PFLAG KC is hosting National Geographic’s Gender Revolution
Sunday, April 22, 2018 3-5 PM.
Kansas City Center for Inclusion
3909 Main Street, KCMO
The viewing of the documentary will be followed by a question and answer session.
Please join us!
PFLAG KC Meeting Sunday, April 8 Features Christian Dominique
“My name is Christian Dominique (they/them/he/him), I am transgender, and I am the director and owner of All Is Fair in Love and Wear, designing compression wear (binders) and all-gender restrooms for the transgender and gender-nonconforming community. I help map and vet safe resources for LGBTQ youth as a leading member of the KC LGBTQ YSPC (Youth Service Providers Collective), and I also advise youth at local TGNC support group Transformations. I was recently nominated to take part in the Metzler Mentor Program–a two-year, Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce-hosted mentorship that matches six LGBT+ protégés with six LGBT+ mentors, in honor of C. Stephen Metzler. When I’m not doing work in the LGBTQ+ community, I’m working in the arts community: hosting gallery openings and events, working as a creative consultant, and keeping up with my own studio practice, among other things.”
I have had the pleasure of hearing Christian on several occasions, most recently at several Transgender Day of Visibility events. I know we will all enjoy hearing Christian’s story!
Shawn Moore is the current president of the Modern Family Alliance (MFA). MFA is a local Kansas City organization, which aims to help connect LGBTQIA parents and their children to other similar families here in the greater Kansas City and surrounding areas. MFA sponsors annual fall and spring picnics, conferences, and events to help create community and connect LGBTQIA parents.
Shawn was born and raised in a small town in southern Iowa in the late 1970s / 80’s, and knew at a very early age he was gay. Shawn came out to close family members in high school and struggled deeply with the anxiety of community reprisal, parental disappointment, and fear during the AIDS crisis. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1997 with degrees in Finance and Japanese, worked overseas, and relocated to New York City for work in 2000, where he met Chuck. Shawn fulfilled a lifelong dream of getting married in 2011 to Chuck, and shortly after embarked on the journey to parenthood. Chuck and Shawn recently moved to Leawood, Kansas to be closer to family while raising kids, and to ensure their children would be brought up with Midwest cultural values. The couple have two daughters, a 2 1/2-year-old and a newborn, who are half-sisters sharing common maternal DNA (same egg donor), created by gestational surrogacy (like Kanye and Kim Kardashian). Shawn is a senior program manager for a large custodial bank in New York City, and Chuck is EVP and Chief Strategy Officer of Inlet, LLC, a B2B internet company.
Shawn will talk about MFA and his own journey—from coming of age as a closeted gay teen to becoming a gay dad in his mid-40’s, and the successes and failures he’s had along the way as a son, husband, and father.
I have had the pleasure of hearing Shawn speak and I know many parents will appreciate hearing his story! Join us!
Scott Fieker LPC is a private practice Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in LGBTQIA issues including working with individuals and families who are Transgender and Non Binary. Scott has been a counselor for over 30 years working with people dealing with crisis, trauma, rape, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, anxiety, grief, suicide and sexual issues. Scott is a 58 year old single gay Transgender Male who is a proud advocate and frequently speaks on Transgender Issues. He has worked with school districts, employers and churches to educate and advocate for Transgender rights. He provides recommendation letters for hormone replacement, puberty blockers, surgery readiness, etc. He also works in Behavioral Health Utilization at Swope Health Services. He is a volunteer counselor at Crisis Text Line. Scott is a member of Mankind Project, an international men’s support group.
I know Scott will educate us on many topics! See you Sunday!
Tell Scholastic Why You Love Their
LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books
The anti-LGBTQ One Million Moms, part of the American Family Association (classified as a hate group by Southern Poverty Law Center), is telling people to complain to Scholastic for including LGBTQ topics in its children’s books.
Reach Scholastic; tell them you’re a PFLAGer and thank them for being inclusive. Here’s how to reach Scholastic:
Corporate Communications: (212) 343-6657
E-mail via form on website http://investor.scholastic.com/contactus.cfm
Twitter: @scholastic
