NEW YORK CITY PARENTS OF LESBIANS AND GAY MEN INC
130 E 25TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10010 www.pflagnyc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PFLAG NYC'S MISSION IS TO MOVE A BETTER FUTURE FOR LGBT YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP OF PARENTS, ALLIES AND LGBT PEOPLE. PFLAGNYC PROMOTESTHE HEALTH AND WEEL-BEING OF GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDERED PERSONS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS THROUGH; SUPPORT TO COPE WITH AN ADVERSE SOCIETY; EDUCATION TO ENLIGHTEN AN ILL-INFORMED PUBLIC; AND ADVOCACY TO END DISCRIMINATION AND TO SECURE EQUAL CIVIL RIGHTS.

PFLAG NYC IS A FAMILY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE. A PARTNERSHIP OF PARENTS, FAMILIES AND ALLIES WORKING WITH LGBT PEOPLE, PFLAG OFFERS:(A)SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES TO HELP PRESERVE RELATIONSHIPS WHEN SOMEONE COMES OUT AND FOR LGBT INDIVIDUALS WHOSE FAMILIES ARE NOT ACCEPTING;(B) EDUCATION TO HELP THE PUBLIC BETTER UNDERSTAND LGBT ISSUES AND RAISE AWARENESS THE LGBT PEOPLE ARE PART OF EVERYONE'S CIRCLE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS; AND(C) ADVOCACY TO END DISCRINITATION AND SECURE EQUAL CIVIL RIGHTS.

THE SUPPORT PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY- BASED COUNSELING ASSISTANCE TO PRESERVE RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN FAMILIES WHEN SOMEONE COMES OUT AS A LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, OR TRANSGENDER (LGBT)AND HELPS LGBT PEOPLE WHOSE FAMILIES ARE NOT ACCEPTING. THE PRIMARY MEANS OF DELIVERING ASSISTANCE IS THROUGH PEER-SUPPORTED GROUPS ATTENDED BY 5-40INDIVIDUALS PER SESSION. DIRECT ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED VIA TELEPHONE AND ONLINE HELPLINE SERVICES THAT PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION RESOURCES THROUGH ALL RELEVANT CHANNELS TO REACH FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS NEEDING HELP, INCLUDING PRINTED MATERIALS, A LENDING LIBRARY, AND SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES.

THE SAFE SCHOOLS PROGRAM HELPS SCHOOLS FIGHT BIAS AND HARASSMENT BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AND FOSTERS RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY. THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS LGBT PEOPLE, THEIR PARENTS, FAMILIES AND OTHER ALLIES TO DIRECTLY WORK TO REDUCE BULLYING, HARASSMENT, AND NAME-CALLING. FREE OF CHARGE TO SCHOOLS, THE PROGRAM BRINGS TRAINED COMMUNITY SPEAKERS INTO CLASSROOMS TO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF HAVING AN LGBT LOVED ONES IN THEIR LIVES. SPEAKERS COME FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND INCLUDE PARENTS OF LGBT CHILDREN, OTHER RELATIVES OF LGBT PEOPLE, AS WELL AS LGBT PEOPLE THEMSELVES. BY SHARING PERSONAL STORIES OF THE LGBT PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES THEY OPEN A FREE AND RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE WITH STUDENTS THAT DISPELS MISINFORMATION AND HELPS MOVE THE SCHOOL CLIMATE TOWARDS ONE OF RESPECT AND FAIRNESS FOR LGBT PEOPLE. IN THE PAST EVENTS HELD HAVE REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 11,000 STUDENTS.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE AND ISSUES OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. HAVING A CHILD OR A CLOSE MEMBER COME OUT IS A DIFFICULT EXPERIENCE FOR MANY PEOPLE, AND MANY LGBT PEOPLE EXPERIENCE REJECTION, DISAPPROVAL, MENTAL ANGUISH, AND EVEN PHYSICAL VIOLENCE WHEN THEY COME OUT. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AIM TO GET PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT LGBT PEOPLE IN THE CONTEXT OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AND HELP PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO RESPOND AND HOW TO SEEK RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE WHEN SOMEONE COMES OUT.EFFORTS INCLUDE THE "STAY CLOSE" CAMPAIGN INVOLVING CELEBRITY ROLE MODELS, AND VARIOUS EDUCATIONSL PROGRAMS AT CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

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