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Jul 12

Schools Out: Here’s Our Report Card

  • July 12, 2018

The school year has just ended and what a year it has been! Thanks to support from so many PFLAG NYC volunteers and supporters, we hit some major milestones with the Safe Schools Program.

Training parent coordinators in District 13

Kalima McKenzie-Simms delivers professional training to parent coordinators in Brooklyn’s Community School District 13.

The Safe Schools Program reached 50% more schools this school year. In real numbers, that means we made 251 presentations reaching almost 8,000 students, parents, and teachers. We’re now helping change the climate for LGBTQ youth in more than 60 schools each year. This has a real impact on young people’s lives. As one teacher at a Harlem school told us, “We still face so much bias. You help us create a safe space by letting students hear real experiences and ask questions they’re uncomfortable talking about anywhere else.”

In May we embarked on a major new collaboration with the NYC Department of Education to train parent coordinators on working with families with LGBTQ kids and supporting family acceptance. In just two months, we trained the parent coordinators in 25% of community school districts citywide!

Realizing Our Dream

Talking with students at WHELS

Anthony Kratunis talks with middle schoolers at Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School.

It has long been our ambition to reach every school in the city with the powerful, instructive stories of families accepting and embracing their LGBTQ children. The kind of results we’ve delivered this year show us that it’s possible. Looking ahead to the new school year in September, we have a plan to reach 100% of parent coordinators with our training and we’re working on more than doubling our capacity to reach students directly.

So while students are enjoying a break over summer, it’s a busy time for PFLAG NYC as we get ready for a whole new year of milestones. We’re working on our lesson plans, recruiting new volunteer community speakers, training our teams, and so much more! Want to get involved? Read more about it and become a volunteer!

Beyond the Numbers, Real Impact

Hands Up! Who has a question?

PFLAG NYC Executive Director Drew Tagliabue speaks with a classroom of students at Community Action School.

We talk about numbers of students reached and we want to keep that number growing, but it’s important to remember that behind every number is a real young person whose life experience will be changed for the better. When the numbers go up, even more schools will experience PFLAG NYC’s powerful presence and react like the Queens school superintendent who emailed us that the workshop we led was “undoubtedly one of the best learning sessions we have ever had!” And like the family services coordinator in Corona who told us, “Today was so unbelievable. We were all blown away by the stories you shared. Everyone needed this information.”

Imagine what this city will be like if we keep taking the Safe Schools Program into more schools. Imagine what the next generation will be like if so many of them, their parents, and their educators are exposed to affirming education on the diversity of their peers and their families.

By working with students directly and training parent coordinators and other school staff to support students and their families, we are changing the culture of the largest school system in America. We are making the schools and communities our children grow up in safe and inclusive.

WE ARE SMALL BUT MIGHTY AND EVERY GIFT REALLY DOES COUNT. PLEASE HELP US CONTINUE THIS VITAL WORK BY MAKING A DONATION NOW.

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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

General Support Meeting

August 28 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT Recurring

General Support Meeting

General Meetings are PFLAG NYC broadest offering for support and discussion. We welcome individuals and families with interest around all issues across the LGBTQ+ spectrum — gender identity, sexual orientation, allyship, and more. To register and to receive more information, please click here.

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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Loving Elders Support Group

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September 4 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT Recurring

Loving Elders Support Group

The theme for this month will be "lead with the wisdom of your heart." Elders give children the promise of community, continuity, and consciousness of self. They are the spiritual guides that keep culture and personal history alive in the hearts of the young. They nurture the love and understanding that can then withstand the difficulties and appreciate the beauty of our shared walk through life. We love and cherish our grandchildren and may be the most accepting because so many unimportant things are of no concern to us anymore compared to our precious children. If you identify as a grandparent or an intergenerational influence in the life of an LGBTQ+ person join us for the launch of our Loving Elders Support Group. We’ll meet the first Monday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 pm ET. Learn more and register.

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SOGI Tweens Group

September 6 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT Recurring

SOGI Tweens Group

The SOGI (Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity) Tweens Group is a support group for parents/caregivers and supportive friends or family members of LGBTQIA+ young people entering/in early adolescence - roughly aged 9-15 (with some flexibility). There are so many concerns, challenges, and discoveries occurring around puberty for Queer and TGNC young people (and those who love them!), including identity, sexuality, body image, gender-affirming medical care, names and pronouns, and navigating family, school and peer relationships. Join our community to meet understanding friends, share information and resources, and get support as we strive to show up and advocate for our kiddos to be their most authentic selves. *This group will be facilitated in English but one of our regular facilitators is also fluent in Spanish. Note that this group arose from within the TFP (Trans Families Project) group and families are welcome to join/attend both; SOGI Tweens offers an inclusive, age-group-specific space for families of youth who identify anywhere within the rainbow spectrum. Online registration for this new group is not yet set up on the PFLAGNYC website, so to sign up and receive a reminder email with Zoom link please email SOGItweens@gmail.com and include your name, the child's age and […]

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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

API Parents & Caregivers Group

September 8 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT Recurring

API Parents & Caregivers Group

This group is a twice-monthly lunchtime discussion group for Asian-Pacific Islander parents & caregivers about their children who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. The group is one of the offerings of API Rainbow Parents, which provides information and support to Asian-Pacific Islander (API) families with a family member who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+). To register and receive more information, please click here.

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10:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring

El Amor Hace la Familia

September 9 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT Recurring

El Amor Hace la Familia

Grupo de apoyo para familias en la comunidad latina con seres queridos LGBTQ+ de diversas orientaciones sexuales o identidades de género / Support group for families in the Latino community with LGBTQ+ loved ones of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Todas las reuniones actualmente se ocurren en línea. Para más información Para más eventos  

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10:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring

TransFamilies Project

September 10 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT Recurring

TransFamilies Project

The TransFamilies Project (TFP) is a support group for parents transgender children, as well as other family members and friends. No matter when your child disclosed their gender identity, or what stage of transition they're in, join with others at the TransFamilies Project to meet understanding friends, share important information, and to get (and provide) support as we all travel this special road together. To register and receive more information, please click here.

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Recurring

API Rainbow Parents Tea with Parents

September 10 from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT Recurring

API Rainbow Parents Tea with Parents

API Rainbow Parents provides information and support to Asian-Pacific Islander (API) families with a family member who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+). The Afternoon Tea is a monthly social gathering for members of the Asian & Pacific Islander community who are LGBTQ+, along with their parents and other loved ones. API Rainbow Parents has a special focus on meeting the cultural and language needs of API families. To register and receive more information, please click here.

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Recurring

General Support Meeting

September 10 from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT Recurring

General Support Meeting

General Meetings are PFLAG NYC broadest offering for support and discussion. We welcome individuals and families with interest around all issues across the LGBTQ+ spectrum — gender identity, sexual orientation, allyship, and more. To register and to receive more information, please click here.

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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Neurodiversity & Gender Diversity Meeting

September 11 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT Recurring

Neurodiversity & Gender Diversity Meeting

The Neurodiversity & Gender Diversity Meeting is a group for parents of kids, teens, and folx who live at the intersection of trans-ness and neurodivergence (ASD, ADHD, PDA, ODD/DMDD, bipolar, anxiety/depressive disorders, etc). Find community and a safe place to share among other families whose transgender and nonbinary loved ones require additional supports. For more information and to register, please click here.

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Dads Group

September 13 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT Recurring

Dads Group

This group provides a space for dads to connect with other dads around the topic of their child’s and their family’s coming out process across the range of LGBTQ+ identities. All dads and caregivers in a father-like role are welcome to join. To register and receive more information, please click here.

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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

Partners Group

September 21 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT Recurring

Partners Group

This group is dedicated to the needs of partners and transitioning partners who are transgender or non-binary people. Like all of PFLAG NYC's support groups, it is peer-led and gives space for individuals in relationships where someone has come out as trans or non-binary to share with others of similar experiences.⁠ To register and receive more information, please click here.

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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Recurring

API Parents & Caregivers Group

September 22 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT Recurring

API Parents & Caregivers Group

This group is a twice-monthly lunchtime discussion group for Asian-Pacific Islander parents & caregivers about their children who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. The group is one of the offerings of API Rainbow Parents, which provides information and support to Asian-Pacific Islander (API) families with a family member who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+). To register and receive more information, please click here.

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3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Recurring

Black Family Circle

September 24 from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT Recurring

Black Family Circle

Black Family Circle is PFLAG NYC’s group dedicated to families and individuals who identify as Black and who have lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) loved ones. It provides a warm and inviting space to gather virtually and find community. This group provides family-to-family support with a focus on the intersection of accepting an LGBTQ+ or same-gender loving (SLG) child and one’s experience as a member of the Black community. While the experiences of being Black in America vary tremendously, there are shared cultural factors that play a role in supporting a family’s well-being, resiliency, and understanding when a loved one comes out as LGBTQ+. Come into the Circle with us! Black Family Circle meets online on the fourth Sunday of every month from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET. For more information and to register, please click here.

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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Recurring

General Support Meeting

September 25 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT Recurring

General Support Meeting

General Meetings are PFLAG NYC broadest offering for support and discussion. We welcome individuals and families with interest around all issues across the LGBTQ+ spectrum — gender identity, sexual orientation, allyship, and more. To register and to receive more information, please click here.

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6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring

TransFamilies Project

September 26 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Recurring

TransFamilies Project

The TransFamilies Project (TFP) is a support group for parents transgender children, as well as other family members and friends. No matter when your child disclosed their gender identity, or what stage of transition they're in, join with others at the TransFamilies Project to meet understanding friends, share important information, and to get (and provide) support as we all travel this special road together. To register and receive more information, please click here.

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SOGI Tweens Group

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API Parents & Caregivers Group

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El Amor Hace la Familia

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September 10 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT Recurring

TransFamilies Project

September 10 from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT Recurring

API Rainbow Parents Tea with Parents

September 10 from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT Recurring

General Support Meeting

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Partners Group

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