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Born This Way Foundation
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Led by @ladygaga + @momgerm, we're on a mission to empower and inspire young people to build a kinder, braver world that supports their mental health.
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It’s #WorldKindnessDay 💖 and we have something exciting to share! 🤫

Led by our Youth Advisory Board, we’ve selected the 2025–2026 #KindnessInCommunityFund grant recipients that are helping us build a kinder, braver world 🌍✨ Stay tuned for the big reveal!
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Active allies do more than express support. They take action. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💪

Our new guide, Advocate for LGBTQ+ Young People: A Guide on How to Be an Active Ally, shares youth-informed steps you can take to build kinder communities.

Learn more + download: bornthisway.foundation/research/adv...
88% of LGBTQ+ young people felt connected and less alone after receiving support online.
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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#repost via @anania00.bsky.social : you can be kind anytime, anywhere. you could make someone’s day in the next 30 seconds. take the #BeKind365 pledge today: bekind365.world/take-the-ple...

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November 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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💛 For #WorldMentalHealthMonth, we’re grateful to have joined Cotton On Foundation’s global Mental Health Collective, spotlighting impact for youth mental health 🌍

Earn your free #BeThereCertificate + learn how to support yourself + others: certificate.bethere.org/cottonon
Group photo of Born This Way Foundation + Cotton On Foundation's teams at our Kindness in Action event in Los Angeles, standing together in front of a purple-to-blue gradient Born This Way Foundation–branded step and repeat. A Be There Certificate–branded graphic featuring a diverse group of illustrated young people. The text reads: “Learn to Be There for someone” and “Earn your certificate: certificate.bethere.org/cottonon.” The bottom of the graphic displays the jack.org + Born This Way Foundation logos.
November 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Our Youth Advisory Board member, Maya, reminded us that it’s okay to pause, ask for help, and support each other.

The #BeThereCertificate teaches us how to start these conversations and show up for the people in our lives. ✨

Earn your Certificate today: certificate.bethere.org/cottonon
October 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Mental health matters, for ourselves + those we care about. 🌍✨

The #BeThereCertificate teaches us how to care for our own wellbeing and support others.💛

Earn your Certificate today: certificate.bethere.org/cottonon

CC: Cotton On Foundation + Jack.org
October 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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At our #KindnessInAction event, Caitlyn Smith (Girls Opportunity Alliance) shared why young people need communities truly invested in their wellbeing.

Earn your #BeThereCertificate + learn how to support yourself + others: certificate.bethere.org/cottonon
October 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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We’re honored to share that we’ve been named a finalist at the @shortyawards.bsky.social for Impact! 💖🎉

Vote by Oct 21:

🔗 Be There Certificate: tinyurl.com/2bvadfh2

🔗 “Without It, I Wouldn’t Be Here Today”: LGBTQ+ Young People’s Experiences in Online Spaces: tinyurl.com/bdp35sxd
Green gradient colored background. Text reads: "I'm a finalist Vote for our entry by: October 21, 2025" The bottom of the graphic includes the 10 Shorty Impact logo + decade forward logo
October 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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This #WorldMentalHealthDay, we’re proud to join Cotton On Foundation’s Mental Health Collective to expand support for young people. 🌍✨

Let’s build a kinder, braver world together. Earn your #BeThereCertificate: certificate.bethere.org/cottonon

@/jackdotorg
October 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Huge thanks to Sandrell Rivers Theater for hosting + @omiamifestival.bsky.social, The Miami Foundation, + Cotton On Foundation for making this magic happen 🫶 #KindnessInAction

📸: Kammerman Photography / @/kammermanphotography
Group of young people wearing “Kinder, Braver Together” hats provided by Cotton On Foundation, which they designed during the hat customization activity at our Kindness in Action event in Miami. Two young people smiling as they look at their photo and poem from O, Miami Poetry's photobooth activation. Two young people playfully posing while holding empanadas. Young people in the audience at our Kindness in Action event in Miami, smiling and playfully posing for a photo.
October 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Students from New World School of the Arts shared incredible artwork 🎨 that reminded us: when young voices shine, communities grow stronger. #KindnessInAction

📸: Kammerman Photography / @/kammermanphotography
Photo of a young person posing with a painting.
October 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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From Guitars Over Guns’ Atomic Lollipops rocking the stage 🎸 to Troy Angles’ moving poetry 📝, creativity showed us how powerful coming together can be. 🙌 #KindnessInAction

📸: Kammerman Photography / @/kammermanphotography
A member of Guitars Over Guns’ Atomic Lollipops playing electric guitar on stage during their performance. Poet Troy Angles posing on stage during his performance. Photo of Atomic Lollipops playing on stage. Poet Troy Angles posing on stage during his performance.
October 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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#KindnessInAction lit up Miami! 💖🌴 Music, poetry, + art brought real connection + hope to every corner of the room.

📸: Kammerman Photography / @/kammermanphotography
Photo of Guitars Over Guns’ Atomic Lollipops playing on stage. Young people posing for a photo at a photobooth activation hosted by O, Miami Poetry, with artist and cultural practitioner Najja Moon smiling alongside them. Kevin Perez from Guitars Over Guns smiling while holding a paper and pencil during a live Channel Kindness Storytellers Club writing workshop. Full audience at our Kindness in Action event in Miami, with Shadille Estepan, Born This Way Foundation’s Senior Communications Manager, emceeing.
October 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Our Kindness in Action event in Miami brought together young changemakers, artists, and caring adults to explore how community care and creativity can strengthen mental health. 💖🎸🎨🎙️🙌☀️

🎥: @/miamivideoproductions, @/vgcreations.tv
October 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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We’re still buzzing from our Kindness in Action event in NYC! 🌃💖

Stay tuned for our upcoming #ChannelKindness Radio Live with @drclaudiasantifer.bsky.social + Youth Advisory Board member Rushil, which explores how young people and researchers are shaping the future of mental health.
October 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Ahead of #WorldMentalHealthDay on Friday, let’s grow our knowledge, skills, and confidence to be there for one another, and ourselves. Join Born This Way Foundation, Cotton On Foundation, and Jack.org to take the #BeThereCertificate today 💛: certificate.bethere.org/cottonon
October 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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NYC showed us the power of Kindness in Action! 🗽💖

Thank you to each young leader, advocate, and partner who joined together to uplift youth action, spark meaningful conversations on mental health, and co-create community-driven solutions.

📸: @/chriscapturesitall
From left to right, Born This Way Foundation’s Vice President of Research + Evaluation, Dr. Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, and Manager of Research + Clinical Knowledge, Francesca Giannattasio, smile for the camera. Francesca holds a microphone and a postcard reading “This Way / Kindness, Bravery, Acceptance, Love” in the Foundation’s brand colors. Poet Kayla Dudley reads a poem on stage. Born This Way Foundation Youth Advisory Board member Rushil smiles on stage while holding a microphone and a postcard that reads “This Way / Kindness, Bravery, Acceptance, Love” in the Foundation’s brand colors during a Channel Kindness Radio Live segment at our recent Kindness in Action event in New York City. Two attendees share a warm embrace.
October 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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🏳️‍⚧️💻 New report brief with Hopelab:

For many trans young people, online spaces are places of safety, affirmation, + connection.

Read the report 👉 hopelab.org/stories/tran...

#ChannelKindness #BeKind365
Text reads: “I Just Want to Be Accepted by Others: How Transgender Young People Seek and Experience Online Support, 2025.” At the bottom are the logos of Born This Way Foundation and Hopelab. The design features vibrant, colorful illustrations of young people connecting in online spaces. One sits beside their dog, others appear engaged through devices and conversations. Surrounding them are playful icons, including speech bubbles, arrows, hearts, and squiggly lines, symbolizing dialogue, connection, and care. Quote reads: “Online communities have granted me the ability to express myself freely and be proud of who I am...” - Study Participant The design features a laptop with hearts coming out of it, a star, and a butterfly against a colorful gradient background. There is text at the bottom that reads "I Just Want to Be Accepted by Others": How Transgender Young People Seek and Experience Online Support (2025)" Text reads: "6x safer online: Transgender young people were six times as likely to report feeling “very safe” expressing their identity in online spaces compared to in-person spaces." The design features message bubbles, hearts, and stars against a colorful gradient background. There is text at the bottom that reads "I Just Want to Be Accepted by Others": How Transgender Young People Seek and Experience Online Support (2025)" Text reads "Over 90% of transgender young people reported feeling comfortable with their LGBTQ+ identity." There is an additional block of text against a yellow background that reads "Pride and community has been proven to boost flourishing and lower depression" There is text at the bottom that reads "I Just Want to Be Accepted by Others": How Transgender Young People Seek and Experience Online Support (2025)"
September 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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From youth-led panels to performances, Chicago reminded us what kindness looks like in action 💖 Grateful to After School Matters, @obamafoundation.bsky.social + Cotton On Foundation for building kinder, braver communities with us 🫶 #KindnessInCommunity #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
September 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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You are not alone. ❤
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to support anyone struggling with their mental health. Earn your #BeThereCertificate today at BeThereCertificate.org 💛
Learn to Be There for someone. Earn your certificate: BeThereCertificate.org *Jack.org + Born This Way Foundation logos*
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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This research, from Born This Way Foundation + Hopelab, uncovers insights into the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people in rural communities. It reveals both the significant challenges they face + the promising pathways of support that online spaces provide: bornthisway.foundation/research/exp...
Highlights from our research with Hopelab “Exploring Pride and Support of LGBTQ+ Young People in Rural Communities” text reads: Exploring Pride and support of LGBTQ+ Young People in Rural Communities Key Finding 2: Rural LGBTQ+ Young People Report More Depression and Less Flourishing Than Their Suburban/Urban Peers Details of Key Finding 2: *arrow pointing right to indicate to swipe to the next slide* Depression, Loneliness, and Flourishing Among LGBTQ+ Young People Depression: (Rural: 57% / Suburban/Urban: 45%) Loneliness: (Rural: 63% / Suburban/Urban: 59%) Flourishing: (Rural: 43% / Suburban/Urban: 52%) Exploring Pride and Support of LGBTQ+ Young people in Rural Communities Survey Respondent: "Being neurodivergent and Queer in a small town in the south means you're not very likely to have any friends. Finding these people online was my first gateway to being treated like a normal person by my peers. It has greatly shaped who I am today in a positive way. I think I'd still be terribly depressed had i never met them." EXPLORING PRIDE AND SUPPORT OF LGBTQ+ YOUNG PEOPLE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
September 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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One of the bravest things you can do is ask for support. Here are organizations and services that might be useful as well as tips for self-care, curated by experts we trust: bornthisway.foundation/get-help-now/
Graphic that reads “Resources for Support” followed by a series of resource and helplines including The Trevor Project, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, LGBT National Help Center, teen lined Crisis Text Line, Trans Lifeline, and find a helpline. Series of self-care tips and corresponding icons + Born This Way Foundation logo. Tips include: 1. Talk about what you're feeling. 2. Get moving. 3. Show gratitude. 4. Take time to relax. 5. Express yourself. 6. Recognize your stress. 7. Remember, stress is temporary. 8. Remember to breathe. 9. Do what you love.
September 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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💙 Today on #WorldSuicidePreventionDay (and every day!), remember: you are not alone. Asking for help is brave, and support is always within reach. Visit our Find Help page for helplines, self-care tips, and resources to care for yourself + others: bornthisway.foundation/get-help-now/
Purple and teal colored gradient with text that reads “World Suicide Prevention Day” + Born This Way Foundation logo
September 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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(📍United States 🇺🇸) Taylor is helping students feel safe and supported by creating spaces to connect and learn from mentors.

Take the #BeKind365 pledge: bekind365.world/take-the-ple...

🎥: @/taylorcassidyj on IG
August 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM