Educate & Advocate

Education and Advocacy are two of the three primary missions of PFLAG. Since the fall of 1997, members of PFLAG Orlando/Central Florida have been working to enlighten an ill-informed public and to work toward ending discrimination and securing civil rights.

There are two main objectives of the Education and Advocacy committee:

1. To seek opportunities to educate the public and professional educators about issues of homophobia and heterosexism, especially as they relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, and their families and friends.
2. To seek opportunities to educate and interact with government agencies about issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people, and their families and friends.

Curriculum has been developed to address these needs. Called, "What Color is Your Closet?" this program addresses the needs and issues confronting gay and lesbian youth and presents ways teachers can create a climate of acceptance and understanding in their classrooms.

Policy Matters

Policy Matters PFLAG National is proud to provide you with our first ever installment of Policy Matters – a bi-monthly publication that you can share with your community on the latest federal and state policy information related to the LGBT Community. This publication includes a very brief summary of some of the most important policy happenings around the country and it also features a column answering some of your most urgent policy questions. If you have a policy related question that you would like answered and featured in the next bi-monthly Policy Matters, please send your queries to Rhodes Perry, our Field and Policy Manager at rperry@pflag.org.

See 01/08/09 Version

How our members participate

• Information tables
• Speaking engagements
• Legislation hearings on fair housing and employment
• Gay Pride Parade
• Orlando Pride Picnic
• Diva Invasion at UCF
• Support phone banks
• Corporate diversity fairs
• Church discussion groups and speakers
• Protest rally for reparative therapy groups
• Organize local and regional conferences
• Financial support via memberships to LGBT organizations
• Support for LGBT plays and theatrical productions
• Interviews for news media
• Speaking our stories on story corps
• Writing and recommending books
• Writing Letters to the editor
• Adoption information forums
• Show and recommend movies and documentaries
• Send speakers to local LGBT groups such as Speak Out
• Orlando annual family picnic
• Safe school initiatives
• Support and attend transgender day of remembrance events
• Support hate crimes legislation
• Send speakers to human sexuality classes at local universities
• Educate local government on juvenile justice and LGBT issues
• Support gay straight alliances (GSA)
• Provide a help line to speak directly with those seeking support
• Speakers and information tables at Gay Days

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