| | Dear John: It's Solidarity Week, so be sure to check out our Education section below to see all of the different ways you can take part. Plus, great Support and Advocacy opportunities, all below in this week's edition of the PFLAG Connects newsletter. | | | | | | Support ICYMI: A Place to Call Home Gets a Relaunch in Seven New Languages A Place to Call Home features four PFLAG mothers of AAPI descent, sharing their journeys with their LGBTQ+ kids. Now, we're happy to announce that this beautiful short film is available with seven newly translated subtitles: Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Hindi, and both traditional and simplified Chinese, We are grateful to our team of translators, including Aya Yabe, Mari Morimoto, Celia Bùi Lê, Sri Chivukula, Anupam Dev Goel, Neetika Prasad, Zhen (Sunny) Zeng, Haishu Ding, M.J. Yap, Ira Briones, Hyunsook Elizabeth Cho (조현숙), Jee Eun Kim (김지은), and Stacy Song-ah Huh (김성아), for their work. Visit pflag.org/APlaceToCallHome to access all versions of the film, plus additional resources for Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ people and their families. | | | | | | Education Three Steps to Being an Ally During Solidarity Week Solidarity Week--formerly Ally Week--begins today! Here are a few ways to make sure you are in solidarity with the causes you believe in and the people you want to support. - Learn: Visit GLSEN’s website to learn more about Solidarity Week and how to join the campaign. Brush up on your own ally skills by checking out our page on the Straight For Equality Ally Spectrum.
- Watch: Take a look at some installments of PFLAG Academy Online that talk about allyship and solidarity with less visible identities, such as bisexuality+, the “+” in LGBTQ+, and one on supporting trans and nonbinary loved ones. Additionally, be sure to review some recordings from PFLAG National’s 2021 Convention, which you can find by signing in with your convention account here.
- Share: Fill out your own #InSolidarityWith sign to take a selfie with and post across social media with hashtag “#InSolidarityWith.” Be sure to tag PFLAG so that PFLAGers can show their support!
| | | | | | Advocacy Tell your Legislators: Support the Build Back Better Act PFLAG National supports the Build Back Better Act, which will help all families thrive. The bill would expand pre-K for all 3- and 4-year old children; expand childcare subsidies, ensuring families pay no more than 7% of their income in childcare costs; and expand the ACA to include health insurance to people in states without expanded Medicaid, covering low-income people, seniors, and people with disabilities, including LGBTQ+ people, who might not otherwise be covered. The Build Back Better bill will come up for a vote in the House tomorrow, Tuesday, November 2nd. As Speaker Pelosi noted, this bill provides for “children learning, parents earning,” and that will help everyone, including LGBTQ+ people and their families. Read more about how the bill will help our LGBTQ+ loved ones. Contact your Representative and two Senators--don’t forget to give them your address and tell them PFLAG sent you--and ask them to vote in favor of this important bill. | | | | | | | |  | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
