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PFLAG has signed Up with Other LGBTQ+ Organizations to End Racism and White Supremacy
PFLAG has signed Up with Other LGBTQ+ Organizations to End Racism and White Supremacy Read the pledge PFLAG and over 500 other LGBTQ+ organizations have signed to end racism and white supremacy in the US. PFLAG has incorporated this pledge into their bylaws.
It’s OK To Use “They” To Describe One Person: Here’s Why
It’s OK To Use “They” To Describe One Person: Here’s Why Has someone ever asked you to refer to them as they instead of he or she? Or, are you hedging because you can’t possibly refer to one single person as they? What if we told you that they has been used to refer to just one person since at least the 1300s? Read More…
L.G.B.T. Households are Now Nielsen Families, and Advertisers and Producers Get a Valuable Tool
L.G.B.T. Households are Now Nielsen Families, and Advertisers and Producers Get a Valuable Tool
Gallup: In U.S., Estimate of LGBT Population Rises to 4.5%
Gallup: In U.S., Estimate of LGBT Population Rises to 4.5% Rise in LGBT identification mostly among millennials LGBT identification is lower among older generations 5.1% of women identify as LGBT, compared with 3.9% of men WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of American adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) increased to 4.5% in Read More…
Listen to a Local PFLAG Chapter Member’s Speech from the 2018 Women’s March
Alyssa, a PFLAG Annapolis/Anne Arundel County co-founder, spoke at the Annapolis Women’s March 2018 on January 20, 2018.
Important Title IX Info from PFLAG National
Important Title IX Info from PFLAG National In light of Monday’s decision by the Supreme Court not to hear Gavin Grimm’s case, I wanted to share with you this especially timely note from retired university president and PFLAG National Board member Chuck Middleton. From the desk of… Charles R. Middleton, Ph.D. Retired University President Why Read More…
PFLAG National Statement: PFLAG National and GLSEN Relaunch #ClaimYourRights Campaign – Everything You Need to Know
PFLAG National Statement: PFLAG National and GLSEN Relaunch #ClaimYourRights Campaign – Everything You Need to Know Today, GLSEN and PFLAG join together to re-launch our #ClaimYourRights Campaign, to help anyone affected by or witnessing anti-transgender discrimination in our schools file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Education. Secretary DeVos Read More…
PFLAG National Statement: URGENT: Rescinding of Trans Guidance for Students
PFLAG National Statement: URGENT: Rescinding of Trans Guidance for Students We need to share some disturbing news: There is a real possibility that the life-saving Title IX nondiscrimination guidance to protect transgender students might be rescinded. We have neither commented on nor responded to rumors in the past month, but this time it’s different. This Read More…
PFLAG National Statement on Betsy DeVos Confirmation
“Vermont Leads States in LGBT Identification” Says Gallup Poll
“Vermont Leads States in LGBT Identification” Says Gallup Poll WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vermont tops a new ranking of states by the portion of adults in 2015 and 2016 who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) at 5.3%. Massachusetts (4.9%), California (4.9%), Oregon (4.9%) and Nevada (4.8%) round out the top five. 5.3% Read More…