2026 State Legislative Session Wrap-Up
The 2026 PTA National Convention: What the Plus? Understanding and Supporting Expansive LGBTQ+ Identities
Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Simple, right? As allies become more engaged in LGBTQ+ spaces and advocacy, they often have questions about “the plus.”
Find a PFLAG group in your community:
- Find a PFLAG chapter in the US: pflag.org/find-a-chapter
- Find a PFLAG group globally: pflag.org/intlfamilygroups
- Learn more about PFLAG Connects Communities meetings: pflag.org/connects/communities
- Learn more about the PFLAG Online Community: facebook.com/groups/pflagnational
Visibility Days & Pride Celebrations
Asexual & Aromantic Identities
Visibility Days and Pride Celebrations
- Typically the week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week
- May 24: Pansexual Visibility Day
- July 14: International Non-Binary People’s Day
- September 26-23: #BiWeek
- September 23: Celebrate Bisexuality Day
- 3rd Wednesday, October: International Pronouns Day
- October 26 Intersex Awareness Day
- Typically the last full week of October: Ace Week
- December 8: Pansexual Pride Day
Nonbinary Gender Identities
Research:
- 2015 US Trans Survey
- Diversity of Nonbinary Youth
- Gender Beyond the Binary
- 17th Annual LGBTQ+ Community Survey
Organizations:
Books:
- Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity
- They/Them/Their: A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities
- The Gender Book
- Gender Diversity and Nonbinary Inclusion in the Workplace
PFLAG Resources:
- Our Trans Loved Ones (disponible en espanol)
- the guide to being an ally to trans and nonbinary people
- Nonbinary Resources
- What’s This? Personal Pronouns
The Bi+ Umbrella
Research:
- Invisible Majority: The Disparities Facing Bisexual People and How to Remedy Them
- A Closer Look: Bisexual Transgender People
- Bisexual adults are far less likely than gay men and lesbians to be “out” to the people in their lives
Organizations:
Books:
- Claiming the B in LGBT
- A Guide to Pansexuality
- 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:
- Bisexuality+ 101: Questions to Ask Yourself to Become a Better Bi+ Ally (PDF)
- 3 Steps to Being a Better Ally to People Who Are Bi+
- March 23, 2023: March is Bisexual+ Health Month
- December 8, 2022: Pansexual Pride Day
- September 15, 2022: Queerbaiting, Rainbow Washing, or Bi+ Erasure?
- March 10, 2022: Bisexual+ Health Awareness Month
- September 23, 2021: The Erasure of Bisexual Men
- March 4, 2021: LGBTQ+ Demographics in 2021
- July 2, 2020: The Impact of Bisexual+ Erasure
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
- Asexual Community Survey
Organizations:
- Asexuality Visibility and Education Network (AVEN)
- The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project (TAAAP)
- Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA)
- Aces & Aros
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
- Understanding Asexuality
PFLAG Resources:
- Something to Talk About Live – February 11, 2021
- Something to Talk About Live – February 24, 2022
- 3 Steps to Being a Better Ally to People Who Are Ace/Aro
The Intersex Community
Research:
- Providing Ethical and Compassionate Health Care to Intersex Patients
- Fact Sheet: Intersex
- The Body, The Self: The care of people with intersex traits evolves as clinicians and researchers learn more—and listen more
- 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:
Books:
- XOXY: A Memoir
- 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:
- PFLAG Policy Statement
- Something to Talk About Live: October 21, 2021
- 3 Steps to Being a Better Ally to People Who Are Intersex
Learn More About Straight for Equality Learning Partnerships:
- The 2026 Straight for Equality in the Workplace Catalog: Download this catalog to learn more about all of the workshops currently available through the Straight for Equality in the Workplace learning program.
- The 2026 PFLAG National Partnership Brochure: Download this brochure to learn more about the benefits of partnership with PFLAG National.