For Parents of LGBT Children
Resources for LGBTQ Students
Despite the recent legalization of gay marriage, the LGBT youth of America still face unwanted discrimination in and out of school. Throughout primary school and college, students who identify as LGBTQ are more susceptible to bullying, social isolation, and even physical assault. In fact, according More >
5 Actionable Tips For Parents To Help Protect Our LGBTQ Teens From Cyber Bullying Risks
(This was contributed by our online contributor Hilary Smith)
A recent study discovered cyberbullying rates have tripled! This means that 87 percent of our children have either been targeted or witnessed digital cruelty in some form. This is heartbreaking, because high statistics like those mean More >
Best Colleges for LGBT Students
According to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, about 20% of LGBTQ faculty members and students reported they feared for their physical safety on campus, while 43% consider their campus climate to be homophobic. These numbers demonstrate the need for colleges to take an active stance against More >
A Story of Loss, Love and Redemption
This was contributed by our PFLAG mom, Nancy.
Alex and Danielle
I’m in our hotel room ironing Alex’s clothes as she sits on the bed; I’m musing about how I feel more like the mother of the groom than the mother of the bride – and then it dawns on me - a door that I thought had been closed with the More >
PFLAG Dad David’s remarks at Freedom to Marry Rally
David and Tori Stivers, with their son, Grant
David Stivers, the Co-President of PFLAG Atlanta recently spoke on October 23 at Georgia Equality’s Rally for Marriage in Atlanta, Georgia, where marriage supporters made the case that Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens should stop defending marriage More >
‘Parental Acceptance’ Documentary short featuring PFLAG Atlanta parents
Our amazing PFLAG Atlanta parents, Jeannie and Dick were featured in a documentary short about how their children came out to them. Take a look!
Originally posted 2014-06-23 11:35:20.
Don’t Hate Someone You Love « FreedHearts
A mom from a small, conservative town said to her son: “There aren’t any gays in this town.” Her son laughed and said, “Yes there are, Mom. They’re just deep in the closet… or they’ve moved away.”
I know it’s easier to imagine that those “gays” are some other people, some other place, not here, More >
