Our annual membership drive has begun! Beginning in October, we encourage everyone with a connection to PFLAG to consider becoming a new member of PFLAG Seattle or renewing their membership. For just $35, you can join PFLAG Seattle as an individual member. Family memberships are $50. Membership in PFLAG Seattle automatically registers you with PFLAG … Read more
The Seattle Pride Parade is back and we’re so excited to celebrate in-person this year! The parade organizations have implemented a number of new policies, including the requirement for all participants to be vaccinated, or have proof of a negative COVID-19 test dated within 48 hours of the parade. Please complete the form below to … Read more
“Intersex” is defined as a condition in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not seem to fit the typical medical definitions of male or female. Intersex people represent as many as 1.7% of the population and yet their experiences are the least understood and represented even among LGBTQ+ … Read more
The Winter issue of Seattle Pride Magazine, which is available now in print (look for it around town) and online, wrote a wonderful article about some of the parents and volunteers involved with PFLAG Seattle. It’s a poignant collection of stories that you’ll want to read and share.
The holiday season is fast approaching, and we at PFLAG Seattle know how holidays can cause stress, anxiety and a mashup of emotions. But we’re here to help you figure out how to handle holiday gatherings with family and friends, whether you’re an LGBTQ+ person or a friend/family member of someone LGBTQ+. Read our helpful … Read more
Thinking that another June will go by without PFLAG marching down Fourth Avenue in downtown Seattle to loudly and proudly show our love and support for the LGBTQ+ community is disappointing, but we get it. We need to make sure we—and you—stay healthy so we can have a Pride Parade and PrideFest celebration next year. We can’t wait … Read more
Last year, filmmaker Stephanie Tran (they/them), a young, queer, Vietnamese filmmaker, approached PFLAG National with an idea for a film to amplify and honor LGBTQ+ Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voices. Then COVID hit, and the way films were being made had to change—quickly—putting the project on pause. We are so glad that, one … Read more
On Wednesday, March 17, PFLAG National Board Member Dr. Edith Guffey, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee to pass H.R.5, the civil rights legislation known as the Equality Act. As Conference Minister of the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference of the United Church of Christ, an African American woman, and a mother whose son is trans and nonbinary, … Read more
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), a day dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and victories of transgender and gender-expansive people, while simultaneously raising awareness of the work that is still needed to combat discrimination and violence. Join us at our March 23 support meeting from 7 to 9 pm as we recognize … Read more
The PFLAGPole is PFLAG National’s newsletter. Printed bi-annually, the PFLAGPole brings you the latest and greatest on PFLAG National’s programs and events. It also includes stories covering PFLAG’s mission of support, education, and advocacy and how our 400+ chapters–and PFLAG National staff, board members, and volunteer regional directors–are working together to change hearts and minds … Read more