PFLAG Support Group in Atlanta for LGBTQ and their families on the 3rd Sunday of the month at the Spiritual Living Center
January 19, 2020
Other than our First Monday meeting, we meet on a Sunday afternoon on the third Sunday of every month. Parents and family who are struggling with the news of a loved one coming out and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender persons are encouraged to attend our support group meetings. If you are lesbian, gay, bi or transgender and would like to come out to your friends and family, and are looking for ways to come out, this is an excellent place to get support and ideas that have worked for others. We often have a program or speaker from 2:30pm to 3:30pm. After our program, we have an hour of facilitated support groups. These meetings will run to 5pm. If we only have support groups (no speaker/program) our meeting ends at 4pm. In support groups, we share our stories but do not counsel. Trained facilitators moderate the discussion. Everything that is said within the group remains confidential.
When: Sunday, January 19, 2020 02:30 pm - 4:00pm
Where: The Spiritual Living Center, 3107 Clairmont Rd, Atlanta, GA 30345
Directions to this location can be a little tricky, so we recommend using the link above and then printing out your directions.
What can I expect?
For our support meetings, we meet in groups of 8 to 10 people. Each group is led by a trained facilitator. To begin, we go around and introduce ourselves. The facilitator then leads a discussion where participants share their issues and questions. No one who attends a meeting needs to speak - you can just listen in, if you like. If you do speak, you can reveal as much or as little as you feel comfortable with. 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. We learn by sharing our own experiences and listening to the experiences of others. All conversations within the groups are considered confidential and are not discussed beyond the room. Even though we might be therapists or counselors in our private lives, at a PFLAG meeting, we are just sons, daughters, parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters.
