Virtual Meetings
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Community
The PFLAG Connects: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Community meets on the second Sunday of the month at 6pm ET / 3pm PT. Join us online!
Next meeting: July 13th, 2025
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About
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Meeting Resources
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FAQs
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Welcome to PFLAG Connects: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Community! These virtual meetings are open to parents, family members, and members of the LGBTQ+ community who are AANHPI. Each meeting is led by members of the AANHPI community who will guide you in receiving support, giving support, and finding resources to help you, your family, and your community. If this sounds like something you would be interested in attending, please click the registration link. You will also find links to additional resources below.
Questions? Reach out to Partnerships and Communities Coordinator, Victor Vizcarrondo Velez.
Pride Month Guest Lecture:
Breathing Fire: Remembering Asian Pacific American Activism in Queer History
Amy Sueyoshi (She / They)
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
San Francisco State UniversityWhile Asian Pacific American history and queer history have grown tremendously as disciplinary fields, queer Asian Pacific Islanders remain strangely absent despite their more than 150-year presence in America. “Breathing Fire” synthesizes existing works in queer API studies across disciplines to craft a narrative that underscores the central role of API queers in the making of a modern gay American identity in the 19th century and in the activation of radical social movements in the 20th century.
Join us for this special Pride Month Guest Lecture at our next meeting on June 8th!
More AANHPI chapter meetings:
Organizations and Resources for the AAPI community:
English – Asian Pride Project – Immigration and coming out stories from Indian individuals
English – Desi Rainbow Parents and Allies – Support meetings and resources
English – Okaeri – Japanese-American elders’ stories
English & Japanese – Okaeri – General page with resources
English – Viet Rainbow of Orange County (VROC) – Resources and information
English w/ Japanese subtitles – Barney Cheung (YouTube) – “A Love Letter” video stories
Various API languages – Family Acceptance Project (SFSU) – Multilingual project posters
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Thank you for attending this month’s AANHPI PFLAG Connects: Communities meeting! These AANHPI PFLAG Connects: Communities meetings take place every second Sunday of the month. Below are some of the resources we mentioned during the recent call you may find helpful.
Meeting Resources:
PFLAG v Trump FAQ – Stay informed on updates in the PFLAG v Trump lawsuit in response to President Trump’s executive order to shut down access to necessary medical care for transgender youth and young adults.
PFLAG National Executive Order Explainers and Resources – Stay up-to-date on signed Executive Orders with helpful explainers from our many legal and policy partners and advocacy resources.
Good Queer News – A newsletter by transgender advocate and author, Ben Greene, with weekly roundup of Good Queer News stories and writings on resilience and hope.
Election Outcome Joint Statement – A joint statement signed by 150 LGBTQIA2S+ organizations, including 41 PFLAG chapters and PFLAG National.
Mental Health Toolkit (TWLOHA) – Mental Health Toolkit offering valuable support for LGBTQIA+ people facing the pressures of the 2024 U.S. general election from the organization To Write Love on Her Arms’ (TWLOHA).
LGBTQ+ Movies/Series:
- “Will & Harper” – A heart-warming film, “Will & Harper” is a story about friendship, allyship, and the journey to becoming your true self (Netlfix).
- “Heartstopper” – Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series (Netflix).
- “Big Boys” – Jack Rooke’s comedy about two mismatched boys who strike up an unlikely friendship when they’re thrown together at university (BBC UK).
- “1946 | The Mistranslation that Shifted a Culture” – 1946 is a revolutionary documentary that chronicles how the misuse of a single word changed the course of modern history.
- “Love, Simon” – This touching movie shows us a young man and the process he went through discovering his sexuality (Hulu).
- “Pray Away” – Ex-leaders and a survivor of the so-called conversion therapy movement speak out about its harm to the LGBTQ+ community and its devastating persistence (Netflix).
- “Changing the Game” – This intimate story takes us into the lives of three high school athletes from across the US – all at different stages of their athletic seasons, each sharing their lives as transgender teens (Hulu).
- “Boy Erased” – The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents (Netflix).
LGBTQ+ Books/Podcasts:
- “Walking the Bridgeless Canyon” – Written by LGBTQ advocate Kathy Baldock, this book explores historical and current discrimination faced by the LGBTQ community from the Christian church and political sector.
- “The Savvy Ally” by Jeannie Gainsburg – The Savvy Ally provides a successful foray into the confusing and ever-changing world of being an ally to the LGBTQ+ community.
- “Red, White, and Royal Blue” by Casey McQuiston – What happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?
- 100 Best LGBTQ+ Podcasts, by FeedSpot.
NQAPIA (National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance) – An alliance of LGBTQ+ Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations.
PFLAG Online Resources – A collection of digital resources.
PFLAG Digital Publications – A collection of online publications in English and Spanish.
To find PFLAG support in your local area, please visit our Find a PFLAG Chapter webpage or feel free to reach out to Partnerships and Communities Coordinator, Victor Vizcarrondo Velez.
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What exactly are PFLAG Connects: Communities meetings?
PFLAG Connects: Communities is a program of PFLAG National, offering safe, virtual support meetings for people with shared backgrounds and experiences. These meetings serve as opportunities for members of the LGBTQ+ community, parents, and families, to gain support, ask questions, and learn from others who have been through similar experiences. Visit PFLAG Connects: Communities for more details on all support group offerings.
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Are these meetings open to anyone?
PFLAG Connects: AANHPI Community meetings are open to parents, family members, and members of the LGBTQ+ community who are AANHPI-identified.
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I am under the age of 18. Can I attend these meetings?
These meetings are only available for individuals 18 years of age or older. For assistance in locating local support for those 18 and under, please contact your nearest PFLAG chapter by visiting pflag.org/find.
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What should I expect in a PFLAG Connects: Communities meeting?
PFLAG Connects: Communities meetings begin with a welcome and introduction to the PFLAG Connects: Communities Program. Then, the host and facilitators will introduce themselves, and review the meeting ground rules with the participants.
The facilitators then introduce suggested meeting topics and/or allow participants to introduce themselves.
Finally, the space is open for anyone who has something to share or a question for the group—attendees are always welcome to just listen!
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What are the ground rules and norms for each support group meeting?
The ground rules and norms for every support group meeting are:
- Be honest about your feelings and thoughts
- Use “I” statements
- Listen to actually listen, not to respond
- Turn off electronics to avoid distractions/disruptions
- Respect everyone’s time and ideas and share the space
- Respect confidentiality
- Do not record audio or video of the session at any time
Hosts may invite participants to share any additional ground rules or norms for consideration during the meeting.
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I’m new to all of this and am not sure that I am comfortable sharing my story just yet. Will I be required to share in discussions?
We pride ourselves in meeting individuals where they are in their journey of accepting and supporting their LGBTQ+ loved ones and friends. Participants are not required to participate in discussions but are encouraged to consider sharing once they feel comfortable.
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How do I join the meeting?
Step 1: Select the PFLAG Connects: Communities meeting that you identify with.
Step 2: Fill out and submit the registration form.
Step 3: Save the confirmation email you will receive immediately following registration.
Step 4: Join the meeting on time. You may join the waiting room up to 10 minutes before the start time. At the scheduled start time, the host will begin admitting participants to the meeting room. Twenty (20) minutes after the meeting’s starting time, the host will lock the meeting and no more participants will be admitted.
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Can I join a meeting late?
We understand if you are running a little late. Please note that meetings will be locked 20 minutes after the scheduled start time to avoid interrupting active discussions.
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I got kicked out of the meeting (e.g., WiFi crashed, device glitched, Zoom restarted, etc.) and now when I try to join I get a message stating “the meeting is locked by the host.” Can I rejoin the meeting?
In the event that you get dropped from a meeting due to technical issues, please respond to your confirmation email and ask to be let back in. The host will follow up with instructions for rejoining the meeting.
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I am not affiliated with the membership (demographic) of any of the PFLAG Connects: Communities support groups. Can I still attend a meeting?
PFLAG Connects: Communities meetings are open to individuals that identify with select populations or identities and who are seeking support and/or community. While PFLAG is a welcoming place for allies to every community, PFLAG Connects: Communities creates safe meeting spaces for people who are not allied with a community, unless they are also part of that community.
For assistance in identifying general local support, please contact your closest PFLAG chapter by visiting pflag.org/find.
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I am not affiliated with the membership of the group but would like to join a meeting to learn more about resources available to support my professional work (e.g., mental health practitioner, supervisor, researcher, etc.). Is this allowed?
PFLAG Connects: Communities meetings are open to individuals that identify with select populations or identities and who are seeking support and/or community. While PFLAG is a welcoming place for allies to every community, PFLAG Connects: Communities creates safe meeting spaces for people who are not allied with a community, unless they are also part of that community.
To access a library of resources for both allies and members of the LGTBQ+ community visit https://pflag.org/find-resources.
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What exactly are PFLAG Connects: Communities meetings?