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According to recent reports released by the Human Rights Campaign, more than 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in 36 states this year – many of them targeting trans youth. Florida and Texas are stealing headlines with “Don’t Say Gay” legislation and the proposed criminalization of gender-affirming care for trans youth – but so many states have proposed legislation that eclipses these dangerous bills.

My home state of Ohio has introduced its own version of a “Don’t Say Gay” bill – but this bill also includes topics of race on its list of banned educational content. To this day, the state still offers mediocre protections, if any, against the discrimination of LGBTQ+ young people. This cuts particularly deep for me for obvious reasons. It is also what drives my efforts to ensure all LGBTQ+ youth in Ohio and around the world understand and have the capacity to embrace their worthiness and power.

Every day, I get to pour my energy into the It Gets Better Project – to elevate the inspiring and humanizing stories of the LGBTQ+ community, to cultivate digital safe spaces for young people to connect with others just like them, and to keep hope alive for the next generation.

I also give monthly to counter the unrelenting negativity bombarding our youth. As a recurring donor, I know I am providing the essential support the It Gets Better Project needs to sustain its life-affirming work. [[link removed]] Organizations like ours rely on the foundational and predictable support recurring donors provide. They are essential to the sustainability of the It Gets Better Project.

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Thank you so much for your time. Stay proud, FRIEND!

Brian Wenke

Executive Director

It Gets Better Project

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