Support

PFLAG Connects: Communities Black/African-American Meeting Coming Up Tomorrow

Our first national support meeting for Black/African-American LGBTQ+ people, their parents, and family members is tomorrow. We hope that you’ll join us for this one hour virtual meeting on Tuesday, November 9th at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT.

This PFLAG Connects: Communities meeting will be facilitated by members of the Black/African-American community who are there to support you, guide you through conversation, and provide you with any resources you may need.

Register now; we look forward to seeing you there!

Education

Three Steps to Being a Better Ally to People Who Are Intersex

Today is Intersex Day of Solidarity. Check out some resources on how to be a great Intersex ally today and beyond:

1. Learn: Learn about Intersex Day of Solidarity and some actions that are being taken around the world today. Check out InterACT Advocates to learn more about the Intersex community and some of the advocacy that takes place every day.
2. Watch: Watch the October 21st episode of Something To Talk About Live! featuring Intersex advocates Ori and Kristina Turner. Also take a look at What The +?: Understanding and Supporting Expansive LGBTQ+ Identities. 
3. Share: Follow Intersex organizations like InterACT and Intersex Justice Project on social media, and use hashtag #4intersex. Take a look at some graphics from InterACT that you can use to frame your messages on social media.

Advocacy

Have you visited the pflag.org Advocacy hub?

We have so much work to get done, from passing federal nondiscrimination protections to ending conversion therapy and more. It's a great time to check out the new Advocacy hub on the PFLAG National website! Stay in-the-know and up-to-date when it comes to using your voice as a PFLAG National member or supporter.

This site replaces our older publication, ONE VOICE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD, allowing us to keep the content fresh and focused on the work at hand. Whether it’s learning more about the legislation we’re pushing for (or fighting against), resources, toolkits, and templates to assist in your advocacy or teach you about lobbying, or quick links that make it easy to take action on current pieces of legislation that will create equity and protections for LGBTQ+ people and their families, these pages will meet you where you are to better support your efforts at all levels. Check it all out now at pflag.org/advocacy!

Something to Talk About...Live!

Join PFLAG National live this Thursday, November 11th at 4:30 PM ET/1:30 PM for a special Veteran's Day episode of Something to Talk About Live! This week, we’ll be discussing, "A decade after ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,” LGBTQ veterans say they still feel the effects," from the Washington Post, by writer Casey Parks. 

We'll be joined by two special guests: Retired Colonel Patsy Thomson and Barbara Brass, whose story is featured in the documentary Surviving the Silence.

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-november-11-2021.