PFLAG Lawrence/Topeka meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month (unless it is a holiday) from 2-4 pm at MCC church, 4425 SW 19th St., Topeka, Kansas (Directions). Please enter through the north door off the parking lot facing 19th St.
| SPECIAL NOTE for the May 5th meeting: PFLAG meeting Sunday, May 5th, will be at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, room 101C, 2-4pm. We have been invited to attend the local chapter of NOW (National Organization of Women) and explain about PFLAG. NOW is interested in reproductive rights, LGBT rights, sexual and domestic violence issues. The local chapter started in 2012 and they are reaching out to other community organizations
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Future meeting will be held on May 5th, 2013. |
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The Trevor Project is a leading National Organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention to LGBTQ youth. The following resources are available:
Trevor Lifeline: available 24/7 to take calls from young people in crisis or suicidal. Call 866-488-7386
Trevor Chat: Live: help with a volunteer Fri-Sat-and Mon 1-7 pm
Ask Trevor: answers to questions about sexual orientation and gender identity.
TrevorSpace: social networking community for LGBTQ youth ages 13-24. |
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January 5, 2013 - The National Catholic Reporter - An epiphany of transgender lives reveals diversity in body of Christ: Epiphany: insight or sudden realization. A revelation that both illumines and surprises. " ...we have been blessed by such an epiphany. The past year has brought us deeper appreciation of the experience of transgender members of the human community. Mentored by a Catholic sister who has dedicated her life to ministry among transgender persons, we have been instructed by the witness of these often vulnerable members of the body of Christ."  |
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Announcing the
PFLAG of Lawrence/Topeka
Jason Dockins Memorial Scholarship, 2012 - 13 |
| Applications are being accepted through May 1, 2013, for a $500 scholarship, to be awarded to an eligible GLBT graduating senior or straight ally.
Details and the application form are available HERE.. |
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PFLAG Lawrence/Topeka is proud to announce the 2012 scholarship winner. Zachary Bomberger was awarded the 1st Annual Jason Dockings Memorial Scholarship. Zach graduated from Council Grove High School and is currently a student at Kansas State University. He shares the views of Jason that LGBT persons are asking for equal rights, not special rights. |
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Morgan Freeman is the voice behind equality in a new ad for HRC. Here's part of what Morgan had to say:
"Freedom, justice and human dignity have always guided our journey toward a more perfect union.
Now across our country, we are standing together for the right of gay and lesbian Americans to marry the person they love. And with historic victories for marriage, we've delivered a mannouncementandate for full equality." View the video HERE. |
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Lambda Legal has published the first four pamphlets in its series, Transgender Rights Toolkit. Check them out here. |
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| HRC Shopping Guide - The Human Rights Campaign has launched a new service intended to help you determine a business's social practice and workplace equality. Major businesses are rated with a green, a yellow, or a red tag to give an indication of their level of concern for their customers and their employees. Check before you buy! |
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| The You Tube "It Gets Better" Project- Dan
Savage started the It Gets Better Project. GLBT people from all walks of life, some famous, some not, tell their storys of how it was hard when they were younger, but
how it does get better when they get older. Children and teens who are struggling with their own identities can find comfort from these stories in which people reveal how it DOES get better. |
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| The Family Acceptance Project (FAP) is a community research, intervention, education, and policy initiative that is affiliated with San Francisco State University. FAP is the only project of its kind, that studies how family acceptance and rejection affects the health, mental health, and well-being of LGBT youth. Dr. Caitlin Ryan, PhD, ACSW is the director. |
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We're Glad You Found Us!
We are a group of parents, friends and supporters of people in northeast Kansas whose sexual and/or gender orientations differ from the binary expectations imposed by our society. Our goal is to educate and assist anyone who feels disenfranchised because of their self-identities in these areas: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. PFLAG is there for all of these people.
PFLAG members provide support and information to counter myths and misinformation about sexual orientation and gender identity. They are a resource to straight and fair-minded allies who want to join the fight for equality for all.
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