Support

PFLAG Connects: Communities first Latino meeting is coming soon!

Great news! Our first PFLAG Connects: Communities Latino community meeting is coming up on Thursday, October 7th at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT. This meeting is geared towards parents and family members of LGBTQ+ folks who are also part of the Latino community. If you’re a member of the LGBTQ+ community, please feel free to also join us! We will have facilitators from the Latino community leading the 1-hour support meeting. 

Register now for call information.

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¡Excelente noticia! La primera reunión de apoyo para padres y familiares Latinos de personas LGBTQ+ está programada para el jueves, 7 de octubre a las 9pm tiempo este / 8pm tiempo central / 6pm tiempo Pacifico. Si es parte de la comunidad LGBTQ+ también se puede unir. Tendremos facilitadores de la comunidad Latina dirigiendo la conversación. 

Regístrese ahora para recibir detalles de la llamada.

Education

Three Steps to Being a Better Suicide Prevention Advocate

You never know when someone you care about might be thinking about suicide and needs reassurance to get help. Here are some great digital resources and steps to take to help you be an advocate to prevent suicide: 

1. Learn: Learn about ways that you can help prevent suicide. Read some stories written by people who have been affected by suicide.
2. Watch: On September 10th, tune in to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s all-day Facebook Live for World Suicide Prevention Day. Take a look at Something To Talk About Live! episodes about suicide and mental health. If you work with youth, here is a training from The Trevor Project on how you can be an even better ally for them.
3. Share: Check out this page for some sample social media language to share with your followers. Follow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on Instagram and Twitter. Be sure to always be mindful of your own well-being on social media.

Advocacy

Join a team to help us achieve equality for everyone, everywhere, at all times

The Equality Act is the closest a broad civil rights bill has come to passage in 30 years. Because we are so close on this, every senate office in the country is getting slammed with calls from people who do not support equal rights. But, there are millions of people like you who DO support equality--let's show them that Our Love Is Louder.

Join #TeamTuesday or #TeamThursday and we'll remind you each week to call, email, or Tweet your Senators to urge them to pass the Equality Act.

Ready to take action? Join #TeamTuesday or #TeamThursday now!

Something to Talk About...Live!

Join PFLAG National live this Thursday, September 2 at 4:30 PM ET/1:30 PM for Something to Talk About Live! This week, we’ll be discussing " Damning study shows how LGBT+ representation in games is practically non-existent," by writer Ed Nightingale of Pink News.

We're thrilled that writer Ed Nightingale will join us live for the conversation, along with Raymond Lancione, Executive Director of Qweerty Gamers.

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

For more information--and to check out our discussion questions in advance--visit straightforequality.org/something-talk-about-live-september-9-2021.