- Vote for the PFLAG National panel at this link: Beyond Bans: Defending LGBTQ+ Stories and Literary Freedom
- Submit your vote by clicking the ‘heart.’
- Spread the word and encourage your colleagues and network to vote for the panel! 🫶🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

And now, we could use your vote! The more votes we generate, the more likely our panel will be accepted. The voting period closes on Sunday, August 24 (11:59 PM PT).
How to Vote:
- Sign up with your email to register with PanelPicker: panelpicker.sxsw.com
- Confirm your email to set up your account

The LGBTQ+ people, parents, families and allies of PFLAG will continue to make schools and curricula inclusive, accessible and welcoming because every student deserves the freedom to learn and to thrive.” 4/4

Learning about different people, histories and experiences in school benefits students. It strengthens empathy and a sense of belonging, increases test scores and graduation rates, and betters mental and physical health, brain development and connections to school and community. 3/4

However, this ruling does not erase what PFLAG parents, students and educators have long known, and a vast body of research supports: All students benefit from a school climate that promotes inclusion, acceptance, and respect. 2/4

We totally hear you. We no longer run advertisements on Meta platforms, but unfortunately, the vast majority of our members, followers, and chapters are on Facebook and Instagram. This is an ongoing conversation amongst our staff and our community.