Leading with Joy to Drive Meaningful Change

Presented by Ben Greene

“Joy is an act of resistance" is a popular saying these days, but what does that actually entail? Joy alone will not be able to push back on many of the challenges the LGBTQ+ community is facing today, but joy should be at the beating heart of the movement we are trying to build. This session will talk about joy not as a finish line you can arrive at but as a series of choices and priorities we can make every day. This presentation was one of the best reviewed workshops at the PFLAG National Convention (October, 2025), and now we are bringing it to PFLAG Academy Online!