Support

Celebrating and Supporting LGBTQ+ People With Disabilities

Today we celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which made it illegal to discriminate against a person because of their disability.

As we close out Disability Pride Month, we want to recognize and honor the estimated three-to-five million LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. who also have a disability (according to this helpful 2019 report from the Movement Advancement Project).

Here are some great resources, videos, essays, and interviews to check out:

• From the Administration for Community Living, a discussion on celebrating and supporting LGBTQ+ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• From Respect Ability, conversations with LGBTQ+ people who have disabilities.
• The impact of the film Crip Camp, a wonderful documentary from our friends at Netflix. 
• From Disability Horizons, 10 influential disabled LGBTQ+ activists to follow on social media.
• A great list of videos, essays, and resources from PFLAG Salisbury.  

Education

Three Steps to Being a Better Advocate for Inclusive Sex Ed

Just because you’re staying in doesn’t mean your learning should slow down! So, stay safe and take these steps to engage:

1. Learn: Check out pflag.org/policystatements which includes details about our board-approved policy statements on inclusive sexuality education, HIV and STD prevention, and safe and welcoming schools.
2. Watch: Presented by PFLAG National Board Member Antón Castellanos Usigli, watch LGBTQ Sex Ed: Health, Rights, and Pleasure which focuses on the “triangle approach” to sex education that was formulated by the Global Advisory Board for Sexual Health and Wellbeing.
3. Share: Use social media to share LGBTQ+ inclusive sex-ed resources and curriculum from organizations like More Than Sex Ed, Advocates for Youth, and Planned Parenthood. 

Advocacy

Your reminder: Call your Senators about the Equality Act

Anti-equality voters are still outpacing our phone calls regarding the Equality Act - so no time like the present to pick up the phone and dial for equality.

Visit pflag.org/equalityact, every day, and reach out to your two Senators and tell them why you support the Equality Act; you can do this using our helpful scripting on the website. If your Senators already support the Equality Act? Call anyway! Thanking them and letting them know that they have YOUR support is a critical action to take.

Visit pflag.org/equalityact to get started!

Something to Talk About...Live!

Join PFLAG National live this Thursday, July 29th at 4:30 PM ET/1:30 PM for Something to Talk About Live! This week, we’ll be discussing, "Thousands march in Hungary Pride parade to oppose LGBT law," from AP News, by Justin Spike. 

You can watch live on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, or Twitter.

For more information--and to check out our discussion questions in advance--visit https://straightforequality.org/something-talk-about-live-july-29-2021.