It Gets Better

TODAY - 🌈 Watch the Pride Village FINALE EVENT with us! We've spent the past week with some amazing creators as they streamed Minecraft builds that represent what Pride means to them - while fundraising for LGBTQ+ youth simultaneously! Now we have an entire Pride Village that we can't wait for you to explore. Take the tour and come chat with our hosts as we stream the grand finale on Thursday, June 13 at 2pm ET/11am PT at twitch.tv/itgetsbetter. And remember — E.L.F. BEAUTY will match your donations up to $50,000 throughout June! Welcome to our cozy, virtual safe space for Pride. 💜 #itgetsbetter #digitalpride #minecraft #charitystream #lgbtqyouth #queeryouth #transyouth #twitch #elfbeauty

8 years ago today - thank you, TJ Mitchell (https://lnkd.in/giYV3KWT), for helping us honor Pulse Night of Remembrance. We will never stop fighting for equality and acceptance on behalf of those we lost that night in Orlando. 💜🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #itgetsbetter #lgbtq #lgbtqyouth #pulse #pulsenightclub #pulsenightofremembrance #orlando

Every Pride Month, It Gets Better shares a blog highlighting the brands that walk the walk and talk the talk by investing in LGBTQ+ youth. This year especially, that support could not be more important! As we celebrate Pride Month, we must recognize the brands and organizations that have been unwavering allies to our community. Allyship isn’t easy — in fact, it’s when allyship gets difficult that you see who is really in it for the long haul. We are incredibly grateful to the many brands that have shown they understand what being an ally looks like — that are staying the course even as threats from anti-LGBTQ+ groups make a lot of noise on the sidelines. We could not do our life-affirming and often life-saving work in support of LGBTQ+ youth without the support of our brand partners. This year, the brands supporting It Gets Better are a collection of longtime partners and new friends — all of whom agree that standing by LGBTQ+ youth in good times and bad is not only a priority, but a responsibility. Please take a look and join us in thanking the many brands that are supporting It Gets Better in 2024. AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC. Converse UGG Bath & Body Works MAC Cosmetics Ulta Beauty E.L.F. BEAUTY Banter by Piercing Pagoda Humble Bundle Planet Fitness and many more! PRIDE MONTH BRANDS 2024: https://lnkd.in/gDBaXmjT #pridemonth #brandsupport #corporatepartnerships #pride #lgbtq #lgbtqyouth #itgetsbetter

It Gets Better's Youth Voices are featured in USA TODAY's Pride Month special issue, available now. Matt Alderton profiled four trans and nonbinary young activists for the article — and our own Eli and Eris are among those featured. Read more about their journeys and how they're working with It Gets Better to create lasting change for LGBTQ+ young people. You can see the article below and get your own copy of the issue at the link below. #itgetsbetter #lgbtq #pridemonth #pride #activism #youngactivists #youthactivists #lgbtqyouth ISSUE: https://lnkd.in/eTEaE-vM

Thank you WWD for showcasing a number of brands throwing their support behind #LGBTQ+ non-profits and projects this Pride Month. Happy to see a few of our partners (including AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC., Converse, and UGG) made the cut. Brand support is critical not just during Pride but all year round. It is what allows us to continue to advocate for LGBTQ+ youth. Show them some love. #pridemonth #brandsupport #brands #pride #lgbtq #itgetsbetter

Thank you, Gayming Magazine, for covering our Pride Village charity relay build with more than 35 Minecraft creators on Twitch. All proceeds benefit It Gets Better. Read more at the link below and check out the official schedule at https://lnkd.in/gCU7U_d5. #itgetsbetter #minecraft #lgbtq #lgbtqyouth #twitch #gaming #charity #charitystream #pride #pridemonth

Check out It Gets Better Youth Voices ambassador Eli being a total star as part of AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC. Pride Month campaign. American Eagle is a long-time sponsor of It Gets Better and has made possible our 50 States. 50 Grants. 5000 Voices grantmaking initiative to fund student-led projects to make things better for LGBTQ+ youth in middle and high schools across the country. #itgetsbetter #lgbtq #lgbtqyouth #grants #grantmaking #pride #pridemonth #youthvoices #americaneagle LINK: https://lnkd.in/g3WrpkSg

Beginning today, more than 35 Minecraft creators are joining forces to build a Pride Village on Twitch and raise critical funds for It Gets Better. And we’re hoping many of you will help us get the word out or join us in watching. From June 6-June 13, this eight-day-long relay event brings together content creators and communities to celebrate the diverse expressions of Pride. Running across various Twitch channels, the event culminates in the public unveiling of a virtual space for LGBTQ+ youth to connect with community on the official It Gets Better Twitch channel. You can check out the full schedule of streams in the attached graphics in the link below. Pride Village is part of the fifth annual It Gets Better: A Digital Pride Experience, featuring Pride-themed streams on It Gets Better’s Twitch channel throughout the month. All Digital Pride activations will also serve as a fundraiser to support It Gets Better, and all funds raised up to $50,000 throughout Pride Month will be matched by a donation from E.L.F. BEAUTY. "Digital streaming platforms like Twitch are vital lifelines for LGBTQ+ youth, offering inclusive and affirming spaces to find community, which is critical to our work at It Gets Better. The Pride Village Minecraft relay presents a unique opportunity to experience what Pride means to content creators all over the world, and ultimately, offer LGBTQ+ youth a lasting digital world they can visit anytime." - Brian Wenke, Executive Director, It Gets Better So join us on Twitch, experience different expressions of what Pride means to content creators from all over the world, and help us create a lasting digital world LGBTQ+ youth can visit anytime. LINK: https://lnkd.in/gCU7U_d5 #itgetsbetter #minecraft #gaming #lgbtq #lgbtqyouth #queeryouth #pride #pridemonth #digitalpride #fundraiser #twitch

A Pride Month update from our Executive Director Brian Wenke 👇. #itgetsbetter #lgbtq #lgbtqyouth #pridemonth #pride #activism ----- Pride Month is a time for celebration, for visibility, for acknowledging the progress we’ve made and the people who helped make it happen. But Pride is also a protest, and we need all of you out on the front lines — because we are at a critical juncture for LGBTQ+ youth. Many of you know It Gets Better from its groundbreaking social media campaign in 2010, which earned us an Emmy and a New York Times best-selling book. Over the last fourteen years, we’ve navigated turbulent waters, including a global pandemic, to become the world’s largest storytelling effort to empower LGBTQ+ youth. We've distributed nearly $1.2 million in grants over the last two years to middle and high schools in support of youth-led initiatives to create more inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ students. And we’ve graduated four cohorts of ambassadors from our Youth Voices program — LGBTQ+ young people poised to become the leaders of tomorrow by fighting for their peers today. But today, we are facing a crisis the likes of which we have never seen. We are experiencing an unprecedented rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation targeting youth — something of which most of you reading are probably keenly aware. As this is playing out across the country, our youth are still trying to navigate high school, first loves, first breakups, coming out, and simply understanding who they are. They are being thrust into the spotlight by elected officials and other radical anti-LGBTQ+ groups at a time when they should feel protected and secure. It is indefensible and needs to stop. This Pride Month, and all year long, it is essential that we stand up and stand together. We must continue to fight for queer youth — to educate them, connect them to their communities, and ensure they are empowered to strive for a future with limitless potential. We are asking our allies to stay strong. We need to put forth a unified front against the forces that seek to diminish the intrinsic value the youngest of us possess. We cannot do this without you. So this Pride Month, please stand with us and fight for a future where we are all treated as equals.  Your support is crucial — not just for LGBTQ+ youth, but for the future of It Gets Better  and the LGBTQ+ fight for acceptance. Remember –stay loud and stay proud.

An honor to become a part of the MAC Cosmetics VIVA Glam family, partnering on queer proms across the country and working to amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ young people. Happy Pride, and thanks for the support. #brandpartner #pridemonth #brandsupport #lgbtq #lgbtiq #lgbtqyouth #maccosmetics