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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
From rural Alaska to Miami, Florida, these are the grant projects making waves for LGBTQ+ youth in 2025.
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…
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…
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…