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Lesbian Visibility Week RAID TRAIN!

🟣 heyykrista @ 7pm ET: The Last of Us speedrun

🟣 @twiliautumn.bsky.social @ 7pm ET: Paper Mario Sticker Star & Mario Kart 8

🟣 @theanarchristie.bsky.social @ 7:30pm ET: Cinderia

🟣 @nerapi.bsky.social @ 8:15pm ET: Carpe Noctem

🟣 @turttay.bsky.social @ 8:15pm ET

Navigating "DEI" topics & spaces in higher ed has been quite the rollercoaster over the past year. Things are constantly changing, but the people in those spaces LOVE the work they do & the students they support. My campus' pride center is amazing & provides such impactful resources & services 🏳️‍🌈

LGBTQ+ groups score legal victory over Trump, restoring Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument Advocates secured the permanent return of the Pride flag to the federally managed New York City landmark after removal ignited outrage.

The Pride flag is BACK at Stonewall! 🏳️‍🌈 "The federal government agreed the Pride flag will remain at Stonewall and 'will not be removed.'" #itgetsbetter

Queer Spaces in Unexpected Places You don’t have to move to a big city or a giant campus to find your people. Queer Spaces in Unexpected Places is your guide to finding LGBTQ+-affirming college life in the places people often overlook...

look for more soon: with support from Antioch College, we’re making the college search a liiittle less overwhelming for LGBTQ+ high schoolers.

"Queer Spaces in Unexpected Places" is your guide to finding LGBTQ+-affirming college life in places people often overlook!

learn more about it here:

choosing a college is a big deal, but for LGBTQ+ students, it comes with extra layers: will I be safe & supported here?

the good news: you don't always have to go to a "big city" school, if you know what to ask on your college tours!

🎓 get some more tips here:
itgetsbetter.org/10-questions...

Thank you!!!!!

STEM can be a hostile place for queer kids. Rainbow Robotics is changing the game. - LGBTQ Nation "We’re changing lives and making people feel better about themselves."

So proud of our grantees 🥹

Learn how one of our Changemakers grants helped a teen robotics team in Arizona make their space more welcoming for LGBTQ+ students (and don't forget to apply for your own grant at itgetsbetter.org/changemakers by May 3rd)!

Our Youth Voices are finishing up their culminating projects, but some of them need YOUR help!

Submit to...

🟣 Andrew's queer mental health art project: tinyurl.com/qmharchive

🟣 Bekah's Trans Book of Joy: tinyurl.com/transbookofjoy

🟣 Marshall's Trans Items Archive: tinyurl.com/transitemarchive

The clip everyone’s talking about: Judge Eboni K. Williams standing up for a gay son after his father sued him over conversion therapy costs. A needed reminder that allyship with a platform is critical right now. Watch and share!

Our Youth Voices are finishing up their culminating projects, but some of them need YOUR help!

Submit to...

🟣 Andrew's queer mental health art project: tinyurl.com/qmharchive

🟣 Bekah's Trans Book of Joy: tinyurl.com/transbookofjoy

🟣 Marshall's Trans Items Archive: tinyurl.com/transitemarchive

Want a grant of up to $10,000 for your LGBTQ+ project, but not sure where to start?

Join us on 4/14 at 6pm ET/3pm PT for an info session about the It Gets Better: Changemakers program, the application process, and a live Q&A to answer your questions!

Register here: itgetsbetter.org/april2026info

ONE MORE MONTH to apply for It Gets Better: Changemakers!

We've awarded $1.6 million in funding to 170 youth-led projects to make things better for LGBTQ+ youth.

Your idea could be next!

Queer homecoming? Community service project? Pride art mural?

Apply by May 3: itgetsbetter.org/changemakers

If you’re already spending hours online, why not spend some of that time supporting your mental health? imi offers free, affirming support around stress, stigma, queerness, and gender, with no sign-up or download required. Just 10 mins a day gives your mental wellbing a boost. Check out imi.guide

We are so grateful for the Daily Beans community coming together for trans youth. We are going to be able to do so much good with this support. #itgetsbetter

In yesterday's 8-1 decision, The Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth, ruling the law likely violates the First Amendment. Here's our response:

Thank you to justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for standing with LGBTQ+ youth. #itgetsbetter

🔴 We're live!

Come discuss the film @heightenedscrutinydoc.com and hear from LGBTQ+ youth (including Mila from the film) about what it's like being young trans activists today!

These youth are amazing - you're gonna leave with some hope for the future, trust: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter

Segment 2 is live!

Come chat about coming out at various ages and stages:

🏳️‍⚧️ twitch.tv/itgetsbetter

Segment 1 has begun!

Come chat with us in community for Trans Day of Visibility:

🏳️‍⚧️ twitch.tv/itgetsbetter

NEW: The Daily Beans Podcast is Donating $10K to It Gets Better for Trans Day of Visibility. Help Us Match It As this administration continues to put LGBTQ+ youth in harm's way, it's more urgent than ever that we show up and stand together.

The @dailybeanspod.com is donating $10,000 to @itgetsbetter.bsky.social for Trans Day of Visibility. Help us double it! 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 #TDOV #TransDayOfVisibility itgetsbetter.org/dailybeansdonate www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-the-da...

📣 WATCH #HeightenedScrutiny at HOME!

📆 ONE WEEK ONLY 3/30 - 4/5 on Kinema

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Check out our Youth Voices ambassador Jay on today's episode of @dailybeanspod.com talking about Trans Day of Visibility and all of the amazing things he's up to. From hackathons to Spartan races to advocating for trans youth, Jay is a rockstar.

Join us today to learn more about Trans experiences, health, and safety. If you want to catch my segment, I will be on at 5:00 PM ET/2:00 PM PT, along side some other amazing humans with a lot to share.

Thank you to MAC Cosmetics and MAC Viva Glam for supporting trans youth. 100% of proceeds from sales of the t-shirt and lipstick support orgs like ours for Trans Day of Visibility. Learn more. www.maccosmetics.com/mac-viva-gla...

another one for you all:

if you're in college or have been, where did you find LGBTQ+ community on campus?

or if it wasn't on campus, where did you find queer community outside of school?

For a limited time, grab merch that puts money and power back in the hands of trans and queer youth.

Our Trans Youth Deserve Better collection supports LGBTQ+ youth leadership, grants for trans and queer students, advocacy work, and more.

Available through March 31: itgetsbetter.org/shop

See a difference in your mental health in just 10 minutes! By Raelee Sweet Teens today navigate a complex digital world. While the data shows U.S. teens spend an average of 4.8 hours of their day on social media, LGBTQ+ youth spend 3.72 more hours online than...

LGBTQ+ youth are already spending hours online. What if 10 of those minutes actually supported their mental health? imi is our free, research-backed mental health tool for LGBTQ+ teens, and just 10 minutes with it can improve mental health. 🌈⏱️ #itgetsbetter #mentalhealth

How a teacher and her students are bringing queer equality to Wikipedia One professor’s students have added thousands of references to Wikipedia entries on LGBTQ+ history.

Preserving queer history! Meet the college class adding Wikipedia entries on queer events and people, with a focus on Latine women!

We're SO looking forward to this livestream convo on Twitch with @itgetsbetter.bsky.social!

Chat w/ community on Trans Day of Visibility!

🏳️‍⚧️ 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT: BehindTheLash, @itsianwatson.bsky.social, @smoldrgn.bsky.social, @conorisdefgay.bsky.social, & zzipper

🏳️‍⚧️ 5pm ET/2pm PT: @nerapi.bsky.social, @violaycious.com, & @theanarchristie.bsky.social

Join 3/31: twitch.tv/itgetsbetter