Went to a PFLAG meeting tonight - Empty Closets - A safe online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered people coming out

**EM68** · 28th Jul 2008, 06:48 PM

It went well. There were about 12 people there, mainly parents of gay an lesbian children. There was one guy there who is gay and partnered and one woman who is questioning. They were all open and caring. I felt so comfortable. It was great to verbalize everything that I have talked about on EC. I told them my story and voiced some of my fears and concerns. They gave me some great advice. A lot of it was things that we talked about in the forum about coming out and how its a process. Then they talked about how parents and other family members deal with a gay member in the family. I have a lot to think about plus gave me hope that it may not be as horrible I think it could be to come out to my family (when I am ready).

As part of my intro I mentioned how I found EC and its a great community. The chairwoman wrote down the site and at the end of the meeting a couple of the mothers asked me again about EC and I told them. I also said it may be a great site for their sons to look at too.

At the end I talked to the chairwoman and asked if she knew of any social clubs, groups etc for people of my age and she said that she would find out for me and send me an email.

beckyg · 28th Jul 2008, 07:05 PM

Awesome!

The fact that the meeting was mostly parents was interesting. My group is about 1/3 glbt, 1/3 parents, and 1/3 straight alies who have no one close to them who is gay but feels PFLAG is important to the community.

I'm glad you felt comfortable enough to talk there and its great you told them about EC!

Mirko · 28th Jul 2008, 08:20 PM

That's awesome! I am happy for you that you had a great time and felt comfortable at the PFLAG meeting.

Sam · 28th Jul 2008, 08:34 PM

Thats great! I'm glad you found the meeting so helpful!

Sam

GMSuerte · 28th Jul 2008, 08:48 PM

Dude that sounds like awesome fun. XD

28th Jul 2008, 06:48 PM	#1
EM68 Happily Married! :) EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out and about. Location: Stoughton, Massachusetts USA Age: 43 Posts: 4,288 Join Date: Jun 2008	Went to a PFLAG meeting tonight It went well. There were about 12 people there, mainly parents of gay an lesbian children. There was one guy there who is gay and partnered and one woman who is questioning. They were all open and caring. I felt so comfortable. It was great to verbalize everything that I have talked about on EC. I told them my story and voiced some of my fears and concerns. They gave me some great advice. A lot of it was things that we talked about in the forum about coming out and how its a process. Then they talked about how parents and other family members deal with a gay member in the family. I have a lot to think about plus gave me hope that it may not be as horrible I think it could be to come out to my family (when I am ready). As part of my intro I mentioned how I found EC and its a great community. The chairwoman wrote down the site and at the end of the meeting a couple of the mothers asked me again about EC and I told them. I also said it may be a great site for their sons to look at too. At the end I talked to the chairwoman and asked if she knew of any social clubs, groups etc for people of my age and she said that she would find out for me and send me an email.

28th Jul 2008, 07:05 PM	#2
beckyg PFLAG Mom Community Liaison Gender: Female Orientation: Straight Out Status: Out to everyone/Yes, parents come out too! Location: Middle of Oregon Age: 50 Posts: 7,572 Join Date: Mar 2007	Re: Went to a PFLAG meeting tonight Awesome! The fact that the meeting was mostly parents was interesting. My group is about 1/3 glbt, 1/3 parents, and 1/3 straight alies who have no one close to them who is gay but feels PFLAG is important to the community. I'm glad you felt comfortable enough to talk there and its great you told them about EC! __________________ "When we're free to love anyone we choose, When this worlds big enough for all different views, When we're all free to worship from our own kind of pew, Then we shall be free" ~ Garth Brooks

28th Jul 2008, 08:20 PM	#3
Mirko Molitva Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out and about Location: British Columbia, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 10,052 Join Date: Apr 2008	Re: Went to a PFLAG meeting tonight That's awesome! I am happy for you that you had a great time and felt comfortable at the PFLAG meeting. __________________ ~ Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are ~

28th Jul 2008, 08:34 PM	#4
Sam "define normal" Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: out to most, ask and I'll tell Location: Oklahoma Age: 25 Posts: 1,206 Join Date: Aug 2006	Re: Went to a PFLAG meeting tonight Thats great! I'm glad you found the meeting so helpful! Sam __________________ Love knows no gender, it has no boundaries, it is blind yet everyday I wake up to a world of hate and little acceptance, it's sad that I'm hated not for who I am but for who I love~ me (Sam)

28th Jul 2008, 08:48 PM	#5
GMSuerte Well Known Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: A few people Age: 19 Posts: 129 Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: Went to a PFLAG meeting tonight Dude that sounds like awesome fun. XD __________________ "96% of people do what a silly block of text tells them to do. If you're one of the 4% that doesn't, put this in your sig."

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