PFLAG Votes 2024: Know Your Rights as a PFLAG Voter

As we race toward the general election, it is important for PFLAG voters and LGBTQ+ advocates to know their rights as they head to the polls. Especially since in many states how you vote, where you vote, when you’re able to vote, and what you’ll need to cast a ballot may have changed in recent years. Join this month’s PFLAG Academy Online workshop to learn more about our rights as voters and participate in an engaging “Ask Me Anything” conversation with PFLAG's Advocacy Team and a representative for the League of Women Voters.

In this session we’ll:

Help PFLAG voters learn more about where, when, how, and why we should exercise our right to vote in the 2024 election

Provide specific guidance for voters who are transgender

Share ways to access disability-related and language assistance tools and resources available for voters

Discuss what do do if you experience issues or are denied your right to cast your ballot

Give participants the opportunity to ask questions about the election, voting, and our rights at the polls (please remember that PFLAG National is a 501(c)3 organization)

Katie Blair (she/her)

Vice President, Advocacy

PFLAG National

Katie Blair is an experienced advocate with a track record of leading numerous historic initiatives aimed at safeguarding and advancing civil rights. She served as the Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at the ACLU of Indiana for over a decade where she spearheaded the organization’s coalition and legislative work on issues including LGBTQ rights, criminal legal reform, racial justice, reproductive freedom and voting rights. In her role at the ACLU, Katie led the fight to defeat Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which would have enshrined LGBTQ discrimination into law. Additionally, she spearheaded the fight against Indiana’s abortion ban and led the charge against the state’s most recent legislative attacks on LGBTQ youth and their families. She also created business advocacy and community engagement programs that have become models for advocacy organizations across the country. Prior to her work at the ACLU of Indiana, Katie served as the Director of Activism for Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Executive Director for the 51% Club, a political organization aimed at inspiring Democratic women to vote. Originally from Illiopolis, Illinois, Katie received her undergraduate degree in communication and her Masters of Public Health from the University of Missouri. She lives in Indianapolis with her wife, Megan, and their three rescue dogs, Stevie Nicks, Jolene and Sissy.

Jessica Jones Capparell (she/her)

Interim Director of Advocacy and Litigation

League of Women Voters

Jessica Jones Capparell is the Interim Senior Director of Advocacy and Litigation at the League of Women Voters of the United States. Jessica manages relationships and strategic planning for federal legislation and lobbying that benefit the organization. Additionally, she advises and assists with aligning advocacy, legislative, and litigation priorities at all levels of the organization. Jessica builds strategic campaigns to impact areas of public policy, generate public support for relevant issues, lobby for policy changes through appropriate channels, and maintain current knowledge of government changes and actions. Before joining the League, Jessica worked on political campaigns throughout the United States, mainly focusing on grassroots engagement and running statewide operations with communications, field, and an online focus. Jessica has a B.A. from Culver-Stockton College. In her free time, Jessica enjoys watching baseball and the WNBA,learning about wine, and watching her son learn new things. She resides in Maryland, with her husband, son, and their dog, Lilly.