Looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ issues with your ERG, community group, or PFLAG chapter? Welcome to Something to Talk About, a monthly series designed by PFLAG National’s Straight for EqualityTM program to create conversation...

A Note to My Kid: #ParentsComingOut
Family support makes a transformative difference in the lives of people who come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. And when parents and families share their stories--coming out in support of their LGBTQ children and loved ones--they not...

The Rainbow Letters: To RuPaul, My Fairy Dragmother
This is the fourth of five letters we'll be sharing this week as part of our work with The Rainbow Letters, an initiative to generate healing and empathy around the topic of LGBTQ family through the art of letter-writing. Originally designed to increase visibility for children and adults with LGBTQ parents, The Rainbow Letters is now expanding its audience and calling for letters written by anyone who is or has family members who are LGBTQ. We look forward to sharing one letter with you each day this week!

The Rainbow Letters: Dear Donor
This is the third of five letters we'll be sharing this week as part of our work with The Rainbow Letters, an initiative to generate healing and empathy around the topic of LGBTQ family through the art of letter-writing....

The Rainbow Letters: The Courage To Tell Me
This is the second of five letters we'll be sharing this week as part of our work with The Rainbow Letters, an initiative to generate healing and empathy around the topic of LGBTQ family through the art of letter-writing....

The Rainbow Letters: Dear Christians
This is the first of five letters we'll be sharing this week as part of our work with The Rainbow Letters, an initiative to generate healing and empathy around the topic of LGBTQ family through the art of...

Una Nota a Mi Hijo: Lo que padres de hijos heteros nunca pueden comprender de Orlando
Este artículo fue publicado originalmente en Your Tango.
Si piensas que tu sabes como ser papá o mamá con un hijo [o hija] LGBTQ, piénsalo de nuevo.
Esta mañana lloré por la primera vez. Mi amiga Cathy me preguntό...

A Note to My Kid: What Parents of Straight Kids Will NEVER Understand About Orlando
Para leer este artículo en español , por favor visite https://www.pflag.org/blog/una-nota-mi-hijo-lo-que-padres-de-hijos-heteros-nunca-pueden-comprender-de-orlando
This article originally appeared on YourTango.
Think you know what it's like to be the parent of an...

A Note To My Kid: My Son Finally Followed His Heart
To my Son,
It hasn’t been easy for you, in fact only a few know just how close to the edge you were at times. You learned to hide it well with phony smiles and forced replies when asked...

A note from Mormon mom Kathleen to her friend Emily

A letter from Laurin to her son, Danny

A letter to my unborn child...
Dear...you:
Yes you, you in there, the one who keeps kicking me, and whose hiccups I'm feeling all the time (are you drinking in there??), and whose sonogram started out looking a bit like a kidney bean and now looks...

A gay teacher's letter to a less-than-supportive parent
A drama teacher’s response to a parent’s decision to withdraw her child from class went viral last week.

A letter to Dear Abby
In today's Dear Abby column, we hear from Wants To Be Supportive, who has a friend whose child has come out as transgender.
...To say the least,
A gay son's open letter to his parents...can this rift heal?

Until I See Skylar Again...
We are proud to share this piece from PFLAG mom and National board member Marsha Aizumi, though heartbroken that we have to. With thanks to Huffington Post Gay Voices, where it was originally posted.
There are...
Mom gives trans daughter a wonderful surprise
Late last month, a mom gave her teenage trans daughter a wonderful surprise...a gift she had been waiting a very long time for.

A note from Amy to her daughter, M
Dear M,
Today marks one year that your life changed. That our family's life changed. Our foundation shook just like the steps of your school bus as you sprinted home on your last day of 4th grade. This was the...

A letter from Brynn to her daughter, Eleanore

Huffington Post: I'm A Mormon Mom Taking A Stand For All The Gay Kids In Our Church
We had to share this lovely--and loving--piece, originally published over at the Huffington Post Religion vertical, from Diane Oviatt, a pediatric oncology nurse and an active church member working with the children in her local congregation.
When her...

Being Transgender for Our Child
Six months ago, our ten year old began to identify as transgender. This after spending years trying to explain it and find a way to fit in at school and...

A Note to Logan from "Proud Mom" Carly
I will start by saying that this Journey has not...

Another visit with Mimi Lemay and her son, Jacob
Back in March, we were so honored to share this beautiful letter from Mimi Lemay
...
Tim Teeman's Open Letter to Barry Manilow
We had to share this great piece by Tim Teeman over at The Daily Beast. As news of Barry Manilow's union with his longtime love (and manager and company president) Garry Kief hit the press, Manilow...
“Mom, I’m Gay” — A Mother and Son Explore the “Journey” Together
This is a really wonderful and moving post, and we're grateful to its co-authors, Debby Shulman (www.debbyshulman.com)...

A Letter to Jacob From His Mom, Mimi
This is an extraordinary and powerful letter, that we are so grateful to its author to be able share with you today. It was originally posted here, at medium.com.
Thank you, Mimi, for sharing your story--and your letter to...
A Letter to My (Possible) Son...from mom
This piece, by writer Lily Burana, was originally published by Dame Magazine. Thanks to Dame and Ms. Burana for letting us share it with you here at A Note to My Kid. To hear more...

A message of hope and love from the mom of a transgender youth
As a facilitator for Trans Youth Education and Support (TYES), an affiliate of PFLAG, I hear and observe incredible transition stories every day: the young child who hated having his picture taken before he transitioned, who immediately afterward...

A Letter from A____ to her school teacher, Mr. R____
When a teacher, Mr. R____, decided to come out after hearing kids using the term "gay" pejoratively, he had no idea the kind of support he might receive.

A Note to Miles From his Mom, Erika
Dear Miles:
I think you already know how proud I am of you, and daddy feels the same way. You're a smart, funny, hard-working, and talented young man. You're also a...

Do Unto Others: An Open Letter from Violet About Her Gender Nonconforming Child
We're honored to share this open letter from Violet, the mom of a gender nonconforming child. Her words are powerful, moving...and we thank her for letting us share them here.

And then sometimes, the kid supports the parents...
We got this sweet video from Lance, whose mom Leslie is the Vice President of PFLAG Fresno. Lance surprised his mom by driving from his home in LA up to Fresno to march with her in the Fresno Pride...
If I Have Gay Children: Four Promises From A Christian Pastor/Parent
This beautiful letter (of sorts) has been reprinted with permission of the author, John Pavlovitz, who originally shared it on his own blog, johnpavlovitz.com.
Thank you, John...
A son comes out to his mother...but it's not her reaction to his news that is the surprise!
This video has gone viral in the last two weeks, and we aren't surprised! Well, not as surprised as Hayden Smith, the nervous young star of this raw footage, who decided to record his mother's reaction to him coming out....

A dad’s surprising response to his gay son’s heartwrenching ‘coming out’
Today, courtesy of our friends at lgbtqnation, we bring you this wonderful letter to James from...
Video: Speak Up with Jimmy Nguyen
Okay, perhaps this is a bit meta, but we couldn't resist sharing this HuffPo video, Digitially Speaking. Why? Because it's all about notes to LGBTQ kids from their parents, and it features A Note to My Kid!
With thanks to...

A letter from one dad to Michael Sam's dad
A Letter to my Dad, from Kristin
Today at ANTMK we have a special letter, from Kristin Beck to her dad. Kristin is a former US Navy SEAL who gained public attention in 2013 when she came out as a transgender woman. As an activist and advocate...
A Note from "Future You" to "12 Year Old Me"
A Letter to Blake From His Mom, Susan
A Letter to the World from Debi about Her Trans Kid
We received, via Facebook, a note in the form of a video link, asking us to take a watch and a listen as a woman took on the myths about transgender kids.
We watched and, well needless to say, we...

An oldie but a goodie...A letter from Dad to Nate
It's not quite Throwback Thursday yet, but we couldn't resist revisiting this wonderful letter from a dad in Michigan, to his high-school age son, Nate.
The note first appeared on the Facebook page of an anti-homophobia organization, then went immediately viral....
From RAISING MY RAINBOW: This Is How A Father Should Love
Normally we don't share other blog posts here at A Note to My Kid. But this was such a special post, from one special parent to another, we couldn't resist. We hear so often about the mothers...this Father's Day post was just to gorgeous to ignore.

A Note to Mom and Dad From Pete
A Poem to Tristan from Mom
We received the following via email:
Hello. My name is Dawn Jaksons and I'm a PFLAG mom in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Our son came out to us when he was 14. We told him we loved him no matter what. Accepting
...
A New Arrival...Just In Time For Mother's Day!
Just in time for Mother's Day, we are excited to announce PFLAG's newest arrival: A Note To My Kid!
That’s right: this wonderful program, founded three years ago by Patrick Wallace, Mike Curry, and Michael Volpatt, has been adopted as...
A Note to Jacob from Dad
Jacob, I write this letter to you to let you know just how much I Love you.
I wish there was another word besides ‘Love’ to say because I feel the word love has lost it’s true meaning, It has...