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16
Jan
2018

Support Scholastic LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books

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

Posted by Lisa
06
Jan
2018

January 14, 2018 PFLAG KC Meeting – JoCo Q-Space

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Our first meeting of 2018 features Cassandra Peters, founder of JoCo Q-Space, the only LGBTQ+ youth center on the Kansas side of the KC Metro.

JoCo Q-Space’s purpose is to empower LGBTQ youth to become out and proud members of our community by offering a safe, drug-free, and hate-free space where LGBTQ+ youth can be themselves without judgment. Q-Space started in March of 2017 after one of her children came out as transgender and she realized there was a need in Johnson County for youth resources.

Cassandra is also a board member for Equality Kansas Greater KC Chapter and has been working with area City Councils and Human Relations Commissions regularly to add sexual orientation and gender identity to their non-discrimination ordinances.

Cassandra has hosted numerous community events in support of the LGBTQ+ community including screenings of Gender Revolution, an LGBT panel discussion, an ally rally at Olathe Northwest, and most recently, a full day transgender education workshop.

Share this meeting information with others who can benefit from this valuable information for our youth!  See you Sunday at 3-5 at Village Presbyterian Church!

Posted by Lisa
03
Nov
2017

November 12th PFLAG KC Meeting features Ceri Anne Lewis

Ceri Anne Lewis is a Christian Transgender Woman, and parent of two adult kids, Kevin and Kaitlin. Ceri (pronounced Carrie) lives in the Kansas City area, but was raised in Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota. As a Navy Veteran she has been stationed in Norfolk, VA, San Diego, CA, Pensacola, and Key West, FL. Ceri grew up in a family of Evangelical Ministers. In the process of reconciling her faith with being transgender, she was called to help others struggling with the suffering the church has been causing LGBT people. She currently attends UMC Church of the Resurrection, and is a graduate of the 2017 Reformation Project Leadership Cohort. Professionally, Ceri has worked in photography her whole life, beginning with newspapers, then Naval intelligence, studio, dance and theater. She’s been in the technical, photo science side of photography for the last 27 years. She has a long history working as a Scout, and Church Youth Leader, having led many youth missions to Mexico. Her passions include travel, music, motorcycles, and the outdoors.

I have had the pleasure of hearing Ceri Anne speak and know many of us will learn from her experiences.

Posted by Lisa
02
Jul
2017

July Meeting – The HIMM Project

Our July meeting will feature Jonathon Antle, he/him/his, Prevention Specialist & Program Coordinator – The HIMM Project.  Jonathon Antle joined Kansas City CARE Clinic in May 2016 as a Prevention Specialist and to be Program Coordinator for The HIMM Project. He received a Bachelor’s of Music Education (K-12) from Southwest Baptist University in 2008, and then moved to KC to pursue a
Master’s of Music in Music Theory. After beginning PrEP in 2015, Jonathon became aware of the lack of awareness as well as the stigma surrounding PrEP in KC and across the country.  This motivated him to change career paths to help the KC LGBT community understand this exciting new method of HIV prevention. Jonathon is still actively engaged with music, regularly playing keyboard in local musicals and serving as Organist at Community Christian Church since 2011.
HIMM (High Impact Men’s Movement) is funded through a grant from the CDC to promote HIV prevention among men who have sex with men, regardless of how they identify.  Jonathon has assembled a Community Advisory Board consisting of 15-20 community members to help guide HIMM’s work in KC’s LGBT community. HIMM promotes regular HIV testing, PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) and PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis), HIV Treatment to help those living with HIV reach Undetectable status, and supportive services for those living with HIV such as Peer Counseling and CLEAR: Choosing Life! Empowerment! Action! Results! HIMM provides mobile testing throughout the KC Metro where men can text 816.663.9842 to arrange a time and place convenient for them to get tested, as well as monthly testing at Hamburger Mary’s Bear Bust every 1st Saturday of the month and at Missie B’s every second Sunday of the month. More information about The HIMM Project can be found at www.theHIMMproject.org.
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