June 10th PFLAG KC Meeting features Inoru Wade

“Inoru M. Wade is a 27-year-old graduate of the University of Kansas with his Bachelors in East Asian Languages and Cultures (Chinese and Japanese) and International Studies (Diffusion of Christian Theology in non-western nations). Currently he is a graduate research student from the University of Kansas’ School of Public Affairs and Administration. The focus of his study is LGBTQ+ issues and policy implementations to resolves the issues the community faces at the nonprofit, municipal, state, and federal level of government. He has traveled from San Diego to New York City and everywhere in-between collecting data and stories of the LGBTQ+ experience. He has delivered reports to the United States Senate regarding LGBTQ+ youth homelessness, has provided instrumental research regarding HB 2141 in the State of Missouri to protect children from conversion therapy, and his research regarding LGBTQ+ inclusivity policy is being published in Administration: Theories in Praxis, a journal used by many public organizations to increase their effectiveness. Inoru works with the Human Rights Campaign- Kansas City, PROMO Pac, and the LGBT Chamber of commerce to better the lives of his LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters and non-binary siblings.”

Inoru was a speaker at Equality Teen Prom! I know everyone will benefit from hearing this! Please join us!

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GENDER REVOLUTION Sunday April 22, 3-5

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!

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April 8th Meeting Features Christian Dominique

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!

Posted by Lisa