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PFLAG Votes 2020

August 11, 2020

2020 may be our most critical election to date and you can count on PFLAG Seattle to give you the information, tools, and resources you need to vote, and help others to vote, too. We’ll continue to update this post with helpful links and resources to keep you informed. Registration (Washington State) Voting Dates and …

Supreme Court Affirms LGBTQ+ People Have the Right to Work Under Title VII

June 15, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the Supreme Court of the United States released its rulings on three cases that affect whether a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) person can be fired or never hired for whom they love or for being who they are. Each decision affects the extent that Title VII of the Civil Rights …

PFLAG National Response to HHS Healthcare Final Rule, Designed to Harm Vulnerable Communities

June 12, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, PFLAG National issued the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services having published a final rule to weaken enforcement of the Health Care Rights Law (section 1557 of the ACA), which specifically protects LGBTQ+ people, people with limited English proficiency, women, and many others. Diego Sanchez, Director of …

HAPPY PRIDE!

June 6, 2020

Love Calls Back

February 5, 2020

It’s never too late for love to call back. Verizon and PFLAG are committed to connecting and reconnecting all families. Find support for LGBTQ families at pflag.org

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LGBTQ Asian And Pacific Islander Youth Report

January 11, 2020

In 2017, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation partnered with researchers at the University of Connecticut to conduct a groundbreaking survey of over 12,000 LGBTQ youth and capture their experiences in their families, schools, social circles and communities. More than 1,200 Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ youth responded to the survey. This resource presents data collected …

Looking for LGBTQ resources in and around Seattle?

January 6, 2019

Seattle is home to many non-profit organizations, like PFLAG Seattle, dedicated to providing support to the LGBTQ community. Here are some great resources to help you find the support you’re looking for! Gay CityGay City’s Wellness Center, our LGBTQ Resource & Referral Program, our Gay City Volunteer Crew, and Gay City Arts all provide multiple …

August meeting: Dr. Linda Gromko

August 10, 2017

Our guest speaker will be Dr. Linda Gromko, a local family physician/author with extensive experience treating patients who identify with all parts of the gender and sexual orientation spectrum. There will be opportunity to ask questions and see or purchase her new book, “Where’s My Book?” The second hour of the meeting will be the support …

Keep Discrimination Off the Ballot

June 15, 2017

Washington’s long-standing laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination have ensured fair and equal treatment for everyone. But now, a new initiative, I-1552, singles out our transgender neighbors, family and friends for discrimination. If opponents of equality gather enough signatures, this dangerous initiative will be on the ballot in 2017. Discrimination isn’t who we are in …

Remembering Anne Melle Hilgermann, lifelong activist & PFLAG mom

February 17, 2017

It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of one of our most beloved members Anne Melle Hilgermann. She died at the age of 93 on Dec. 26, 2016. Anne was an original, and by that I mean she stood up for gay rights with other parents even before she knew her …

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