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EspañolPARENTS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS
(Redirected from Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
'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 , and was once officially styled in that manner.
The event that sparked P-FLAG was in 1972 when Jeanne Manford was watching a TV news report and saw her son "being tossed down an escalator during a gay rights protest while the NYC police stood by and watched."[1]
The idea for the organization arose out of Jeanne Manford's marching with her gay son Morty, carrying a sign saying: ''"Parents of Gays: Unite in Support of Our Children"'' in New York City's Christopher Street Liberation Day Gay Pride Parade (now known as Heritage of Pride) which started two years prior. 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 in the United States.
About 25 years after PFLAG began, its popularity triggered creation of an opposition group, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX). They are considerably smaller than PFLAG (for example, having 32 chapters vs. PFLAG's 500).
'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.
The PFLAG Northeast Regional Conference[3] for family, friends, and allies from across the region took place October 27 to October 29, 2006. The venue was the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts USA. It was held in conjunction with the Transcending Boundaries Conference.
The 2007 PFLAG National Convention, sponsored by IBM, Iis planned for October 11 through October 17 2007 in McLean, Virginia. The theme is "Family Voices Moving Equality Forward."
PFLAG was mentioned in Chuck Palahniuk's novel, ''Invisible Monsters''. A PFLAG meeting is shown at the end of the 1999 film, ''But I'm a Cheerleader''. Sharon Gless' character, Deborah Novotny, is the president of the local PFLAG chapter in Pittsburgh on the American version of television series ''Queer as Folk''. PFLAG is also mentioned in the 1994 film ''Reality Bites''.
★ Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
1. Talking tolerance
★ Official PFLAG website
★ International PFLAG Groups
★ USA PFLAG Groups
★ PFLAG Brisbane (recipient of prize-money) website
★ Stay Close campaign website
PFLAG around the world :
★ PFLAG CANADA (Canada)
★ FFLAG (United Kingdom)
★ CONTACT (France)
★ TelsQuels Parents (Belgium)
★ BEFAH (Germany)
★ AGEDO (Italia)
★ FELS (Switzerland)
★ AMPGIL (Spain)
Other links:
★ Families Joined by Love - Books and resources for LGBT Families.
PFLAG contingent at San Francisco Pride 2004.
'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 , and was once officially styled in that manner.
| Contents |
| History |
| Opposition |
| Campaigns |
| Conferences |
| Popular culture |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
History
The event that sparked P-FLAG was in 1972 when Jeanne Manford was watching a TV news report and saw her son "being tossed down an escalator during a gay rights protest while the NYC police stood by and watched."[1]
The idea for the organization arose out of Jeanne Manford's marching with her gay son Morty, carrying a sign saying: ''"Parents of Gays: Unite in Support of Our Children"'' in New York City's Christopher Street Liberation Day Gay Pride Parade (now known as Heritage of Pride) which started two years prior. 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 in the United States.
Opposition
About 25 years after PFLAG began, its popularity triggered creation of an opposition group, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX). They are considerably smaller than PFLAG (for example, having 32 chapters vs. PFLAG's 500).
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.
Conferences
The PFLAG Northeast Regional Conference[3] for family, friends, and allies from across the region took place October 27 to October 29, 2006. The venue was the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts USA. It was held in conjunction with the Transcending Boundaries Conference.
The 2007 PFLAG National Convention, sponsored by IBM, Iis planned for October 11 through October 17 2007 in McLean, Virginia. The theme is "Family Voices Moving Equality Forward."
Popular culture
PFLAG was mentioned in Chuck Palahniuk's novel, ''Invisible Monsters''. A PFLAG meeting is shown at the end of the 1999 film, ''But I'm a Cheerleader''. Sharon Gless' character, Deborah Novotny, is the president of the local PFLAG chapter in Pittsburgh on the American version of television series ''Queer as Folk''. PFLAG is also mentioned in the 1994 film ''Reality Bites''.
See also
★ Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
References
1. Talking tolerance
External links
★ Official PFLAG website
★ International PFLAG Groups
★ USA PFLAG Groups
★ PFLAG Brisbane (recipient of prize-money) website
★ Stay Close campaign website
PFLAG around the world :
★ PFLAG CANADA (Canada)
★ FFLAG (United Kingdom)
★ CONTACT (France)
★ TelsQuels Parents (Belgium)
★ BEFAH (Germany)
★ AGEDO (Italia)
★ FELS (Switzerland)
★ AMPGIL (Spain)
Other links:
★ Families Joined by Love - Books and resources for LGBT Families.
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