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Laws and policies impact LGBTQ+ people every day — and your voice matters. Through nonpartisan advocacy rooted in education and lived experience, PFLAG San Francisco works to advance policies that help create a more caring, just, and affirming world for LGBTQ+ people and their families.
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You don’t need specialized knowledge or a lot of time to make a difference. These actions are designed to be fast, accessible, and effective.
Contact an elected official using clear guidance and sample messages
Make a phone call with short, issue-focused talking points
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Share accurate, educational resources within your networks
Small, informed actions — taken together — can influence outcomes.
What We’re Focused on Right Now
HR 3492 and HR 498. Congress is advancing bills that would criminalize medically necessary care for transgender youth and threaten doctors for doing their jobs. Write to Congress to OPPOSE both HR 3492 and HR 498.
Sutter Health has joined other hospitals that have decided to end gender affirming care to youth (under age 19). This is contrary to California law: as the Department of Managed Health Care says, “health plans licensed by the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) and insurers licensed by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) are required by California law to provide health plan enrollees who identify as transgender, gender diverse, or intersex (TGI) with medically necessary Gender Affirming Care.”
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been a leader in protecting trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer folk against the anti-trans efforts of the federal administration. In November, he issued a “Know Your Rights” document on health care, saying “In California, state law protects you from discrimination and guarantees access to medically necessary care for everyone, regardless of gender identity. Insurance companies in California have a legal obligation to provide timely, safe, and equitable access to healthcare services, so you can get the support you need.”
We can be sure that AG Bonta is getting plenty of mail from the anti-trans forces. Show him your support by thanking him for what he’s done and urging him to keep up the good work.
You can use these talking points, or write your own. Please use your own words whenever possible, and say as much about your personal situation as feels safe.
I am the parent of a trans child
I am the parent of a child who needs/has needed gender affirming care
I am a California resident, living in _____ County
I want my child and all LGBTQ+ people to be able to get all necessary health care, including gender affirming care
Sutter Health and other California health care systems and hospitals are planning to end gender affirming care for people under 19
California law requires health care providers to provide gender affirming care
Thank you for your recent guidance making clear that all Californians have the right to gender affirming care
Thank you for your support for the rights of LGBTQI+ people
Please take strong measures to ensure that Sutter Health and all other California health care systems and hospitals keep providing gender affirming care, as California law requires
COMMENT ON PROPOSED FEDERAL REGULATIONS essentially banning funding for gender-affirming health care – Comments are due by Feb. 17, so there’s still (a little) time. See our explainer on background, how to submit comments, and talking points. NOTE: given the short time, only submit comments on the official portal or by express mail.
SCOUTING NEWS, BAD AND GOOD:
The bad: Believe it or not, the Department of War is menacing Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America). The Pentagon is threatening to end its longstanding support because Scouting America has for a few years admitted girls and openly gay boys. Scouting America may be nearing an agreement “to appease the Trump regime’s sudden interest in one of the country’s largest youth organizations,” according to Erin in the Morning. If you have or had a kid involved with scouting, please contact Scouting America – there doesn’t seem to be a web portal or email address, please mail your comments to PO Box 152079, Irving, TX 75015-2079.
And don’t forget to register for Advocacy Day! On March 25, LGBTQ+ Advocacy Day will bring together community leaders, advocates, and allies from across the state to highlight the growing threats – particularly those facing transgender youth and their families – and to build collective power for meaningful change. Don’t wait – last year’s Advocacy Day spaces filled up, so register now on the PFLAG SF website.
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There is no escaping the realities of what has been taking place in the federal government since January 20, 2025, especially regarding Executive Orders (EOs).
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