I was recently approached by the founder of Planting Peace, the non-profit organization that created the Equality House across the street from Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Although the Equality House is painted as the transgender flag one week each year, many in the trans community have asked for something more permanent. Now the […]
Anti-Trans Bathrooms Bills in Kansas
There are two new bills pending in the Kansas legislature. Both will ban trans students in Kansas public schools from using the bathrooms that align with their gender. Trans girls will be forced to use the boys’ bathroom. Trans boys will be forced into the girls’. As written, these bills will provide special “accommodations” through […]
What is SJR 39 in Missouri?
SJR 39 is a bill that would add LGBT discrimination into the state constitution by way of a public vote. Missouri Senate Democrats held a record-breaking 39 hour filibuster of the anti-LGBT bill. Unfortunately, the Senate still forced a vote on the bill, and it was passed out of the Senate in a vote of 23-9. SJR […]
Missouri Senate Passes Religious Freedom Bill after Record 39 Hour Filibuster
Eight Missouri Democratic Senators conducted a record-breaking filibuster in an attempt to keep SJR 39 from passing. SJR 39 is a bill that will provide for a public vote to pass a law allowing businesses to discriminate against LGBT people on the basis of religious freedom. For 39 1/2 hours, Senators Maria Chapelle-Nadal, Kiki Curls, Jason Holsman, […]
Businesses and Faith Leaders Stand Up to Proposed Missouri Bill
Businesses, faith leaders, organizations, and residents of Missouri have joined together to tell Missouri General Assembly to reject anti-LGBT legislation. The letter reads in part: We are calling on you to reject anti-LGBT legislation, particularly SJR 39, in Missouri. Per a recent report from Visit Indy, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana cost the […]
“Bathroom Bill” Targeting Trans Students Fails in South Dakota
HB 1008 brought national media attention to lawmakers in South Dakota recently. The bill, which mandated that K-12 students use restrooms and locker rooms that matched their “anatomy at birth” or their “chromosomes,” was passed into law, making South Dakota the first state in the nation to write laws specifically targeting transgender youth, and putting the […]
Flash Mob Proposal Goes Viral
This is one of those videos that will make you say “awwwwww!” Jared and Adam fell in love at a cycling studio. The proposal during a spin class is not to be missed. Watch now!
MSU Adds Gender Identity and Expression to Their Nondiscrimination Policy
The Missouri State University Board of Governors voted in favor, 6-1, of amending the university’s nondiscrimination policy for both students and employees to include gender identity and gender expression. Other categories that they voted in favor to add include marital status, family status, pregnancy and genetic information. The policy already protects students and employees based […]
MONA Passes Out of Senate Committee!
The Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA) is making strides in the Missouri Legislature. MONA would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Missouri’s Human Rights Statute, which currently prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations for other protected categories, including race, sex, and national origin. The Progress & Development Committee, led by Senator Joseph Keaveny, […]
Kansas Bill Would Send Teachers to Prison for Mentioning Sex
The door is opening in Kansas for the wholesale elimination of art, literature, and discussion containing any hint of sexual material. These things will not be banned, they will be discarded through coercion and threats. Under a Republican bill approved by the Kansas Senate in 2015, and now under consideration by a Kansas House committee, […]
PFLAG-KC Contact Info
PO Box 414101
Kansas City, Missouri 64141
helpline: (816) 765-9818
Regional PFLAG chapters
PFLAG Lindsborg
P.O. Box 364
Lindsborg, KS 67456
PFLAG Lawrence-Topeka
P.O. Box 8162
Topeka, KS 66608-0162
helpline: (785) 841-2345
pflagks@juno.com
PFLAG Abilene
711 NW 10th Street Apt #B-3
Abilene, KS 64410
phone: (785) 263-3946
helpline: (785) 263-3946
vern@networksplus.net
PFLAG St. Joseph
927 Faraon
Saint Joseph, MO
helpline: (913) 306-5205
pflagstjosephmo@gmail.com
PFLAG St. Louis / Suburban
99 West Sherwood Drive
St. Louis, MO 63114
helpline: (314) 821-3524
PFLAG Springfield
P.O. Box 1752
Springfield, MO 65801
helpline: (417) 889-1059
PFLAG Columbia / Mid-Missouri
P.O. Box 7595
Columbia, MO 65204
PFLAG Meetings
PFLAG Kansas City general meetings are held at two locations:
* On the 2nd Sunday of each month at 3:00 pm at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Room 307, Prairie Village, KS. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. (Everyone is also welcome to attend the Board meeting beginning at 1:30 pm.)
* On the 4th Sunday of each month at 3:00 pm at the LikeMe Light House, 3909 Main St, Kansas City, MO.
