors. Originally broadcasted live on Twitch September 21, 2023. Watch live every other Thursday at 6pm ET/3pm PT:   / itgetsbetter  

On this episode, Blizz and Ashley go solo to chat about their favorite facts from LGBTQ+ history, plus their coming out stories and tips for National Coming Out Day. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Also: Lavender is the gay color, Abraham Lincoln might have been a little queer(?!), gays invented pickup lines, and we love the little gay people in our phones. Originally broadcasted live on Twitch October 12, 2023. Watch live every other Thursday at 6pm ET/3pm PT:   / itgetsbetter  

On this episode, Blizz and Ashley are joined by special guests and It Gets Better Twitch Ambassadors thejustryan and fordadbod to chat about horror games, why queerness and horror-loving go hand in hand so often, and how they feel about dressing up! 🎃 Also: Ace Awareness Week, learning ace vs allo, and apparently Stardew Valley is a scary game. Originally broadcasted live on Twitch October 26, 2023. Watch live every other Thursday at 6pm ET/3pm PT:   / itgetsbetter  

On this episode, Blizz and Ashley talk Election Day, what you can do when you’re not old enough to vote yet, and sneaky voter suppression tactics. 🇺🇸 Also: How it went when Blizz dressed as Velma for Halloween, Ashley plans future karaoke songs, and hiking horror stories. Originally broadcasted live on November 2, 2023. Watch live every other Thursday at 6pm ET/3pm PT:   / itgetsbetter  

On this episode, Blizz and Ashley have a lovely conversation with our faves @BeaPlaysRoblox and @itsianwatson about the highs and lows of their journeys to honor Trans Awareness Week! 🏳️‍⚧️ Also: Bea starts her villain arc, Ian is tired of being pushed to “look nonbinary,” Devolver donates $10,000, and our amazing Youth Voices submit Q&A’s. Originally broadcasted live on Twitch on November 16, 2023. Watch live every other Thursday at 6pm ET/3pm PT:   / itgetsbetter  

It’s the Big Gay Gay-ming episode! 🎮 Blizz and Ashley chat about what they’ve been playing lately, who their first game crushes were, and who they think will win at the Game Awards. Also: queer rep in games, debating if a game is actually “good” or if the characters are just hot, and why Blizz will never let chat win. Originally broadcasted live on Twitch on December 7, 2023. Watch live every other Thursday at 6pm ET/3pm PT:   / itgetsbetter  

Celebrate the holiday season (holi-gays?) with some chosen family! ❄️ Blizz and Ashley chat with special guests AllGoldQueen, DataDave, ItsIanwatson, and Whinnaay about our holiday traditions, tips for those uncomfortable family dinners, fave holiday foods, what we’re thankful for this year, and of course, the importance of chosen family IRL and online! And of course, it’s also Blizz and Ashley’s LAST episode – they reminisce about getting to meet special guests and try to decide on their fave episodes from the season. Thanks for an amazing S2, can’t wait for S3 coming in 2024! Originally broadcasted live on Twitch on December 14, 2023:   / itgetsbetter