This week we bring you a personal piece from PFLAG National intern Casey Chalmers...
When I was 15, my mom and I embarked on our weekly library run. I was quite the reader in high school, desperate to read anything...
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Proposal To Ban Conversion Therapy Moves To Public Hearing
Peterson Toscano, a native of Stamford, underwent conversion therapy. His experience, written in a statement, was read by Donna Warren, an LGBTQ advocate and PFLAG mother.
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Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2015
The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act seeks to prevent abuse and neglect in youth residential programs. This bill would...
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Anti-Equality Organizations
Disagreements over the roles and rights of LGBTQ individuals in society are not enough for us to label an organization anti-LGBTQ: It is the intersection of beliefs with actions taken...
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PRESS STATEMENT: Jody Huckaby on SAMHSA Report on Danger of So-Called "Reparative Therapy"
PFLAG National Executive Director Jody M. Huckaby has issued the following statement regarding the important new report, released this morning by SAMHSA, on the harms of so-called "reparative therapy:
"PFLAG's concern for LGBTQ youth is at the heart of...
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PFLAG Portland President Attends Gay Christian Network Conference
Today we hear from Dawn Holt, PFLAG National Regional Director in the Pacific Northwest, and President of PFLAG Portland. She is the mother of a 26 year-old gay man who serves as her inspiration for her work in the LGBTQ community. In addition to her service in PFLAG, Dawn served as the Co-Chair of Equity Foundation, an Oregon-based community foundation for the LGBTQ community and, as a practicing Buddhist, serves on the board of her Zen community.
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