This Sunday, StoryCorps’ Amanda Plumb, the Atlanta site supervisor of the StoryCorps project will be visiting and talking to PFLAG Atlanta.

StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 30,000 interviews from more than 60,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, and millions listen to our weekly broadcasts on NPR’s Morning Edition.

  • View StoryCorps’ story: from modest start up to national movement.
  • Read their mission and principles.

The heart of StoryCorps is the conversation between two people who are important to each other: a son asking his mother about her childhood, an immigrant telling his friend about coming to America, or a couple reminiscing on their 50th wedding anniversary. By helping people to connect, and to talk about the questions that matter, the StoryCorps experience is powerful and sometimes even life-changing.

Would you like to record your own conversation about coming out and being come out to? Storycorps will be taking sign-ups at the meeting.


When: Sunday January 16th 2011

Time: 2:45 pm to 5:00 pm

Where: First Metropolitan Community Church (located behind the McDonalds on N. Druid Hills Rd near the I-85 intersection)

1379 Tullie Rd. Atlanta, Georgia 30329

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You will find us in the Social Hall – come in through the glass doors in the front.

Who should attend?

If you are a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person thinking about coming out of the closet or struggling with your sexuality, then come attend a meeting. If you are the parent of someone who has recently come out to you and you are struggling with the news, come attend a meeting. If you are the parent of an LGBT child and want to support someone else who is going through the same experience, come attend a meeting. If you are an out and proud lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person and want to support another LGBT person coming to terms with their sexuality, come attend a meeting. We’ve had people who’ve come into one meeting and kept coming back for 20 years!

What can I expect at a PFLAG meeting?

No one who attends a meeting is ever made to feel that he or she must speak. We all know the value of quiet listening. And no one who does speak is expected to reveal more than he or she feels comfortable with. But in the warm and supportive atmosphere many newcomers find that they are able to put troubling thoughts and fears into words for the first time and receive reassurance, guidance and facts. All conversations are considered confidential and are not discussed beyond the room.

PFLAG literature is available as you come in and our free book and video library is open. Most meetings begin with a speaker or program. We break for refreshments, then meet for an hour of support in small groups. We generally end our meeting with a casual invitation to all interested parties to share dinner with us at a local restaurant.


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Directions to MCC

From the North or Northeast

1. Take I 85 Southbound to North Druid Hills exit.
2. Turn left to cross over I 85.
3. Go one block to traffic light at Tullie Rd.
4. Turn left on Tullie Rd., go past MacDonalds.
5. The church is the next building but entrance to parking lot is off the next street on the right.
6. Turn right and enter lot immediately on your right.
7. Park and enter building thru the side door facing the parking lot

From the South

1. Take I 85 Northbound to North Druid Hills Road exit.
2. At top of the ramp turn right.
3. Go one block to traffic light at Tullie Rd.
4. Proceed with steps 4 to 7 above.

From 400 Southbound

1. Exit at Sidney Marcus Blvd. (Exit 2)
2. Turn left at end of ramp.
3. Stay to the left as it feeds into Buford Hwy.
4. Proceed to North Druid Hills Rd. There’s a CVS Store on the left corner.
5. Turn right , cross over I 85.
6. Go one block to traffic light at Tullie Rd.
7. Follow steps 4 to 7 above.

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