Welcome to the Tacoma, Washington chapter of PFLAG, supporting the families of LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people, their allies and their community.
PFLAG is a volunteer organization with locations throughout the USA and other parts of the world. We promote the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons, their families and friends. Please note that our primary goal is to provide education and emotional support. Due to limited resources, we are cannot provide financial support to individuals.
PFLAG is a volunteer organization with locations throughout the USA and other parts of the world. We promote the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons, their families and friends. Please note that our primary goal is to provide education and emotional support. Due to limited resources, we are cannot provide financial support to individuals.
Trans Jews Are Here 2021 Convening (virtual)
Wednesday, March 31st beginning at 10:00 a.m. (EDT)
Keshet is proud to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility as an organizational sponsor of the second Trans Jews are Here Convening, hosted by Congregation Beit Simchat Torah. This convening will bring together transgender Jews and allies for programming, ritual, art and education at the intersection of transgender and Jewish life. For the first time ever, this event will also include an allyship track which will bring together cisgender allies to sharpen their allyship skills.
Registration is free of charge, and you can sign up or find more information at cbst.org/transjews. Wishing you all a sweet and liberatory Passover and a happy Transgender Day of Visibility.
Wednesday, March 31st beginning at 10:00 a.m. (EDT)
Keshet is proud to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility as an organizational sponsor of the second Trans Jews are Here Convening, hosted by Congregation Beit Simchat Torah. This convening will bring together transgender Jews and allies for programming, ritual, art and education at the intersection of transgender and Jewish life. For the first time ever, this event will also include an allyship track which will bring together cisgender allies to sharpen their allyship skills.
Registration is free of charge, and you can sign up or find more information at cbst.org/transjews. Wishing you all a sweet and liberatory Passover and a happy Transgender Day of Visibility.
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Guest Speaker: Angie Gonzalez
Upcoming Meeting: April 8
Email us to join the meeting
Intrinsically driven by a desire to do well and be well, Angie takes pride in providing the best community education and outreach engagement possible. Her experiential expertise and interest in purpose-driven projects made joining the All of Us family an easy choice.
Before she landed on Zoom as one of the All of Us Research Program’s primary presenters, Angie served as the lead tour manager for the All of Us Journey – a traveling, hands-on mobile exhibit designed to raise awareness of All of Us. The promise of personalized medicine drew her to the Program and now she’s on a mission to virtually introduce the nation to the power of precision medicine.
When she’s not representing All of Us, you can find Angie out seeking adventure. She’s a scuba diving, cliff jumping, photo snapping, sun seeking free spirit who lives life to the fullest.
Introducing the Next Breakthrough in Health. You.
At the moment, healthcare is often one-size-fits-all. But imagine a future where your health care is tailored to you. We want to make that future possible by creating a resource just as diverse as the U.S. is that allows researchers to conduct thousands of studies on health and disease. Enter, The All of Us Research Program.
You have the power to drive health research—even from home. Without you, it won’t be All of Us.
#JoinAllofUs on Thursday April 8 to learn about the program and how you can make a difference in the future of health.
PFLAG Tacoma meets every month. Want to join the support group each month? We'd love to meet you!! Join us via Zoom by clicking here!
Upcoming Meeting: April 8
Email us to join the meeting
Intrinsically driven by a desire to do well and be well, Angie takes pride in providing the best community education and outreach engagement possible. Her experiential expertise and interest in purpose-driven projects made joining the All of Us family an easy choice.
Before she landed on Zoom as one of the All of Us Research Program’s primary presenters, Angie served as the lead tour manager for the All of Us Journey – a traveling, hands-on mobile exhibit designed to raise awareness of All of Us. The promise of personalized medicine drew her to the Program and now she’s on a mission to virtually introduce the nation to the power of precision medicine.
When she’s not representing All of Us, you can find Angie out seeking adventure. She’s a scuba diving, cliff jumping, photo snapping, sun seeking free spirit who lives life to the fullest.
Introducing the Next Breakthrough in Health. You.
At the moment, healthcare is often one-size-fits-all. But imagine a future where your health care is tailored to you. We want to make that future possible by creating a resource just as diverse as the U.S. is that allows researchers to conduct thousands of studies on health and disease. Enter, The All of Us Research Program.
You have the power to drive health research—even from home. Without you, it won’t be All of Us.
#JoinAllofUs on Thursday April 8 to learn about the program and how you can make a difference in the future of health.
PFLAG Tacoma meets every month. Want to join the support group each month? We'd love to meet you!! Join us via Zoom by clicking here!
Parent Support Program
Are you a parental figure of a child who identifies as trans or nonbinary?
Consider getting support from the Parent Support Program.
This program is based on psychological research and can help support you through your process. The program is currently being studied for its effectiveness. Click the link below for more information and to participate in the study.
Bit.ly/pspstudy
Or check out the study Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/parentsupportpsp
You must be the parent or primary caregiver of a trans or nonbinary child age 5 or older to participate.
By participating you will receive either a $10 Amazon gift card or $10 Target gift card for completing a one month follow up survey and another $10 gift card for completing a two-month follow up survey. Alternately, you will have the option to donate your earnings to a nonprofit that supports parents of trans youth.
Participants will be randomly assigned to complete the Parents Support Program or to wait for one month to complete the program. The Parent Support Program is an online program with 3 modules that include videos, educational materials, and writing activities designed to support parents of trans youth. All participants will be asked to complete a series of questionnaires prior to completing the program, and at one and two months after starting the program. Each survey is anticipated to take 10 -15 minutes to complete.
If you have any questions feel free to email me at parentsupportprogram@paloaltou.edu. This study has been approved by the Palo Alto University Institutional Review Board.
Thank you!
Em Matsuno, Ph.D.
Consider getting support from the Parent Support Program.
This program is based on psychological research and can help support you through your process. The program is currently being studied for its effectiveness. Click the link below for more information and to participate in the study.
Bit.ly/pspstudy
Or check out the study Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/parentsupportpsp
You must be the parent or primary caregiver of a trans or nonbinary child age 5 or older to participate.
By participating you will receive either a $10 Amazon gift card or $10 Target gift card for completing a one month follow up survey and another $10 gift card for completing a two-month follow up survey. Alternately, you will have the option to donate your earnings to a nonprofit that supports parents of trans youth.
Participants will be randomly assigned to complete the Parents Support Program or to wait for one month to complete the program. The Parent Support Program is an online program with 3 modules that include videos, educational materials, and writing activities designed to support parents of trans youth. All participants will be asked to complete a series of questionnaires prior to completing the program, and at one and two months after starting the program. Each survey is anticipated to take 10 -15 minutes to complete.
If you have any questions feel free to email me at parentsupportprogram@paloaltou.edu. This study has been approved by the Palo Alto University Institutional Review Board.
Thank you!
Em Matsuno, Ph.D.
Gender Spectrum is getting ready to launch a digital campaign focused on parents of transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive youth & we're excited to give y’all a heads up before it even launches.
Next month we will be sharing #TRANSparent stories from parents like many of you. We are collecting video submissions from parents in the Gender Spectrum community that want to share open and honest (“transparent”) experiences navigating their child’s gender journey during the pandemic.
Being able to share stories from parents in our community will not only build additional community, parent affinity, resources, support, and more, but we also hope sharing these stories across our social media platforms and mail servers will help Gender Spectrum gain additional avenues of support — anything from an increase in social media followers to financial contributions would be amazing in helping us continue our programming!
If you are interested in learning more about how you can share your #TRANSparent story, please click here for video submission guidelines and directions. If you are more interested in hearing from others, follow us on social media using the links below and stay tuned for additional emails.
Thanks for being a part of our ever-expanding parent community.
Corey Pessin (he/him)
Development Coordinator
Next month we will be sharing #TRANSparent stories from parents like many of you. We are collecting video submissions from parents in the Gender Spectrum community that want to share open and honest (“transparent”) experiences navigating their child’s gender journey during the pandemic.
Being able to share stories from parents in our community will not only build additional community, parent affinity, resources, support, and more, but we also hope sharing these stories across our social media platforms and mail servers will help Gender Spectrum gain additional avenues of support — anything from an increase in social media followers to financial contributions would be amazing in helping us continue our programming!
If you are interested in learning more about how you can share your #TRANSparent story, please click here for video submission guidelines and directions. If you are more interested in hearing from others, follow us on social media using the links below and stay tuned for additional emails.
Thanks for being a part of our ever-expanding parent community.
Corey Pessin (he/him)
Development Coordinator
You are invited to participate in a brief online survey (average time: 15-20 minutes) that aims to learn more about the experiences of LGBTQ+ people of color (POC) who use dating/social applications (“apps” or “hookup apps”), including how they navigate instances of racism on said apps. Examples of these apps include Grindr, Tinder, Scruff, Hornet, Bumble, and many others.
To participate, you must meet the following criteria:
1. be at least 18 years old or older;
2. live in the United States of America;
3. identify as a LGBTQ+ POC;
4. have used a dating/social app (e.g., Grindr, Tinder, Scruff, etc.) within the past 12 months.
If you qualify for this study and choose to participate, you will be asked to complete several questionnaires that relate to your use of dating/social apps, racism, mental health, coping strategies, and how you view your racial/ethnic identity. Responses to the survey are anonymous and you are free to stop participating at any time.
Participants who qualify for and complete this study are eligible to enter a drawing for 1 of 14 $25 Amazon.comgift cards.
Thank you for considering this research opportunity. If you have any questions, please contact David Hutsell atdhutsell@spalding.edu or Dr. DeDe Wohlfarth at dwohlfarth@spalding.edu. This study has been approved by the Spalding University Research Ethics Committee (REC; Study #: 202057).
If you would like to learn more information, participate, and/or share this study with others, please use the following url link: https://lgbtq-dating-app-study.questionpro.com/ You can also referenced the attached PDF.
Thank you,
- David
David Hutsell, M.A.
He/Him/His (What's This?)
Doctoral Candidate
Spalding University
School of Professional Psychology
To participate, you must meet the following criteria:
1. be at least 18 years old or older;
2. live in the United States of America;
3. identify as a LGBTQ+ POC;
4. have used a dating/social app (e.g., Grindr, Tinder, Scruff, etc.) within the past 12 months.
If you qualify for this study and choose to participate, you will be asked to complete several questionnaires that relate to your use of dating/social apps, racism, mental health, coping strategies, and how you view your racial/ethnic identity. Responses to the survey are anonymous and you are free to stop participating at any time.
Participants who qualify for and complete this study are eligible to enter a drawing for 1 of 14 $25 Amazon.comgift cards.
Thank you for considering this research opportunity. If you have any questions, please contact David Hutsell atdhutsell@spalding.edu or Dr. DeDe Wohlfarth at dwohlfarth@spalding.edu. This study has been approved by the Spalding University Research Ethics Committee (REC; Study #: 202057).
If you would like to learn more information, participate, and/or share this study with others, please use the following url link: https://lgbtq-dating-app-study.questionpro.com/ You can also referenced the attached PDF.
Thank you,
- David
David Hutsell, M.A.
He/Him/His (What's This?)
Doctoral Candidate
Spalding University
School of Professional Psychology
“Trans Rights Priorities for the Biden Administration”
Monday, March 29, 4-5:30 ET/1-2:30 PT
FREE, but registration required. Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/transmvmt
Panelists:
A new presidential administration that is supportive of trans rights provides opportunities to make further progress on addressing discrimination and violence against trans people. Join us for a panel discussion of how trans leaders are hoping to make gains during the Biden administration.
This panel is being held to mark the publication of The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies, edited by Abbie Goldberg and Genny Beemyn. All of the panelists are contributors to the work, and attendees will be given free access to their entries.
Sponsored by the UMass Stonewall Center and Clark University’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
Genny Beemyn, Ph.D. (my pronouns: they, them, their)
Director, the Stonewall Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Coordinator, Campus Pride's Trans Policy Clearinghouse
Co-editor, SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies
Stonewall Center
Crampton Hall, 256 Sunset Avenue
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
phone: 413-545-4826; fax: 413-545-6667
genny@umass.edu
Panelists:
- Kylar Broadus, Founder and Director, Trans People of Color Coalition
- Sasha Buchert, Senior Attorney, Lambda Legal
- Kris Hayashi, Executive Director, Transgender Law Center
- Mara Keisling, Executive Director, National Center for Transgender Equality
- Shannon Minter, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
- Moderated by Genny Beemyn, Director, UMass Stonewall Center
A new presidential administration that is supportive of trans rights provides opportunities to make further progress on addressing discrimination and violence against trans people. Join us for a panel discussion of how trans leaders are hoping to make gains during the Biden administration.
This panel is being held to mark the publication of The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies, edited by Abbie Goldberg and Genny Beemyn. All of the panelists are contributors to the work, and attendees will be given free access to their entries.
Sponsored by the UMass Stonewall Center and Clark University’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
Genny Beemyn, Ph.D. (my pronouns: they, them, their)
Director, the Stonewall Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Coordinator, Campus Pride's Trans Policy Clearinghouse
Co-editor, SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies
Stonewall Center
Crampton Hall, 256 Sunset Avenue
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
phone: 413-545-4826; fax: 413-545-6667
genny@umass.edu
GLSEN Washington State's 2021 Virtual LGBTQ+ Youth Leadership Conference!
This is our 16th annual conference, intended for queer and trans identified youth, allies and educators.
This FREE, day-long event is a great opportunity to meet LGBTQ+ advocates and youth leaders, attend workshops, and learn more about how to start a GSA.
This year, we have an amazing mix of speakers, interactive workshops, online networking opportunities with community organizations, and more!
The conference will include specific events centered around Queer and Trans People of Color, Trans/Gender Noncomforming youth, LGBTQ+ youth in sports, restorative justice practices, an affirming Makeup workshop, and so much more!
We are so excited to meet you all and talk about how to bring affirming, intersectional, and inclusive practices into your school--whether you are an educator or a young person!
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!
This is our 16th annual conference, intended for queer and trans identified youth, allies and educators.
This FREE, day-long event is a great opportunity to meet LGBTQ+ advocates and youth leaders, attend workshops, and learn more about how to start a GSA.
This year, we have an amazing mix of speakers, interactive workshops, online networking opportunities with community organizations, and more!
The conference will include specific events centered around Queer and Trans People of Color, Trans/Gender Noncomforming youth, LGBTQ+ youth in sports, restorative justice practices, an affirming Makeup workshop, and so much more!
We are so excited to meet you all and talk about how to bring affirming, intersectional, and inclusive practices into your school--whether you are an educator or a young person!
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!
Want to learn more about pronouns and their importance? Click the picture to educate yourself and those you love.
Click the image above to learn more about the Pride Foundation's Scholarship program!!
Tacoma PFLAG aims to be inclusive of our Deaf & Hard of Hearing Queer community members at all meetings. ASL interpreting is available, as well as captioning. Please let us know your accessibility needs if you are attending so that we are appropriately inclusive and equitable.
Click the rainbow logo to the right to learn some LGBTQ+ signs in American Sign Language! --->
Click the rainbow logo to the right to learn some LGBTQ+ signs in American Sign Language! --->