Nurturing Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ Stories
We understand the importance of having a safe haven where all are welcome to express themselves freely and authentically. Our initiatives are centered around fostering understanding, respect, and acceptance, ensuring that each member of the LGBTQ+ community can share their unique experiences and perspectives.
Become a Safe Space
When you display one of our safe space signs in your store front, it helps to show the community that your business is safe and supportive. Sign up for a safe space sign to help us cover the city in smiles.
Donate to the Cause
Growing up queer has always been challenging, but now more than ever, our youth and young adults need us more than ever. Help us build a network of safety and support throughout our cities.
Join Prism Club
We meet every other Friday with the intention of building peer relationships, that are safe and meaningful, through games, events, and mutual support.
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Our Amazing Partners
We appreciate all that you do for us and we want you to know that your efforts are not unnoticed. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
Our Mission
Smile Big is a network of real people, sharing real stories, to cultivate a community built on honest representation.
We are a haven of support that organizes access to essential needs, care, and shelter.
We are a hub of education, development, and mentoring that empowers LGBTQIA+ youth to thrive and smile big.
2024 Will Be a Year to Remember
Coming to Amarillo, June of 2024, this vibrant celebration will be all about embracing diversity, community, and the joy of coming together exactly as we are.
Mark your calendars and be a part of history as we bring people from all walks of life to honor love, equality, and pride in who we are. From live entertainment and local cuisine to local support resources, games for the whole family to enjoy, and even our very own local pride parade. This year there’s something for all ages and interests to enjoy, but most importantly we get to be united as a community. Let’s paint Amarillo with the colors of pride this June and make Pride on the Plains a tradition for many, many years to come! And of course, Neon Nebula will be back bigger than ever. Stay tuned Smile Big Family 🥰!
Never Forget, You're Not Alone
That’s why we’re working hard to cover the city in smiles with our safe space signs, to show just how wrong their message of hate really is.
When you see one of our signs in a window, know that you are not alone. There is a community of people fighting every day to make the world a more inclusive and accepting place for all. We fight for you because we are you, and we thank you for every single step you take with us on this journey towards a better future for all.
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Want to help support the Smile Big Movement?
Smile Big is fighting to change the lives and the status quo for the queer community and we can’t do it without your help. As a young grass roots organization, we’re funded primarily by community members and supporters just like you.Â
Every donation helps us fulfill our promise of safety, support, and mentorship to the LGBTQ+ community.
Right now, that means providing access to shelter, food, clothes, and support groups like PRISM club, but together we hope to bring a flagship community center to the panhandle to provide so much more.