PFLAG San Francisco: 415.921.8850 PFLAGSF@aol.com
PFLAG San Francisco, the San Francisco Chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Inc., has been meeting consistently since 1976. Attendees includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons as well as parents, allies and friends. The volunteer members inspire all the regular activities and special projects of the chapter and are central to chapter leadership. The chapter works cooperatively with the other chapters in the Bay Area and Northern California. We regularly participate in PFLAG national conventions and in other national activities.
We invite you to share your experience and concerns in a completely confidential and supportive environment. We encourage lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, parents, family and friends to attend our meetings. Everyone is welcome.
Meetings
Our regular monthly meetings are held on the second Sunday of each month from 2-4 pm, in the St. Francis Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 152 Church Street near Market. Our meeting is wheelchair accessible and is located on the N-Judah, j-Church or 22- Fillmore Muni lines. Enter the Parish Hall through the Plaza Gate. The monthly Board meeting is open to all on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 - call 415-921-6902 for directions. For information in Chinese, go to the http://home.attbi.com/~nayiak/pflag-chinese/ or send email to mail@pflag-chinese.org
With prior notice, one of our members can facilitate discussion in Spanish during our regular meeting. Please call our help line at 415-921-8850, Box 4. For Asian and Pacific Islander concerns, API Family Pride can help with various languages and materials.
For more information about meetings, one-on-one discussions, or our work in schools or at fairs, call our confidential help line at 415-921-8850. You may email us at pflag@aol.com or send "snail mail" to PO Box 640223, San Francisco, CA 94164.
In addition to our regular monthly meetings we are active in the community in many ways.
- We host one of the largest and best received contingents in the annual San Francisco Pride Parade.
- We maintain a booth at the Pride celebration in Civic Center. We host information booths and tables at many street fairs and community celebrations.
- We have information booths at major educational conferences at Moscone Center.
- We produce a monthly program “PFLAG Talk” on Cable Access Channel 29.
- We provide speakers for schools, churches and civic groups.
- Individual members participate in elder groups, school district task forces, arts organizations and other educational and advocacy organizations.
Program for Sunday, July, 12 2009
Representatives from COLAGE - Children of Lesbians & Gays Everywhere - will be our guests to tell us about their services and outreach. COLAGE is a national movement of children, youth, and adults with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) parents. The organization builds community and works toward social justice through youth empowerment, leadership development, education, and advocacy.
The vision and values of COLAGE are well conceived and ambitious: "We envision a world in which those of us with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer parents or families are connected to a broad community of peers and mentors, are recognized as the authority of our experiences, belong to respected and valued family structures, and have the tools and support to create and maintain a just society.
"We envision a world in which all families are valued, protected, reflected, and embraced by society and all of its institutions; in which all children grow up loved and nurtured by kinship networks and communities that teach them about, connect them to, and honor their unique heritage; and in which every human being has the freedom to express sexual orientation, gender identity, and self.
"We envision being part of large movements to transform school systems, social services, mental and physical health systems, media, legislatures, legal systems, and all religious institutions to heal from and end all forms of oppression, discrimination, bigotry and hatred."
More information go to Calendar.
St. Francis Lutheran Church
152 Church Street between 14th and Duboce
San Francisco 94114
Small Groups: 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Parish Hall
To see a map go to Meeting Map
