#itgetsbetter — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #itgetsbetter, aggregated by home.social.
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“You are loved. You belong. There’s no good God that would condemn you for exactly how you are. The queer community gives us a small glimpse of what the world could be, full of joy, dance, acceptance, glitter and magic… More than that an unspeakable amount of courage.” #ItGetsBetter #LGBTQ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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i am a huge liar btw ive been in a state of extreme depression for a few days #itgetsbetter #idkwhenthough
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You’ll end up living in Miami and South Beach as a Secret Service Agent months after that birthday, with your first boyfriend. You can reread that last part if you need to, but it’s real and it happens.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/youll-live-the-life-of-your-dreams-a-gay-man-addresses-his-younger-self-ba656f60bfc2 -
CW: Panic Attack
I'm 54 years old, I've had a very privileged life (white, male, straight, British, middle class, great beard) yet I still get panic attacks, like I just did.
They started when I was separating from my ex-wife, which was a period of emotional pain, low self esteem, abusing alcohol and economic hardship. They take the form of hyper exhausting, overwhelming deja vu. But now it's a couple of times a year, if I'm stressed, rather than a month. #ItGetsBetter #YoureNotAlone
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Dear Youngs, it used to be so much fun. You deserve that too.
Hang in there. #music #90s #itgetsbetter
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It is becoming increasingly harder to imagine that things will get better.
If you’re struggling with this as well, let me be the one to try to give you a glimpse of hope: things WILL get better. I’m not saying this just out of optimism or delusion, I’m saying this with relative certainty, because we’ve been here before!
https://medium.com/prismnpen/itll-pass-on-queer-progress-via-ru-paul-and-joan-rivers-fd360272ccc7?sk=0f5d717b1d9962b01d46b1fb12a8f66f -
sometimes i peruse my old journal/notes and find something i don't remember writing:
"what a life. to hell, and back again, and back again, to hell, and back again, to hell again, and back again... to myself. i spent a life time forgetting... and another one bringing it all back"
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Always a good reminder.
#nospaceforhate #gaypride #itgetsbetter -
https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/chesterfield-county/school-board-trans-student-policy-change/ "If the policies do roll back and they put these [new] policies in place that take away [transgender students’] rights, I’m afraid that we’re gonna have really drastic results" #rva #chesterfieldva #itgetsbetter #trans #lgbtq #lgbtqia
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I'm definitely crying and if you're not crying, we're probably not friends, but I wish you the best in self-discovery and understanding.
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #Pride #ItGetsBetter #FreeMamaHugs
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#AmericanEagle unveils its #genderneutral #collection for #PrideMonth.
The #brand has unveiled a #genderneutral #range featuring #rainbow-infused #apparel and #accessories, alongside a #donation to #ItGetsBetter.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Business #Fashion #Representation #Culture
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/03/american-eagle-pride-collection/
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Lieber Stefan: komm mal runter, und red mit uns. We have cookies.
Und @ doomers: Ich habe in Schweden etwas schönes erlebt: mich als “card carrying member” von Team Kollaps nicht wie ein Freak & pessimistischer Fantast zu fühlen." #itgetsbetter
https://steadyhq.com/de/friedlichesabotage/posts/a6db49de-f2da-4ada-87f2-03e9d6f4f669
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It seems like a lot of people I see here need a 🫂 or few lately.
If you're feeling like you might hurt yourself, please consider a helpline or even DMing me as an alternative (see profile for contact options). I may not be able to respond *immediately*, but I will read it and I will respond. :neocat_heart:
Yes, I'm just some queerdo on the internet, but sometimes that's enough to get through a hard patch. How do I know? Because if it wasn't for the kindness of some of the people on this site, I wouldn't be here today. (thank you 💕)
You can call a peer-run warm-line for your state here: https://warmline.org/warmdir.html
If it's critical, you can go to https://988lifeline.org/ or call tel:988, but beware of the risk of possible emergency services involvement.
If you're not in the US, here's a list of crisis lines by country: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines
#SuicidePrevention #ItGetsBetter #YouAreNotAlone #BoostWelcome #Boost
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your first couple centuries are a blur, a weeping and gnashing of teeth, after that it settles down & gets more comfortable, don't worry #ItGetsBetter
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https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/trans-students-virginia-department-of-education/article_36a274a0-cc2d-11ee-92a4-a35fded75233.html “It’s a shame VDOE has put school districts between such a rock and a hard place by telling them to implement policies that could open them up to serious legal trouble” #virginia #lgbtq #aclu #education #itgetsbetter
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This showed up in my memories today. Please, PLEASE take it to heart. It has never been more important. #KeepInTouch #ItGetsBetter #BeTheLight
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https://cardinalnews.org/2024/01/17/after-lynchburgs-school-board-rejected-a-grant-from-a-lgbtq-group-private-donations-will-fund-a-quiet-room/ “The outpouring of support has been amazing” #itgetsbetter #lynchburg #virginia #lgbtq
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(Sorry, it's a Facebook link)
Hi all! I'm walking this month to raise money for #TheTrevorProject. Every little bit donated helps on the way to $200! #ItGetsBetter #40MeaningfulMiles #charity #lgbtq
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#Virginia #schooldistrict #refuses #grant from #LGBTQ #group for establishing a safe-space or “quiet room.”
#Board #members #opposed #ItGetsBetter #Project #money after religious bigot opposed project.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/11/21/va-school-district-refuses-grant-from-lgbtq-group/
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Aun así, recordemos: es un país donde la homosexualidad lleva CINCO años oficialmente descriminalizada. Todo progreso es digno de ser celebrado. #ItGetsBetter
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#NationalComingOutDay: What I Wish I Knew Before I #CameOut As #Queer.
In this op-ed, Mia M., age 17, is a #Texas #highschool #student and part of the #YouthVoices program at #ItGetsBetter, recalls their #ComingOut #story and offers #tips for other #LGBTQ+ #youth for National Coming Out Day
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #ComingOut #Representation #Culture #NationalComingOutDay
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/national-coming-out-day-what-i-wish-i-knew
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CW: Queer media representation in the early 2000s, thread
At the same time, however, I want to end on an optimistic note, and watching #TippingTheVelvet reminded me that when I first saw it, #SameSexMarriage wasn't legal in the US, and it is now, even if its future is in doubt. Also, at the time, the city near where I went to college was having a referendum on #LGBTQHousing and #HousingDiscrimination, which eventually won #HousingRights for queer people. Dan Savage's #ItGetsBetter campaign was going viral.
We were fighting the bigots then, and it felt like we were winning. Now it feels like we're on the backfoot in that fight, but that doesn't mean the fight is over. We've come really far, too far to give up now, and we have the opportunity to both protect what we've won while pushing for true #justice and #equity.
9/9#QueerRepresentation #Queer #LGBTQ #QueerMedia #Sapphic #Lesbian