Thinking Strategically: Developing an Ally Engagement Strategy for Your PFLAG Chapter
What the +?: Understanding and Supporting Expansive LGBTQ+ Identities Recording & Training Toolkit
Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Simple, right? Not for everyone. As allies become more engaged in LGBTQ+ spaces and advocacy, they often have questions about “the plus.” Please join PFLAG National to learn more about terminology that goes beyond the basics. Whether you’re not a member of the LGBTQ+ community or a person who is LGBTQ+ looking to understand and serve as an ally to others in this space, this session will get you started and ready for conversations.
One of our key goals is to help you take the information that you learned in this session and use it to make your chapter stronger and more effective. To do that, we’ve created this page to provide you with tools, resources, and references to materials mentioned in the workshop. As always, the PFLAG National staff is here to help. If you have any questions, comments, or just need some good advice, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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Visibility Days and Pride Celebrations
Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (typically the week after Valentine’s Day)
Pansexual Visibility Day (May 24)
International Non-Binary People’s Day (July 14)
Bisexuality Day (September 23)
International Pronouns Day (3rd Wednesday in October)
Intersex Awareness Day (October 26)
Ace Week (typically the last full week in October)
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Nonbinary Gender Identities
Research:
Organizations:
National Center for Transgender Equality
Books:
Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity
They/Them/Their: A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities
Gender Diversity and Nonbinary Inclusion in the Workplace
PFLAG Resources:
Our Trans Loved Ones (disponible en espanol)
the guide to being a trans ally
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The Bi+ Umbrella
Research:
Invisible Majority: The Disparaties Facing Bisexual People and How to Remedy Them
A Closer Look: Bisexual Transgender People
Organizations:
American Institute of Bisexuality
Books:
Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World, Second Edition
Bisexual and Pansexual Identities: Exploring and Challenging Invisibility and Invalidation
Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution
PFLAG Resources:
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Asexual and Aromantic Identities
Research:
1.7% of sexual minority adults identify as asexual
Ace and Aro: Understanding Differences in Romantic Attractions Among Persons Identifying as Asexual
Organizations:
Asexuality Visibility and Education Network (AVEN)
The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project (TAAAP)
Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA)
Books:
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
How to be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual
The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality
PFLAG Resources:
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The Intersex Community
Research:
Providing Ethical and Compassionate Health Care to Intersex Patients
“I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me” Medically Unnecessary Surgeries on Intersex Children in the US
A national study on the physical and mental health of intersex adults in the U.S.
Organizations:
Intersex Campaign for Equality
Books:
A Comprehensive Guide to Intersex
The Spectrum of Sex: The Science of Male, Female, and Intersex
Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex
PFLAG Resources:
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Polyamory
Research:
“Things are opening up”: Non-monogamy is more common than you’d think
One-third of Americans say their ideal relationship is non-monogamous
Perceptions of primary and secondary relationships in polyamory
Organizations:
Books:
More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory
Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships
The Polyamorists Next Door: Inside Multiple-Partner Relationships and Families