PFLAG Chapters - Apply now for a 2020 PFLAG National Inclusion Grant or Micro-grant In 2020, with the generous support of the Walmart Foundation and Bank of America, PFLAG National is offering $1,500-$5,000 grants to PFLAG chapters to support their work to develop resources, tools, and strategies over the course of a one-year period for better serving marginalized and underserved communities, with a focus on communities of color and people with disabilities. We are also offering micro-grants of $500 to PFLAG chapters that would like to attend, participate in, and sponsor community-specific Pride celebrations (e.g. Black Pride, Latinx Pride, Diné Pride, Rural Pride), events, and conferences. Easy-to-complete application forms and additional materials including a quick 15-minute video tutorial on the program are now available. If you have questions after reviewing these, please contact Jean-Marie Navetta at [email protected] or Jamie Henkel at [email protected]. | |
Florida - Florida football coach who called gays "absolutely wrong and mentally disgusting" says he'll quit rather than stop being homophobic. Johnnie Saunders, founder of Eustis Junior Panthers in Lake County, Florida, claims he was trying to start a conversation when he took to Facebook to slam gay people. Maryland - Maryland’s legislature begins new session. This session features new leadership and follows victories for five LGBTQ+ issues, including granting gender neutral identity documents. Michigan - PFLAG Corporate partners, including Apple, Verizon, Whirlpool, Push Michigan LGBT Rights Referendum. The companies are part of a corporate collaboration seeking to expand state anti-discrimination law to cover a person’s gender identity and sexual orientation. Nevada - World's largest LGBTQ sporting event, Sin City Classic, grows in 2020. This annual event in Las Vegas grows its number of sports this year to 24. Tennessee - Clerks told not to marry gay couples in letter from anti-LGBTQ lawyer. Nearly five years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for same-sex marriage nationwide, all 95 county clerks in Tennessee received a letter this week informing them they should be operating instead under the state constitution law that makes “void and unenforceable” any policy or law “purporting to define marriage as anything other than the historical institution and legal contract between one man and one woman,” according to the Family Action Council of Tennessee. Virginia - State legislative session begins; focused on delivering comprehensive LGBT!+ protections. Virginia is among more than 24 states that do not prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ+ people under state law. PFLAG Metro DC is actively advocating for pro-equality bills. | |
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