Straight For Equality

This week's discussion topic is World AIDS Day.

The week's discusison topic is gendered language and colloquialisms.

The third Wednesday of October is International Pronouns Day and this year it falls on October 19. This annual event “seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace” and is a meaningful...

This week's discussion topic is LGBT History Month.

This week's discussion topic is Banned Books Week.

This week's discussion topic is the launch of 988: The National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

This week's discussion topic is Title IX.

This week's discussion topic is Monkeypox in the US in 2022.

This week's discussion topic is voting rights in the US.

This week's discussion topic is International Non-Binary People's Day.

This week's discussion topic is PFLAG's history and a new children's bok about founder Jeanne Manford.

This weeks' discussion topic is the commemoration of Juneteenth in the US.

This week's discussion topic is a conversation with queer filmmakers.

This week's discussion topic is the impact of business leaders in conversations about LGBTQ+ equality in the US.

This week's episode is about supporting military families and their LGBTQ+ dependents.

This week's discussion topic is the GLSEN National Day of Silence and supporting LGBTQ+ youth in schools.

This week's discussion topic is the significance of having reliable demographic data about sexual orientation and gender identity in the US.

This week's discussion topic is the experience of LGBTQ+ Irish Americans.

This week's discussion topic is the impact of book bans.

This week's discussion topic is voting rights in the US.

This week's discussion topic is Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill.

This week's discussion is about what to do if a child or loved one comes out as trans/nonbinary.

This week's discussion topic is volunteerism and being of service in our commnuities.

The topic of this week's discusison is the surge of requests to ban books currently available in school and public libraries.

This week's discussion topic is ID documents for trans and nonbinary folks as well as the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ inclusion in Puerto Rico.

This week's discussion topic is the removal of homsexuality from the DSM in 1973 and the PBS Documentary, Cured.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports - and specifically in professional men's sports in the US.

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 the impact of disco music on LGBTQ+ culture.

This week's discussion topic is the experience of black LGBTQ+ folks and their families.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ inclusive school curriculum and the states that mandate or ban it.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ mental health in the era of COVID-19.

This week's discussion topic is LGBTQ+ inclusion in faith communities.

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 experiences of queer, Christian, Tejanos.

This week's discussion topic is the significance of Halloween in LGBTQ+ culture.

This week's discussion topic is the experiences of LGBTQ+ Filipinos in the Philippines and in the US.

This week's discussion topic is the casting of queer characters in popular media.

This week's discussion topic is classic LGBTQ+ literature.

This week's discussion topic is the isolation many LGBTQ+ young people felt during stay-at-home orders in the COVID-19 era.

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 online safety for people who are LGBTQ+ and the responsibility of moderators to create safe online space.

This week's discussion topic is changes in public opinion data about the right to religious refusal in the US.

This week's discussion topics is the shift of LGBTQ+ events to online formats in the COVID-19 era.

This week's discussion topic is how COVID-19 will impact Pride in 2020.

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...

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 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 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 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 program to create conversation about...

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...

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...

Looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ and ally 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...

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...

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...

PFLAG National and the Straight for Equality team are hitting the road to represent PFLAG National’s incredible work at the 2016 Out & Equal Workplace Summit!

Most of the time, this article is dedicated to highlighting an ally-focused effort, or news, or suggesting ways that allies can take action to support their LGBTQ friends. But this month, we need to change it up. This month,...