Aired Jul 9, 2020
Being Queer & Country
Looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ+ issues with your ERG, community group, or PFLAG chapter? Welcome to Something to Talk About, a monthly series designed by PFLAG National’s Straight for Equality program to create conversation about LGBTQ+ issues. Each month we’ll offer an article on LGBTQ+ topics and suggest a few questions you can use to lead a discussion.
We hosted a conversation about this article as a part of PFLAG Connects and Something to Talk About Live on Thursday, July 9. Did you miss it? You can still watch it here!
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Article:Â Â ‘Country Queers’ shares the ‘joy’ and ‘pain’ of rural LGBTQ life
Source:Â NBC News
Author:Â Gabriela Martinez
Questions for Discussion:
- What do you think of Country Queers as described in this article? Is it something you would’ve sought out growing up? Is it something you might recommend to a loved one now?
 - The article notes that Country Queers has “been powered by crowdfunding, grant money and volunteers who have helped” since its inception. In your opinion, why isn’t funding for a project like this easier to obtain?
 - In your opinion, what can LGBTQ+ folks and allies do dispel the idea that rural queer experiences are monolithic and celebrate the diversity of those experiences?
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