Announcements/Events
Out to Eat coming in October
One of our favorite local organizations, Outlet, will hold its annual fundraising pary, Out to Eat, on Friday, October 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Come celebrate LGBTQQ youth with keynote speaker Michelle Honda-Phillips — proud mom of a transgender girl, advocate for transgender and gender non-conforming youth, and daughter of Congressman Mike Honda. Find more information at www.outtoeat.org.
Outlet is a program of Adolescent Counseling Services with locations in Mountain View, Redwood City, and San Mateo. It serves LGBTQQ youth through support groups, educational workshops, and consultation and resource referrals. Learn more about Outlet at www.acs-teens.org/what-we-do/outlet.
If you have GLBTQQ announcements or know of events that PFLAGers MAY want to attend, email them to the Webmaster
Family Support
- Local meetings: San Mateo and San Jose
- Journey to Acceptance (Spanish with English Translation) El Camino hacia la aceptación
- Our Famility Coalition - promotes the equality and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer families with children. We foster community leadership in advocacy efforts that promote social justice. www.ourfamily.org
Gay Families - adoption, foster care, mentoring
- Gay Adoption Info: www.adoptionpride.com
- EMQ Families First: www.emqff.org Foster Care, Adoption Services, Mentoring. Contact Drew Mayen
Outlet Program - resource for ages 13-25
- Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian, Transgender Queer Questioning
- Free, Drop-in, confidential groups, groups in Spanish available
- Locations: Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Mateo
- Flyer attached at the end of the Aprl-May newletter
- Contact email: outlet@chacmv.org
Resources for Questioning Youth
- Go to: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual
Other PFLAG Chapters
Go to: Links to Other Resources
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repealed!!!
More information at Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
Advocacy Information
Get involved! Go to the Advocacy page.
- PFLAG National Blog and Policy Matters -- updates and opinions
- Prop 8 Trial Tracker -- Prop 8 trial developments and marriage equality news and analysis
- Marriage News Watch -- marriage equality news briefs
- Marriage Equality USA (ME USA) -- good source for local actions in support of marriage equality
- Facebook: South Bay -- ME USA-Santa Clara
Volunteer
Drive youth to Outlet meeting, help with newsletter stuffing, join the crew who produces our montly "PFLAG Talks" TV show...check the Volunteer page.
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
Education
Speakers Bureau
This chapter has a very active Speakers Bureau. We provide trained speakers & panels to educate audiences from middle/high schools, universities, churches, businesses, etc. about the issues that face lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender people and their family members. For more information, go to www.pflagsanjose.org/psb/psbHome or send Email.
GSA Network
Gay-Straight Alliance Network:Empowering youth activists to fight homophobia and transphobia in schools.
Other Items of Interest
- To see Youtube, CBS 60 minutes coverage, ABC news coverage on Transgendered families, go to Other Items of Interest
