Marriage Equality Ad From Australia

One of our members describes this as "worth viewing several times"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TBd-UCwVAY

KC Chapter of KEC

The dormant Kansas City chapter of the Kansas Equality Coalition is being reorganized. They are looking both for regular members and people interested in joining an interim board. Interested people should email joe@joejarvis.org or call 785-330-3385.

PerformOUTKC Survey

PerformOUTKC is seeking feedback from all youth in the KC metro area with the following survey.

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22D7U8K7XSY

Info from KCAVP about a new group

The Kansas City Anti-Violence Project

needs you to be a

KANSAS CITY LEADERS OVERCOMING VIOLENCE WITH EDUCATION

KCLOVE exists to prevent violence in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) community. We’re made up of 14-20 year old young people who are dedicated to creating a safe and healthy community. 

We need your voice! What are YOU experiencing, or what are your FRIENDS experiencing that might threaten your safety? What can we do, as a group, to make the community a safer place?  

Join us to start planning upcoming activities and set goals for the coming year.

When: Thursday, October 6 at 5:30 p.m.

Where: Plaza Branch, Kansas City Public Library (Large Mtg. Room)

Call 816-561-0550. 

Talk To Me: Kevin McHale for The Trevor Project

A PFLAG member recommended this Kevin McHale video.

Sure, it's easier to text, poke, like, or chat. But, when you TALK to someone you get a sense of how they're really feeling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwrOdl_0jJU 

Transgender Special On Hulu

My Extra(Ordinary) Family: Transgender 
Inside the world of families raising transgender children.

For those who may have missed it, the Primetime Nightline (Extra)Ordinary Family special can be streamed in full on Hulu. You can find it here:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/273381/abc-primetime-nightline-my-extraordinary-family-transgender-

Donate to AIDS Walk

You can donate online to this year's AIDS Walk through PFLAG-KC at the following link:

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/carolynfinken-dove/aidswalkkansascity2011?fge=update

Article: Why my view on same sex marriage has changed.

Jeff Angelo is a former Republican State Senator. He now lives in Ames and works in media relations in Des Moines. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20110401/OPINION01/104010329/0/www/?odyssey=nav%7Chead

23rd Annual AIDS Walk KC

Saturday, April 30th

www.aidswalkkansascity.org

8:00 AM — Registration

9:00 AM — Welcoming Ceremonies

10:00 AM — WE WALK!

Theis Park (Oak & 47th)

Kansas City, MO

PFLAG-KC will continue to collect donations for the walk at the next meeting and will have a table at the event. Please give generously and come walk with PFLAG.

If you have a PFLAG t-shirt, wear it, if not there are shirts available to purchase.

The Program for April

Here's some info about the groups that will be hosting a discussion at April's general meeting.

Married Women in Transition is a support group for women who are married to men and are questioning their sexual orientation. This group is facilitated by Elaine Meizlish MSW, LSCSW and has been in existence for over 3 years.

Elaine originally started this group through the Kansas City Lesbian Gay Community Center as a free group and after the Center closed she moved the group to the LGBT Resource Center at the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC). She continues to volunteer her time to do this group and it is free of charge for the women who attend. The group meets the first Saturday of the month and usually has 6-12 women attend. Women who come to this group are from the Kansas City area as well as other cities such as Topeka and Springfield, MO.

Healthy Transitions is a support group for men who are married and at risk due to having sex with men. It was started about 8 1/2 years ago by Alex Westerfeld, Ph.D., and then Jason Carrigan, MA, LPC assumed the facilitation of the group 3 1/2 years ago when Dr. Westerfeld moved out of state.

The group is one of several prevention outreaches through Healthy Living Project, and is located in Johnson County. It meets twice monthly; attendance varies from 2 -12, spiritual issues, self-esteem, recovery from shame, bringing authenticity and honesty back into relationships, processing issues of adjustment to new community venues and norms, substance abuse, dissemination of information about risk, strategies for reducing risk, and negotiating all this in the context of new relationships."

http://www.healthylivingprojects.org/

New LGBT Group Highlighted on Fox 4 News

A series of suicides last year by young gays in the U.S. sparked a call to action to address bullying and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender teens and young adults. Here in Kansas City, that call to action has resulted in the formation of a new youth leadership group, KC Love.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xh6zic_metro-teens-have-courage-to-rise-up-and-speak-out_news

What's New

We've updated our weblog with a more modern theme and PFLAG-KC is now also on Facebook and Twitter.

PFLAG-KC on Facebook

PFLAG-KC on Twitter

It Gets Better

Several LGBT White House staffers share their messages of hope and support for LGBT youth who are struggling with being bullied.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2010/12/20/white-house-staff-it-gets-better