PFLAG NYC Presents the LGBTQ+ Interfaith Allyship Summit
August 24, 2024 – Grace Church School, 86 4th Ave
Registration for the Summit is now open!
Workshop proposals and tabling applications
are being accepted through June 28.
In the LGBTQ+ community, religion and faith can be painful topics as LGBTQ+ people have often been excluded from religious spaces, ceremonies, and communities. We want to let LGBTQ+ people know that they do not have to give up their LGBTQ+ identity to feel belonging in and connection to their faith. But how does a faith community foster space to help LGBTQ+ people find that fullness in themselves? How can faith communities show up in affirming ways beyond baseline acceptance?
Our LGBTQ+ Interfaith Allyship Summit is a day-long experience filled with educational workshops, faith-based affinity groups, and incredible speakers for anyone seeking answers to those questions, or anyone who wants to learn more about and truly celebrate the beautiful intersection of their religious or spiritual identity and their LGBTQ+ or allied identity.
The Summit schedule will be finalized closer to the event date, but the tentative agenda is as follows:
8:30 a.m. – Doors Open
9:15-9:30 a.m. – Opening Address
9:30-9:45 a.m. – Summit Keynote
10:00-11:10 a.m. – Workshop Session 1
11:20 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Workshop Session 2
12:30-1:30 p.m. – Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m. – Affinity Groups
2:30 p.m. – Closing
Register for the Summit!
In consideration of different levels of financial privilege, we are offering three ticket tiers for the Summit on a sliding scale—a $10 ticket, a $25 ticket, and a $50 ticket. Regardless of the ticket tier you choose, your space at the event will be reserved. However, if you can afford to choose a more expensive ticket tier, we encourage you to do so. The earnings from the higher ticket tiers will go directly toward the costs of hosting the event as well as subsidizing the most affordable ticket level.
If you have any questions about the Summit, or to request any reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full experience of the Summit, please contact info@pflagnyc.org.
Call to submit workshop and affinity group proposals!
The first half of our day will include educational workshops that we hope touch on topics such as finding allyship in your religion’s sacred text and strategies on reaching the LGBTQ+ youth in your faith community. Educational workshops will run from 10:00-11:10 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (subject to shift slightly as we finalize the schedule for the summit).
In the afternoon, we will have a series of affinity groups based on faith. If you’re interested in bringing people of your faith together to discuss what you’ve learned throughout the day and how to turn that information into action in your community, this is for you! We hope to have as many faiths represented as possible.
Proposals for workshops AND affinity groups are due by June 28. You will hear back by July 12; confirmation will be needed by July 19.
Call to table at the Summit’s exhibitor fair!
Part of what makes coming together like this so special is the ability to share resources and bring information back to our communities. Whether you represent an organization, a congregation, or a group of dedicated people in community, we invite you to table with us for the day. Our exhibitor fair will be up in the afternoon during lunch from 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Tabling applications are due by June 28. You will hear back by July 12; confirmation will be needed by July 19.
We look forward to working with you to make the 2024 LGBTQ+ Interfaith Allyship Summit an amazing event! If you have any questions, please reach out to us through email at info@pflagnyc.org.
