| Dear John: The PFLAG National staff is off today, after a busy three days at We Are the Change: The 2021 PFLAG National Convention. For those who joined us, we hope you had a great weekend. While we take the day to catch our collective breath, the opportunities to connect never stop. Check a few of them out below! |
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| | Support Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 26th, is Intersex Awareness Day For those who are new to the conversation, our friends at InterACT share the following, "Intersex is an umbrella term for differences in sex traits or reproductive anatomy. People are born with these differences or develop them at a young age. Genitalia, hormones, internal anatomy, or chromosomes can develop in many ways. The problem is, children’s bodies are often changed for them because of shame and stigma." Did you know that most surgeries happen before the age of two? Many of the world’s top human rights organizations agree: surgeries to change sex traits must be the individual’s choice. Want to learn more and provide support to intersex friends and loved ones? Visit interactadvocates.org to learn more, watch last week's episode of Something to Talk About Live, or check out this great TED Talk, "Intersex is Awesome," featuring our STTA Live guests Kristina and Ori Turner. Ready to get right to taking action? Check out "26 Ways Allies Can Support
Intersex Awareness Day on 10/26." And to all of our intersex friends, families, and loved ones? We celebrate you today, tomorrow, and all year long! |
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| | Education Three Steps to Being an Asexual and Aromantic Ally It’s Asexual Awareness Week, also called Ace Week (October 24th to October 30th). Here are some ways to be a great asexual and aromantic ally: - Learn: Spend some time browsing through the resources available on the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network (AVEN), Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA), and The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project (TAAAP) websites to learn more about asexuality and aromanticism.
- Watch: Check out this PFLAG Academy Online session, "What The +?: Understanding and Supporting Expansive LGBTQ+ Identities." Also take a look at our February 11, 2021 episode of Something to Talk About Live! with Angela Chen, author of Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex.
- Share: Use social media to share information and resources about Ace Week, and be sure to follow Ace Week on Twitter to stay updated.
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| | Advocacy Equality for Everyone, Everywhere, At All Times If you joined us this weekend at We Are the Change, then you probably heard our ED, Brian Bond, ask you to take action right away in support of expanding the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, to provide nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people, and broaden protections for women, people of color, and people of faith. If you haven't yet joined us in the #Fight4Equality? Now is the time! Sign up now to join the campaign, and invite your friends and family, too! You’ll get weekly reminders and all the tools and information you need to take action on the day you choose. |
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| | |  | Remember: We're here to help. Find us all at pflag.org/about/our-people. Let’s stay safe, stay healthy--and stay connected. We're here for you,
Team PFLAG National |
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