Support

Support for parents, families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trangendered people is perhaps the most important thing we do here at Richmond PFLAG. Helping families cope with all the emotions associated with coming out can often be the difference between staying together as a family or being torn apart. At our meetings, new visitors often comment on how easily we laugh about what they consider to be a topic of great concern and sometimes even anger. I can assure you, all of us have been where you are now -- just as angry and upset. Some of us feel hurt that our loved one couldn't share this vital part of themselves with us. Some are upset at themselves because they know they have said things that may have hurt their loved one. Some are concerned about the dangers that their child faces as an openly gay person. Some even fear that somehow they made their children gay. Please take time to read a few of the stories submitted by our PFLAG parents. Perhaps you'll find you're not as alone as you may think.

PFLAG we're not just for parents anymore:

PFLAG Richmond also has a large number of GLBT supporters who regularly attend our meetings. They attend because they know it's important for parents to understand how their children are feeling. But they also come for other reasons. They come so that they too can learn to understand what their parents are going through. We have found that our PFLAG Children have better relationships with their families because of the insight they gain by talking with us, just as we gain understanding from them and grow better relationships with our own children. Please take a moment to read stories submitted by our GLBT members and children.