| | Dear John: There's big stuff coming on the horizon, including celebrating our second annual Parent Day and AAPI Heritage Month. In advocacy actions, read below for actions to take to protect abortion and reproductive health. | | | | | | Support PFLAG Parent Day 2022 is coming on May 22nd In case you missed the news, we're excited to celebrate all of PFLAG's parenting people at our second annual PFLAG Parent Day, on Sunday May 22nd at 2pm ET/11am PT. We'll be joined by PFLAG friends new and old, including George Takei, Big Freedia, Cody Rigsby, Matteo Lane, MUNA, Tommy DiDario, cast members from Hulu’s LOVE, VICTOR, and many more great guests to come. Visit pflag.org/ParentDay now to set a reminder to tune in, on most of PFLAG National's social channels. Join us to celebrate all of the wonderful parenting people who show up, all year long, for LGBTQ+ people of all ages! | | | | | | Education Three Steps to Being a Better Ally to the AAPI Community May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Here are some resources to honor the month, and the community. - Learn: Take the time to learn about the stories and accomplishments of Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ heroes and pioneers – all year long. NQAPIA and Desi Rainbow Parents & Allies are both great places to get started! Learn more about PFLAG chapters that support AAPI families, including PFLAG NYC’s API Rainbow Parents program, and the PFLAG San Gabriel Valley API chapter.
- Watch: Watch the PFLAG National film, A Place To Call Home, which is now available in English, Korean, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Hindi, and Tagalog. Additionally, check out The Note, directed by Alice Wu and developed as part of PFLAG National’s partnership with OREO. The Note is an intimate, provocative short film that showcases one step in a young Chinese American man’s coming out journey – and how an unconditional act of allyship from a parent can provide an invaluable sense of belonging.
- Share: Share information about PFLAG Connects: Communities and if you have Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander loved ones, encourage them to sign up for the AAPI community meeting on June 4th. Follow organizations like NQAPIA and Desi Rainbow on social media. You can find NQAPIA on Facebook and Twitter and Desi Rainbow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
| | | | | | Advocacy Tell Your Senators: Protect Reproductive Health and Abortion Access! Majority Leader Schumer announced that the Senate will vote this Wednesday, May 11th, on the Women's Health Protection Act, a crucial bill to protect reproductive rights. Despite the non-inclusive name, the bill itself is inclusive of people of all genders, stating its purpose to “...protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.” Reproductive healthcare is for everyone, whether you were assigned female at birth, are intersex, are cisgender, transgender, or nonbinary. The rights to bodily autonomy and privacy are also key components to keeping LGBTQ+ people safe, including access to gender-affirming care by trans kids with the support of their families and medical professionals. PFLAG National affirms that we must protect the right to reproductive health, including the right to abortion. Call your two Senators -- NOW -- to help get this bill to President Biden's desk! | | | | | | Something to Talk About...Live! Tuesday, May 17 Is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, And Biphobia (#IDAHOTB) In 2022, there are 73 countries across the globe that criminalize private, consensual, same-sex sexual relationships between men, 43 countries that criminalize relationships between women, and 15 that criminalize the gender expression of transgender people. In 11 of those countries, LGBTQ+ people can be sentenced to death. Join us this Thursday, May 12th at 4:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM PT for Something To Talk About Live, where we will be discussing Kate Holton’s article in Reuters, “UK cancels global LGBT+ conference over trans conversion therapy dispute” with Moninne Griffith, CEO of BeLonG To and Aruna Rao, PFLAG National Board Member and Executive Director of Desi Rainbow Parents and Allies. You can watch live on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn. To learn more--and to check out our discussion questions in advance--visit pflagnation.al/STTALive-051222. | | | |  | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
