It Gets Better
The It Gets Better Project exists to uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQ+ youth around the globe.
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From shaping platforms to civic engagement, queer youth can do anything!
By Bekah, Youth Voices Alumni As the midterm elections approach, LGBTQ+ rights are once again being put in the spotlight. Elections mean everything from researching which candidates support gender affirming care to explaining to your family why they shouldn’t support anti-LGBTQ+…
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More Than the “Diverse” Kid
Written by Christipher, Youth Voices – Fall/Winter 2026 Cohort Learning new perspectives has always intrigued me: from storytime videos on YouTube to the people I befriended around the world on Roblox. That curiosity extended through adolescence, when I began seeking…
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There’s more than one way to celebrate National Coming Out Day. Find yours here.
All year long, folks send us emails, share anonymous stories on Tumblr, and drop into our DMs with their coming out stories. Some are joyful. Some are complicated. All of them have value. And no two follow the same script. This National Coming Out Day, here’s a reminder coming…
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The Power of Words Across Languages
By Daniel, a 16-year-old Youth Voices ambassador (Winter/Fall 2026) who is also a community organizer and educator living in Chicago. Haz click aquí para leer este artículo en español. In traditional Mexican culture, queer youth are too often left in the shadows, distanced from…
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It Gets Better Turns 16
By Ross W. von Metzke We keep coming back to one detail from our 16th birthday: some of our newest Youth Voices and grantees weren’t even born when the first It Gets Better video was posted. Sixteen years ago, we hoped young people would grow up knowing a better future was…
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16 years later, meet the kids who are defining better
Christopher Pronouns: He/Him, They/Them Location: Virgina Age: 17 Favorite Song: “Attracted To You” by Pinkpantheress Christopher Grady is a gay Black teenager fascinated by humanities subjects like African-American Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and Creative Writing. His…
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Meet Our 2026-2027 It Gets Better: Changemakers Grant Recipients
From rural Alaska to Miami, Florida, these are the grant projects making waves for LGBTQ+ youth in 2025.
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Congratulations to our Youth Voices, Class of 2026!
Over the past year, Ale, Andrew, Angelo, Bekah, Jay, Marshall, Nashan, and Renc have grown as leaders and formed a powerful bond as allies, colleagues, and friends. Through It Gets Better’s Youth Voices program, they have learned to turn their stories and lived experiences into…
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Mementos That Matter: An Archive of Trans-Affirming Objects
Earlier this year, we had our Youth Voices create, coordinate, and execute major projects on what they are most passionate about. Our Youth Voice ambassador, Marshall, put out an ask for trans and nonbinary youth to submit images of objects that hold special sentiment to their…
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Back to School Advice LGBTQ+ Youth
Save & share this queer school survival guide! We asked our It Gets Better family for back-to-school advice for LGBTQ+ youth, and boy, did you all deliver. Here are some of our favorite tips that you can bookmark, keep with you, write down on post its, add to your phone, or send…