Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
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Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is a group of family members and friends of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people. According to PFLAG's mission statement, the organization "promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights." [1]
The acronym PFLAG is pronounced as P-FLAG [piːflæg], and was once officially styled in that manner.
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[edit] History
The idea for the organization arose out of the New York City Gay Pride Parade in 1972, in which Jeanne Manford marched alongside her gay son Morty, carrying a sign saying: "Parents of Gays: Unite in Support of Our Children." Many people came up to Manford during and after the parade, applauding her actions and inspiring her to form a support group for LGBT people and their families, which turned into POG (Parents of Gays), and subsequently PFLAG.
PFLAG has continued to grow since then, and now comprises 500 chapters and 250,000 members nationwide.
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[edit] Campaigns
Stay Close[2] is a national campaign started in 2006 by PFLAG that encourages the family and friends of a LGBT persons to give them support.
[edit] Conferences
The PFLAG Northeast Regional Conference[3] for family, friends, and allies from across the region. The event is scheduled to take place from Friday October 27th thru Sunday October 29th October 2006. The venue will be the DCU Center in Worcester Massachusetts USA. This year it is being held in conjunction with the Transcending Boundaries Conference.
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