Something to Talk About and Talking Inclusively are monthly discussion series for organizations looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ+ and ally issues all year long. This archive includes articles and discussion questions, developed by the PFLAG National and Straight for Equality staff - on LGBTQ+ topics, intersectionality, diversity, inclusion and more - that are from 2018 or prior.
Something to Talk About
- March 2020 - Why these Harry Potter fans are standing with the LGBTQ community against a J.K. Rowling tweet
- January 2020 - For transgender men, pain of menstruation is more than just physical
- November 2019 - Singer Ellie Goulding Threatens to Drop Salvation Army Halftime Show Over Alleged LGBTQ Treatment
- September 2019 - 12 Things You Should Never Say to Your LGBTQ Coworkers
- July 2019 - The LGBTQ Civil Rights Fight is Far From Over
- May 2019 - Censoring gay marriage on TV could be an ominous sign of things to come
- March 2019 - More than 100 religious leaders in Tennessee take a stand against slate of anti-LGBT legislation
- January 2019 - Most cancer doctors don't know enough about LGBTQ patient care, study finds
- November 2018 - Thanksgiving Day Parade Airs First Same-Sex Kiss and Some Conservative Viewers Weren't Thankful
- September 2018 - Why Bert and Ernie’s sexuality matters to LGBTQ people
- August 2018 - They, them, theirs? The push for going gender-neutral in the workplace
- June 2018 - Should Straight People Attend LGBTQ Pride?
- May 2018 - Latinxs and The Elderly Are The Most Accepting of LGBTQ Co-Workers
- April 2018 - Brands Still Haven’t Figured Out How To Talk To LGBTQ Consumers
- March 2018 - LGBT harassment in the era of #MeToo
- February 2018 - Drive to ban library books with LGBTQ content erupts in Orange City
- January 2018 - P.C. Language Saved My Life
- December 2017 - LGBTQ Films: 10 Merry and Gay Holiday Movies to Add to Your Wish List
- November 2017 - Most LGBTQ Americans experience harassment, discrimination, Harvard study finds
- September 2017 - What Happened To The Golden Age Of The Male LGBTQ Athlete?
- August 2017 - How Therapists Are Failing LGBTQ Millennials
- July 2017 - The Power of Inclusive Sex Education
- June 2017 - Why LGBT pride festivals have become increasingly corporate
- May 2017 - 6 Ways to be a Better Straight Ally at Pride Events
- April 2017 - NCAA stood up to North Carolina once, but not any more
- March 2017 - Wave of Vandalism, Violence Hits LGBTQ Centers Across Nation
- February 2017 - Sex doesn’t sell any more, activism does. And don’t the big brands know it
Talking Inclusively
- April 2020 - First Look: Queer Harlem Renaissance Spotlights Claude McKay and the Unsung LGBTQ Community in Congo Caberet
- February 2020 - ‘Sex Education’ Star Ncuti Gatwa on Why His Character Is So Important for Black Gay Visibility
- December 2019 - A Queer Couple’s Plan for Dealing with Ignorant Family During the Holidays
- October 2019 - Protesters Draw Attention to Violence against Transgender Women of Color at CNN LGBTQ Town Hall
- August 2019 - South Carolina death marks 14th black transgender woman killed in U.S. this year
- June 2019 - Study Finds Most LGBTQ Services Located in White, Wealthy Neighborhoods
- April 2019 - Trump Plans to End the AIDS Epidemic. In Places Like Mississippi, Obstacles Are Everywhere
- February 2019 - Op-ed: Bayard Rustin’s Legacy Is Complicated, And That’s Okay
- December 2018 - Dual spectrums: More people with autism identify as LGBTQ than general population
- November 2018 - In Mexico caravan, LGBTQ migrants stick together for safety
- October 2018 - The Streaming Service Trying to Take Queer Content Global
- September 2018 - How To Get White Men On Board With Diversity And Inclusion Efforts
- July 2018 - Why Queer People Should Care About the Border Crisis
- June 2018 - LGBTQ of color being bleached from history
- May 2018 - LGBT People More Likley Than Peers to Live in Poverty
- April 2018 - Changing Tribal Views
- March 2018 - Dear White Gay Men: Black Panther Is Not About You
- February 2018 - Puerto Rico gay bar becomes ‘oasis’ after Maria
- January 2018 - How You Can Be a Better Ally to the Queer Disabled Community
- December 2017 - Getting Down and Getting Tested At Underground LGBTQ Balls
- November 2017 - LGBT History Month is as Whitewashed as Tom Sawyer’s Fence
- September 2017 - Not Formally 'Coming Out' Didn't Make Me Less Queer
- August 2017 - When It Comes to LGBTQ Acceptance, Muslims Are More “Assimilated” Into American Culture Than White Evangelicals
- July 2017 - Black, Gray and Gay: The Perils of Aging LGBTQ People of Color
- June 2017 - What Should Web Platforms Do About Hate Speech?
- May 2017 - The Left Should Stop Calling People ‘Racist’ of Homophobic as a Knee-Jerk Response
- April 2017 - Latino/a vs. Latinx vs. Latine: Which Word Best Solves Spanish’s Gender Problem
- March 2017 - When We Rise Will Be Your Intersectional Syllabus for the Next 4 Years
- February 2017 - At Sundance, A New Series at the Intersection of Queer and Deaf Culture