From Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Flat Rock-Hendersonville Chapter:
GUEST SPEAKER TO SHARE EXPERIENCES OF GROWING UP
IN ASHEVILLE WITH LESBIAN MOMSHendersonville, NC … May 9, 2017. The Flat Rock-Hendersonville Chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will host Kaley Fry, Interim National Program Director of COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) at its June 5 meeting, 7 – 8:30 p.m. in the Education Building of Providence Baptist Church, 1201 Oakland Street, Hendersonville, NC.
The event is free and the public is invited.
COLAGE unites people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer parents into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities. Fry, who is transgender, will share their experiences growing up in Charlotte, N.C. with their lesbian moms.
“PFLAG is excited to be bringing Kaley to Hendersonville and look forward to having the community learn of this wonderful group” says Jerry Miller, president of the local chapter. “We hope that LGBTQ parents will come and learn more about this group and to give their children a chance to learn about other families like theirs.”
For more information please contact Jerry Miller, PFLAG Chapter President at (828) 697-0690 or at pflaghendersonville@gmail.com.
Founded in 1972 with the simple act of a mother publicly supporting her gay son, PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is the nation’s largest family and ally organization. Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality and full societal affirmation of LGBTQ people through its threefold mission of support, education, and advocacy. PFLAG has over 400 chapters and 200,000 members and supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas in all50 states.
For more information about PFLAG please visit www.pflag.org.
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