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ACA Group: Want to be an Ally?

Thanks for participating in Want to be an Ally (Or Help One Out?): Foundational Ally Skills. On this page you'll find a list of materials that correspond to the learning objectives in today's session.

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<h2>Find a PFLAG group in your community:</h2><ul> <li>Find a PFLAG chapter in the US: <a title=”PFLAG” href=”https://pflag.org/find-a-chapter” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>pflag.org/find-a-chapter</a></li> <li>Find a PFLAG group globally: <a title=”PFLAG” href=”https://pflag.org/intlfamilygroups” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>pflag.org/intlfamilygroups</a></li> <li>Learn more about PFLAG Connects Communities meetings: <a href=”https://pflag.org/connects/communities” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>pflag.org/connects/communities</a></li> <li>Learn more about the PFLAG Online Community: <a href=”https://www.facebook.com/groups/pflagnational” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>facebook.com/groups/pflagnational</a></li></ul><h2>Straight for Equality Guides &amp; Resources:</h2><ul> <li><a href=”https://straightforequality.org/resource/guide-to-being-a-straight-ally/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”><i>The Guide to Being an Ally to LGBTQ+ People</i></a></li> <li><a href=”https://straightforequality.org/resource/ways-to-be-an-ally/”>Leading With Love for People Who Are LGBTQ+</a></li> <li><a href=”https://straightforequality.org/resource/leading-with-love-trans-nonbinary/”>Leading With Love for People Who Are Trans or Nonbinary</a></li> <li><a href=”https://straightforequality.org/personalpronouns/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>What’s This? Personal Pronouns</a></li> <li><a title=”be not afraid” href=”https://straightforequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/be-not-afraid-s4e-in-faith-.pdf” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”><em>be not afraid — help is on the way: straight for equality in faith communities</em></a></li> <li><a href=”https://straightforequality.org/resource/leading-with-love-faith/”>Leading With Love for People Who Are LGBTQ+ in Your Faith Communities</a></li> <li><a href=”http://www.straightforequality.org/workplace”>Straight for Equality Workplace resources:</a> Check out our full workplace resource area for even more details on workplace issues, external resources, other learning opportunities, and advanced tools.</li></ul><h2>Additional resources:</h2><h3>PFLAG Resources:</h3><ul> <li>PFLAG:<a href=”https://pflag.org/glossary/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”> Glossary of Terms</a></li> <li>PFLAG: <a href=”https://pflag.org/publications/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Publications</a></li> <li>PFLAG:<a href=”https://straightforequality.org/sttalive/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”> Something to Talk About Live</a></li></ul><h3>LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion &amp; the Business Case:</h3><ul> <li>Be The Transformational Change: <a href=”https://www.bethetransformationalchange.org/_files/ugd/b32dab_b964acddcb35446f8a568b6280a92e91.pdf”>Shine the Light – LGBTQIA+ Career Experiences Survey Report, 2025 </a></li> <li>Community Marketing &amp; Insights: <a href=”https://www.cmi.info/documents/temp/CMI-17th_LGBTQ_Community_Survey_US_Profile_2023.pdf”>17th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey</a></li> <li>COQUAL: Pride Under Pressure: <a href=”https://coqual.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Coqual-Pride-Under-Pressure-Key-Findings-2025.pdf”>Charting a Course for Global LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion</a></li> <li>Deloitte: <a href=”https://www.deloitte.com/mt/en/about/people/social-responsibility/lgbt-at-work.html”>LGBT+ Inclusion @ Work 2023: A Global Outlook</a></li> <li>Disqo + Do The Werq: <a href=”https://resources.disqo.com/hubfs/2025-DISQO-CAMPAIGNS/LGBTQ%2BReport-2025/DISQO%202025%20LGBTQ%2B%20Advertising%20Report.pdf”>2025 LGBTQ+ Advertising – Marketing in the Quiet Age of DEI</a></li> <li>Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll: <a href=”https://www.expresspros.com/jobinsights-us”>Data Driven Workforce Trends for 2026 – Job Insights</a></li> <li>EY: <a href=”https://www.ey.com/content/dam/ey-unified-site/ey-com/en-us/campaigns/diversity-equity-inclusiveness/documents/ey_lgbtq_survey.pdf”>2024 EY US LGBTQ+ Workplace Barometer</a></li> <li>Human Rights Campaign: <a href=”https://www.hrc.org/resources/corporate-equality-index” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Corporate Equality Index</a> |<a href=”https://reports.hrc.org/corporate-equality-index-2026″>State of the Workplace for LGBTQ+ Americans </a></li> <li>LGBT Capital: <a href=”https://www.lgbt-capital.com/index.php?menu_id=2″>LGBT Market Statistics</a></li> <li>McKinsey: <a href=”https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/active-allyship-do-your-lgbtq-plus-employees-feel-supported-and-included”>Active allyship: Do your LGBTQ+ employees feel supported and included?</a></li> <li>MRI Simmons: <a href=”https://learn.mrisimmons.com/hubfs/MRI-Simmons/Website%20downloads/The%20State%20of%20LGBTQ%2B%20Acceptance%20in%20America%20-%20June%202025.pdf”>The State of LGBTQ+ Acceptance in America – Insights for Inclusive Marketing</a></li> <li>myGwork: <a href=”https://mygwork.com/news/1-in-3-lgbtq-graduates-have-reconsidered-their-career-path-because-of-recent-political-and-social-shifts-mygworks-student-graduate-survey-2026-results”>LGBTQ+ Student &amp; Graduate Survey 2026</a> | <a href=”https://mygwork.com/news/why-celebrate-pride-month-25-better-retention-in-2026″>Why Celebrate Pride Month</a></li> <li>Open for Business: <a href=”https://www.open-for-business.org/our-reports/investor-guide-to-lgbtq-inclusion-2024″>Investor Guide to LGBTQ+ Inclusion</a></li> <li>Pink Media: <a href=”https://pinkmedia.lgbt/blog/lgbtq-marketplace-guide-2026.html”>LGBTQ+ Marketplace Guide 2026</a></li> <li>Randstad: <a href=”https://www.randstad.com/press/2024/one-in-three-lgbtqi-workers-believe-their-sexuality-gender-identity-has-negatively-affected-their-career/”>Workmonitor Pulse Survey 2024</a></li> <li>Williams Institute: <a href=”https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Workplace-Discrimination-Aug-2024.pdf” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>LGBTQ People’s Experiences of Workplace Discrimination and Harassment</a></li></ul><h3>LGBTQ+ Rights &amp; Community Resources:</h3><ul> <li>ACLU: <a href=”https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2026″>Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures in 2026</a></li> <li>Center for American Progress: <a href=”https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-lgbtqi-community-reported-high-rates-of-discrimination-in-2024/”>The LGBTQI+ Community Reported High Rates of Discrimination in 2024</a></li> <li>CenterLink: <a href=”https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/LGBTCenters” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>LGBTQ Community Center Member Directory</a></li> <li>Equaldex: <a href=”https://www.equaldex.com/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>LGBT Rights by Country &amp; Travel Guide</a></li> <li>Equality Federation: <a href=”https://www.equalityfederation.org/state-legislation-tracker” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>State Legislation Tracker</a></li> <li>GLAAD: <a title=”GLAAD” href=”https://www.glaad.org/publications/accelerating-acceptance-2022″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Accelerating Acceptance</a> | <a href=”https://glaad.org/anti-lgbtq-extremism-reporting-tracker/”>Alert Desk</a></li> <li>Human Rights Watch: <a href=”https://features.hrw.org/features/features/lgbt_laws/”>#Outlawed – “The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name”</a></li> <li>International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Association: Maps – <a href=”https://ilga.org/maps-sexual-orientation-laws” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Sexual Orientation</a> | <a href=”https://ilga.org/trans-legal-mapping-report” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Gender Identity</a></li> <li>Ipsos: <a href=”https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2021-06/LGBT%20Pride%202021%20Global%20Survey%20Report_3.pdf” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>LGBT+ Pride 2025 Global Survey</a></li> <li>Movement Advancement Project: <a href=”https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps”>Snapshot LGBTQ Equality by State</a></li> <li>Trans Day of Remembrance: <a href=”https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/”>Remembering Our Dead</a></li> <li>Trevor Project: <a href=”https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/behaviors-of-supportive-parents-and-caregivers-for-lgbtq-youth-may-2022/”>Behaviors of Supportive Parents and Caregivers for LGBTQ Youth</a></li></ul><h2>Learn More About Straight for Equality Learning Partnerships:</h2><ul> <li><a title=”S4E Catalog” href=”https://straightforequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2026-S4E-Catalog-FINAL_WEB.pdf” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>The 2026 Straight for Equality in the Workplace Catalog:</a> Download this catalog to learn more about all of the workshops currently available through the Straight for Equality in the Workplace learning program.</li> <li><a title=”2022 Partnership” href=”https://straightforequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2026-Partnership-Brochure.pdf” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>The 2026 PFLAG National Partnership Brochure: </a>Download this brochure to learn more about the benefits of partnership with PFLAG National.</li></ul>