Plus: It's #ElectionSzn and You Can Make a Difference at Any Age
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Remembering Nex Benedict
Reading about Nex Benedict, they sounded like an amazing 16-year-old. Someone we would have been proud to know. Nex was a nonbinary high-school sophomore of Choctaw ancestry who, like many teens their age, loved playing Minecraft and watching The Walking Dead. They loved drawing, reading, and hanging out with the family cat, Zeus.
We will continue to fight for better for kids like Nex. For laws that don’t make LGBTQ+ kids a target, but protect them. For critical conversations about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools so that students aren’t taught to fear and hate their LGBTQ+ peers.
Read more about Nex and our commitment to fighting for better for LGBTQ+ students at itgetsbetter.org.
It's Election Szn - Change Starts By Building Community
2024 is about to be a big election year. Voting is important, but as Charlie Amáyá Scott (@dineaesthetics on IG) explains, change usually starts by building strong communities with the people around us - and you can do that at any age. Check out our #ElectionSzn series, running now through November.
The Opportunity of a Lifetime
It Gets Better's Senior Director of Programs & Operations, Justin Tindall, writes that as a teacher in Texas, a $10,000 grant would have allowed his imagination to soar — and to dream big about ways to make the world better for both students and educators.
Read more about Justin's story and apply for a $10,000 grant to make things better for LGBTQ+ students!
Explore the It Gets Better LGBTQ+ Glossary
LGBTQ+ language and labels are constantly evolving. Educate yourself, explore your identity, and be a better ally with our LGBTQ+ Glossary. Check it out at the all-new itgetsbetter.org.
