PFLAG Bolingbrook

Today is National Coming Out Day!

National Coming Out Day, celebrated every year on October 11th, is a day of empowerment, visibility, and celebration of belonging for and with LGBTQIA+ individuals. This day embodies authenticity and unity as we honor the journey of self-discovery and the freedom of being true to oneself.

Find out more about National Coming Out Day and about coming out at https://www.hrc.org/resources/coming-out which is a Human Rights Campaign resource. And at the Trevor Project
Trevor Coming Out Handbook

Happy Pride!

From the Southern Poverty Law Center, how to be an effective LGBTQ ally.

BEING ACCEPTING
HAVING HUMILITY
TAKING ACTION

Pride Month 2024: How to be an effective ally for the LGBTQ+ community Three components are commonly cited by LGBTQ+ people for effective allyship: being accepting, having humility and taking action.

https://www.giveoutday.org/organization/Pflag

𝗣𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗚 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟱/𝟭𝟮/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆.

𝗣𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗚 𝗗𝘂𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 will have its monthly meeting on the following Sunday, 5/19, 2024 2PM, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. All are welcome.

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Today and everyday!

Transgender Day of Visibility is THIS Friday, March 31st

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Amazing young person at work!!!

This Florida teen went viral for his lesson on the Stonewall riots Will Larkins, a student at Winter Park High School, gave the lesson just days after Gov. DeSantis signed a controversial bill limiting LGBTQ discussion in schools into law.