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We had such a wonderful time tabling @/transpride5k last weekend! What better way to continue the momentum of Pride month than celebrating our local trans athletic community.

And thank you PFLAG Burbank for co-tabling with us :-)

July is Disability Pride Month — and we’re celebrating the brilliance, resilience, and leadership of disabled folks in the LGBTQ+ community.

This updated Disability Pride Flag, created by Ann Magill, honors the disabled community. 🏳️‍🌈 Our q***r and trans community is not whole without our disabled siblings!

Happy International Nonbinary People’s Day! 💛🤍💜🖤

Nonbinary folks don’t fit into the traditional male/female gender binary. Some identify solely as nonbinary, while others use terms like genderq***r, genderfluid, or combine identities (e.g. transmasc nonbinary). Language may fall short, but everyone deserves to have their identity respected.

To all our nonbinary loved ones: We see you, support you, and celebrate you! 💛🤍💜🖤

PFLAG LA will be having a resource table !

☀️WHEN: Sunday, July 13th, 2025☀️
🌈WHERE: Crystal Springs Picnic Area - Pettigrew Field
Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Dr. 🌈

WHO:
☀️ EVERYONE!
☀️ Open to all ages and skill levels!
☀️ Family-friendly!
☀️ You can also join virtually from anywhere in the world

WHY:🏳️‍⚧️
To bring the trans community and its allies together for a day of movement, resource exchanging, and fun!
Not into the fun run part? That’s okay! 5k/10k participation is NOT required to join the celebration!
This community building event is ALL AGES, ALL ABILITIES, ALL IDENTITIES WELCOME!

If you are not partaking in the race you still must register.

Register here:
https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/LosAngeles/AnnualTransPride5K

Pride isn’t just a month—it’s the heartbeat of the LGBTQ+ community. At PFLAG Los Angeles we’re always fighting for a just, caring, and affirming world. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Visit pflagla.org to learn how to show your support year-round and find opportunities to volunteer with us!

We asked our new board members some questions so our community can start getting to know them!

Farrah Dodes is a dedicated community leader and longtime advocate for equity and inclusion. A Filipina American born and raised in Southwest Missouri, Farrah has served as President of three nonprofit organizations and was endorsed by Moms in Office for her School Board candidacy.

Her passion for creating safe, affirming spaces is deeply personal like most of our PFLAG LA members: she is the proud parent of a non-binary, neurodivergent child. Farrah brings tireless energy and a heartfelt commitment to PFLAG LA’s mission of support, education, and advocacy. She is honored to lead the chapter and looks forward to working alongside this vibrant and compassionate community.

❓What made you join PFLAG LA?

I joined PFLAG LA to help protect the rights of the LGBTQIA2S+ community and expand upon safe spaces for them in this currently hostile political climate.

❓If you could interview one person, who would it be?

I would interview 18th century Filipina military leader Gabriela Silang. She led an army of rebels against Spanish Colonial rule. I would want to ask her all kinds of questions just to see what made her tick!

Let’s give a big, warm PFLAG welcome to Farrah Dodes!

On this day 160 years ago, freedom finally reached Galveston, TX—marking the first Juneteenth. Today, we celebrate Black liberation and reflect on the continued fight for justice, especially for Black LGBTQ+ folks.

From West Hollywood Pride to Los Angeles Pride, thank you all who showed up loud and proud! We had 60+ marchers join us this year and we couldn't have expected a better turnout.

We had folks who have marched with us every single year for a decade, to new faces who've never marched in a Pride parade before. It was truly a beautiful, much needed day of connection!

If you're interested in signing up for our email newsletter to keep up with PFLAG LA news, events, and more, click the link below:

https://gem.godaddy.com/signups/172228/join

On June 12, 2016, 49 lives were tragically lost at Pulse Nightclub. 🕯️🏳️‍🌈 As anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric continues to rise, PFLAG remains unwavering in its commitment to ensuring that all LGBTQ+ individuals are safe, celebrated, empowered, and loved. This year, we honor the memory of those we lost at Pulse through bold action—by raising our flags higher and celebrating Pride louder than ever before.

These are their names.

Amanda Alvear, Angel L. Candelario-Padro, Anthony Luis Laureano Disla, Antonio Davon Brown, Christopher Leinonen, Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, Darryl Roman Burt II, Edward Sotomayor Jr., Enrique L. Rios Jr., Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, Frank Hernandez, Franky Jimmy De Jesus Velazquez, Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez and Jason Benjamin Josaphat, Javier Jorge-Reyes, Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, Joel Rayon Paniagua, Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, Juan Ramon Guerrero, Kimberly Morris, Leroy Valentin Fernandez, Luis D. Conde, Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, Luis S. Vielma, Martin Benitez Torres, Mercedez Marisol Flores, Miguel Angel Honorato, Oscar A Aracena-Montero, Paul Terrell Henry, Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, Shane Evan Tomlinson, Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, Stanley Almodovar III, Tevin Eugene Crosby, Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, Brenda Lee Marquez McCool and Geraldo Ortiz-Jimenez, Juan Chavez Martinez, Jerald Arthur Wright, Jean Carlos Nieves Rodriguez, Akyra Murray, Deonka Deidra Drayton, Cory James Connell and Alejandro Barrios Martinez

Today is GIVE OUT DAY!

When you give to PFLAG Los Angeles, you're supporting free support group meetings, our Speakers Bureau that reaches schools and workplaces, and ongoing education and advocacy work.

Your donation directly funds:
📚 Educational panels
🎤 Our Speakers Bureau program
🖨️ Printed informational materials
🌈 Community Events

Want to see exactly what we’ve done?
Check out our 2024 End of Year Report below:
https://www.pflagla.org/updates/pflag-la-2024-gratitude-impact-report-now-available

Your support helps us keep showing up—for LGBTQ+ people, their families, and the community.

Donate or become a member here:
https://www.pflagla.org/donate

IT’S PRIDE MONTH!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Let’s be clear about what it means to “Lead with Pride”. Love can be soft, kind, tender—and it can also be LOUD, UNAPOLOGETIC, and FIERCE. 🔥

Over fifty years ago, our founder, Jeanne Manford, marched with her gay son, Morty, to demonstrate the power and courage of a mother’s love in the face of relentless discrimination. 350+ chapters and 550,000+ members later, we are still in the fight, leading with love, for an equitable and accepting future.

This year—as every year, as every month, as every day—it is IMPERATIVE that we show up for our LGBTQ+ loved ones. Whether it’s marching in a protest, shutting down discriminatory remarks from coworkers, educating a family member, or even just expressing your love to your LGBTQ+ loved one, every action you take FOR our LGBTQ+ community is an action AGAINST LGBTQ+ oppression.

Now is the time to LEAD WITH LOVE. Let’s come together as a collective power and fight for our LGBTQ+ loved ones. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Nico ***rnewsdaily needs our help!

Nico Lang (they/them) is a friend of PFLAG and an award-winning journalist known for their humanizing coverage of trans youth and their lived experiences.

Nico is asking our community if there is anyone interested in sharing their experience(s) with CHLA for gender-affirming care for a news story they are working on.
And of course, your identity can be kept anonymous for privacy/safety.

The link to the form to contact Nico is below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEhlVte2WoVBMTSaaQZtH-6XhRd5x6AG6jWztstQBW-pK9fA/viewform

Your response to this form will be permanently deleted after it's shared with Nico (no later than June 3, 2025).