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This week's discussion topic is International Self-Care Day.

This week's discussion topic is International Drag Day.

This week's discusison topic is the intersection of reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ rights.

This week's discussion topic is celebrating Pride in 2022.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ history.

This week's discussion topic is global LGBTQ+ issues.

This week's discussion topic is the financial cost of conversion therapy in the US.

This week's discussion topic is the many ways we can affirm the lives of LGBTQ+ Christians.

This week's discussion topic is the intersection of sexual orientation, gender identity, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

This week's discussion topic is Bisexual+ Health Awareness Month.

This week's discussion topic is asexuality and aromanticism.

This weeks discussion topic is book banning in the US and the launch of PFLAG's #ReadWithLove campaign.

This week's discussion topic is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

This week's discussion topic is economic disparities faced by people who are LGBTQ+ in the United States.

This week's discussion topic is queer holiday traditions and creating joy at a time that can be difficult for some.

This week's discussion topic is culturally competent medical care for LGBTQ+ patients.

This week's discussion topic is the experience of LGBTQ+ veterans in the US.

This week's discussion topic is intersex inclusion.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ history.

This week's discussion topic is the erasure of men who are bisexual+.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ representation in gaming.

This week's discussion topic is conversion therapy and the film Pray Away on Netflix.

This week's discussion topic is "guncles" and the role the play in modern families.

This week's discussion topic is the experience of people who are LGBTQ+ globally.

This week's discussion topic is anti-trans state legislation and the AMA's position on gender affirming care for children.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ comic book characters and creators.

This week's discussion topic is how to find an LGBTQ+ inclusive college or university.

This week's discussion topic is the experience of queer, femme fans of Star Trek.

This week's discussion topic is the lack of safe spaces for LGBTQ+ folks on social media.

This week's discussion topic is impact that anti-trans legislation is having on families with gender diverse children.

This week's discussion topic is breaking the "walls of silence" around self-harm, suicidal ideation, and death by suicide.

This week's discussion topic is the experience of college-aged LGBTQ+ folks during COVID-19.

This week's discussion topic is the experiences of LGBTQ+ Mormons.

This weeks discussion topic is LGBTQ+ demographics in the US .

This week's discussion topic is the lack of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ diversity in major media award nominations.

This week's discussion is black LGBTQ+ heroes throughout history.

This week's discussion topic is the experiences of nonreligious LGBTQ+ youth.

This week's discussion topic is chosen families and the impact of COVID-19 has had on them.

This week's discussion topic is conversion therapy and the PBS film Cured.

This week's discussion topic is the Transgender Day of Remembrance and anti-trans violence worldwide.

This week's discussion topic is self-care in the COVID-19 era.

This week's discussion topic is the history of "coming out" and the political significance it holds today.

This week's discussion topic is the experience of LGBTQ+ Republicans and conservatives in the US.

This week's discussion topic is the disappearance of LGBTQ+ newspapers, print media, and periodicals in the US.

This week's discussion topic is the disenfranchisement of transgender voters due to strict voter-ID laws.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ gamers.

This week's discussion topic is the impact that COVID-19 has had on summer internships.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ inclusion in professional men's sports.

This week's discussion topic is the significance and impact of LGBTQ+ inclusive brands.

This week's discussion topic is the experience of people who are bi+ in LGBTQ+ and straight spaces.

This week's discussion topic is how to celebrate Pride if you aren't out to everyone in your life.

This week's discussion topic is essential LGBTQ+ pride songs.

This week's discussion topic is online safety for people who are LGBTQ+ and the responsibility of moderators to create safe online space.

This week's discussion topic is the ALA's banned book list - this week with author Lesléa Newman.

This week's discussion topic is the ALA's banned book list - and the 8 of 10 most challenged with LGBTQ+ content.

This week's discussion topic is innovative projects helping to connect LGBTQ+ folks during the COVID-19 era.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ films available on streaming services.

Looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ+ issues with your ERG, community group, or PFLAG chapter? Welcome to Something to Talk About, a monthly series designed by PFLAG National’s Straight for Equality program to create conversation about...

Looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ+ issues with your ERG, community group, or PFLAG chapter? Welcome to Something to Talk About, a monthly series designed by PFLAG National’s Straight for Equality^TM program to create conversation about...

Looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ issues with your ERG, community group, or PFLAG chapter? Welcome to Something to Talk About, a monthly series designed by PFLAG National’s Straight for Equality^TM program to create conversation about...

Looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ issues with your ERG, community group, or PFLAG chapter? Welcome to Something to Talk About, a monthly series designed by PFLAG National’s Straight for Equality^TM...

Between the Shades seeks to put faces to the letters that make up LGBTQ+ and how those letters have evolved and expanded since the Stonewall riots.  The film examines the immense power of labels and the transcendence of love.

No...

Today, PFLAG National and PFLAGers across the country are mourning the loss of PFLAG President Emeritus Sam Thoron, who died peacefully in his home earlier this month.

Sam’s strong, loving, and tireless service to PFLAG--service he shared with his...

Boy Erased tells the courageous, true story of Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents (Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe). His parents...

Looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ issues with your ERG, community group, or PFLAG chapter? Welcome to Something to Talk About, a monthly series designed by PFLAG National’s Straight for Equality^TM program to create conversation about...

The intersection of sexuality, gender identity, and race is the focus of this work for many PFLAG chapters, and one chapter—PFLAG San Antonio—launched themselves into the center of opportunity by supporting and participating in the 109th NAACP Convention earlier this month.

This summer, we have three college students joining our team as interns. Hailing from Florida, Kentucky, and North Carolina to spend their summer with PFLAG National, we could not be more excited to have their unique identities, experiences, and viewpoints in...

“When the shooting at Pulse happened, I was really disturbed by seeing how the narrative was quickly becoming one about so-called Islamic terrorism and really sort of skipping over the very Christian and very homophobic environment of Florida,”

Above is...

Looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ issues with your ERG, community group, or PFLAG chapter? Welcome to Something to Talk About a monthly series designed by PFLAG National’s Straight for Equality program to create conversation about...

Are you looking for support for parenting your transgender, nonbinary or gender-expansive child?

Do you need a Spanish-speaking parents group and resources in Spanish?

Are you a pre-teen or teenager looking to connect with peers about topics related to gender...

PFLAGer Karen Mitchell from PFLAG Columbus, Ohio joined PFLAG National staffers Jaime Henkel, Jean-Marie Navetta, and Diego Sanchez to hit Capitol Hill, zip code by zip code, to cover the states of Ohio, Oregon, California and Massachusetts, respectively. They advocated...

Former PFLAG National Executive Director Jaime M. Grant, Ph.D. spoke at the rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as oral arguments on Charlie Craig v. Masterpiece Cakeshop took place. She also had...

Were you in Portland? Then you know what an incredible weekend we had at We Are the Change 2017. Did you miss it? Then we know this look will inspire you to join us in 2019!

ANDI MACK, an immensely popular show on the Disney Channel, has its season two premiere this Friday night (8pm ET/PT)...and is a ground-breaking episode: One of the lead characters begins a coming-out process that will continue throughout the season. 

If...

I was really fortunate to come into national LGBTQ work as the Bi movement was exploding. 

Some of my first friendships in my now 30-year life in DC were with intrepid Bi activists. I watched Bi leaders fight for inclusion...

With growing opposition and resistance to the current political realities in the US there have been new, inspiring examples of the impact that allies can have when they’re visible, vocal, and present. And that has the Straight for Equality team...

As summer begins in earnest and temperatures rise, is anyone else feeling just a little burnt out? The Straight for Equality team is feeling it for sure, and so this month, we’re calling on you to step back, take a...

This is the fourth of five letters we'll be sharing this week as part of our work with The Rainbow Letters, an initiative to generate healing and empathy around the topic of LGBTQ family through the art of letter-writing. Originally designed to increase visibility for children and adults with LGBTQ parents, The Rainbow Letters is now expanding its audience and calling for letters written by anyone who is or has family members who are LGBTQ. We look forward to sharing one letter with you each day this week!

This is the second of five letters we'll be sharing this week as part of our work with The Rainbow Letters, an initiative to generate healing and empathy around the topic of LGBTQ family through the art of letter-writing. Originally designed to increase visibility for children and adults with LGBTQ parents, The Rainbow Letters is now expanding its audience and calling for letters written by anyone who is or has family members who are LGBTQ. We look forward to sharing one letter with you each day this week!

In 2014, PFLAG members across the country voted to lose "Parent, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays" as the official name of the organization in favor of just, simply, PFLAG. No acronym, but a name for an organization with...

Last weekend marked an important anniversary: on June 24th, it was eleven years since the passing of Richard Weiland (1953-2006).

If you’re not familiar with Ric’s name, you’re not alone—even in his hometown of Seattle, many do not know the...

When a loved one comes out, reactions vary, from “Now that I know, what can I do to support my child?” to “How will I ever handle this?” For some people, it’s a combination of these two reactions…and more. There...

You may have seen an item in Friday’s Policy Matters about HBO’s Vice News Tonight. Now, we have a sneak peek to share with you!

As previously published, on Friday, March 3rd, HBO will air a piece on transgender kids....

Answers to your most pressing questions.

Were you one of the thousands of people who signed up to join the PFLAG National Rapid Response Team last week? If not, now is definitely the time.

PFLAGers know that legislators listen most closely to those within their zip...

Heading into the New Year is a great time to reflect on where we’ve been, all that we have to celebrate (and mourn) this year, and where we’re headed in 2017. Of course, we always love to inspire a conversation...

Just as it would be impossible to tell the story of PFLAG without telling the story of founder Jeanne Manford, it would be impossible to tell the story of PFLAG National without telling the story of Adele Starr. So we chose today, December 10th, the 10th anniversary of her passing, to re-share it.
Adele and her husband, Larry, founded PFLAG LA, and Adele subsequently became the first President of PFLAG National. There is no question that she and Jeanne Manford were a formidable team. Much like Jeanne, Adele was a mama lion, willing to do whatever it took not just to protect her own cubs, but all of the others who came her way. Adele, by all accounts from those who knew her, was a true force to be reckoned with.

It has been a difficult day for so many of us.

And before we say anything else, we must say this, regardless of what has happened:

You are loved. You are valued. And PFLAG is here.

The election results have...

With just about two weeks until Thanksgiving, people are gearing up for holiday cooking, shopping, and, of course, visits with family. And while the “visits with family” can create anxiety for many people, for our LGBTQ friends and family, the...

By now, we hope you’ve taken a look at--and tour of--the new PFLAG National website. This beautiful new resource for PFLAG members and supporters launched earlier this year, and we couldn’t be more proud to share it with all of you as you continue providing peer-to-peer support, educating around issues of fairness and inclusion, and advocating for legislative equality.

August 26th is Women’s Equality Day, a day honoring women’s right to vote in the U.S. and a good opportunity to highlight issues surrounding LGBTQ women’s equality in the U.S. and around the globe.

PFLAG National has issued the following statement from Interim Executive Director Elizabeth Kohm, regarding Alabama Supreme Court Chief...

Today, we hear from our Executive Director, Jody Huckaby, about his experience attending the Pope's visit to the White House.

I took the day yesterday to spend time with my sister, Joan. We started the day at 3:30 AM...

PFLAG National—the nation's largest organization of parents, families, and allies united with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people (LGBTQ)—announced today at its annual membership meeting the election of Jean Hodges of Boulder, Colorado, as its new board president. She...

Just in time for Mother's Day, we are excited to announce PFLAG's newest arrival: A Note To My Kid!

That’s right: this wonderful program, founded three years ago by Patrick Wallace, Mike Curry, and Michael Volpatt, has been adopted as...