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There’s a lot more to
PFLAG than parades
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H eron
and
O riana G reen
e’ve all seen them in Pride parades
and wondered who they are. Som e
body’s granddad holds up a hom e
made sign saying: “My kid’s terrific!
Wouldn’t change a thing.” A mom
pushes a toddler in a stroller adorned with a
placard announcing, “I love my gay uncles.”
W henever the Parents, Families and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays march by in a Pride
parade carrying their wonderful signs, they
leave behind them people in tears. People who
wish their parents were as supportive.
You’ll have a
chance to meet
members of Portland
PFLAG and learn
what they offer our
community during a
special holiday party Æy Are!
Dec. 11. And al
though the group
was founded by and
for our allies, in the
Portland chapter
ww
half the members are
actually gay men
and lesbians who
have discovered it’s
a wonderful resource
for dealing with
their own family
issues and more.
“We know how
T his is the one
difficult the holidays
that makes us cry
can be for sexual mi-
nority people,” party planner Chris Fain says.
“This party is to reach out to the gay commu
nity and for them to meet members of PFLAG,
instead of just getting a hug on the street at
Pride.”
The potluck has a winter holiday theme, and
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