Steve Ralls

About Me

Steve Ralls joined PFLAG in March 2008 as the organization’s director of communications. In his work with PFLAG, Steve develops and implements communications strategy, including media, publications, the PFLAG website and blog and other outreach and publicity initiatives. Steve has been widely quoted in the media, including in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Associated Press and other national media outlets. He has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio, CBS News on LOGO and on hundreds of local radio and television news stations across the country. He has coordinated coverage of LGBT issues on national newsmagazines, including 60 Minutes, PrimeTime Live and 20/20, and worked to place hundreds of editorials on LGBT topics, including more than a dozen editorials in The Washington Post. A recognized authority on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on gay military personnel, he spent more than 8 years with Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, as the group’s director of communications, before joining PFLAG. He is also a regular contributor to The Bilerico Project, The Progressive Media Project, Ambiente Magazine and HuffingtonPost.com.