ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>PFLAG - Olympia, WA</TITLE> <META content="text/html; charset=unicode" http-equiv=Content-Type> <LINK rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"> <STYLE> <!-- .style2 { font-family: Arial; color: #800000; font-size: small; text-decoration: underline; } .style4 { text-align: left; font-size: x-small; } .style5 { font-family: Arial; text-align: center; } .style7 { font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 40px; } .style8 { font-weight: normal; font-size: x-small; } .style9 { font-size: x-small; } .style11 { font-weight: normal; } .style14 { background-color: #FFFFFF; } .style15 { text-align: center; } .style16 { font-size: small; float: none; text-align: center; } .style17 { font-size: small; font-weight: bold; } .style18 { text-align: left; font-size: small; } .style19 { font-weight: normal; font-size: small; } .style20 { font-size: medium; } .auto-style1 { font-family: Arial; color: #990033; font-size: 10pt; } .auto-style8 { font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; } .auto-style9 { font-size: 10pt; } .auto-style10 { font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; } .auto-style12 { font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; } .auto-style13 { text-align: left; font-size: 10pt; } .auto-style14 { font-size: 8pt; } .auto-style16 { font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; color: #800000; } .auto-style25 { font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; } .auto-style27 { color: #800000; } .auto-style2 { font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; } .auto-style33 { text-align: left; margin-left: 40px; } .auto-style34 { font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 40px; } .auto-style35 { text-align: left; } .auto-style36 { font-family: Arial; text-align: left; } .auto-style37 { font-family: Arial; text-align: left; color: #800000; } .auto-style38 { font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; } --> </STYLE> <meta content="lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, olympia WA" name="keywords"> <meta content="Parents, Friends and Family of L8esbians and Gays, Olympia, WA" name="description"> </HEAD> <BODY style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" aLink=#00ce00 link=#0000ff bgColor=#c5c6d9 text=#000000 vLink=#800080 alt="" width="503" height="172"> <BLOCKQUOTE><font face="Arial"><A name=top></A> </font> <P align=center><font face="Arial"> <IMG border=0 align=right src="images/pflglogo2.gif" width=477 height=143 class="style16"><span class="style16"> </span> </font> </P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <table align="center" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6" style="width: 800px"> <tr> <td class="auto-style38" colspan="2"><span class="auto-style25"> <span class="auto-style27"><strong>PFLAG</strong></span> is the nation's foremost family-based organization committed to the civil rights of gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender persons.</span><br class="auto-style25"> &nbsp;<br class="auto-style25"><span class="auto-style25"> <span class="auto-style27"><strong>PFLAG-Olympia</strong></span> welcomes all allies - straight and GLBTQ.</span><br class="auto-style25"> <br class="auto-style25"><span class="auto-style25"> <span class="auto-style27"><strong>Our Mission </strong></span>-- PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="auto-style38" colspan="2"> <p class="auto-style33"><span class="auto-style25"><strong>Support</strong> to cope with an adverse society,</span><br class="auto-style34"> <span class="auto-style25"><strong>Education</strong> to enlighten an ill-informed public, and </span><br class="auto-style34"> <span class="auto-style25"><strong>Advocacy</strong> to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.</span><br class="auto-style34"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="auto-style38" colspan="2"><span class="auto-style25"> <span class="auto-style27"><strong>PFLAG</strong></span> provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. </span><br class="auto-style25">&nbsp;<br class="auto-style25"> <span class="auto-style25"><span class="auto-style27"><strong>Our Vision</strong></span> - We celebrate diversity and envision a society that embraces everyone, including those of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Only with respect, dignity and equality for all will we reach our full potential as human beings, individually and collectively. PFLAG welcomes the participation and support of all who share in, and hope to realize this vision. <br> </span><br class="auto-style25"><span class="auto-style25">We are a community of and welcome LGBTIQQTSA* persons of all ages. LGBTIQQTSA* = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning, two spirit, and ally.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br class="auto-style25"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" style="width: 234px"><FONT size=2> <big> <span class="auto-style2"> <img height="290" src="SteveSchalchlin-OlyWA-07-11/Poster-thumbnail.png" style="float: left" width="224"></span></big></FONT></td> <td style="width: 480px"> <big> <FONT size=2> <big> <span class="auto-style2"> New World Waking! <br><span class="auto-style1"> <span class="auto-style8">a musical insurrection for peace. </span></span> <br>A Benefit Concert for PFLAG-Olympia</span></big></FONT></big><br class="style5"> <br class="style5"><FONT size=2> <big> <span class="auto-style2"> <big> <span class="auto-style8"> <a href="SteveSchalchlin-OlyWA-07-11/index.html">Click here for more information.</a></span></big></span></big></FONT></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="auto-style36" colspan="2"> <div class="auto-style35"> <FONT size=2 face=Arial><span class="auto-style16">PFLAG Olympia meets at 2:00 PM on the 2nd Sunday of each month</span><span class="auto-style10"> </span> <span class="auto-style9">in the</span><span class="auto-style10"> </span> <SPAN class=title> <span class="auto-style9">Gathering Place room </span> </SPAN><span class="auto-style9">at First United Methodist Church, 1224 Legion Way SE in Olympia, which is between Legion Way SE and 5th Avenue SE at Boundary Street SE. (See the map below.) It is handicap-accessible.&nbsp;Note: every August we have a picnic in place of our usual meeting, and that is held at a local park and this year we'll be celebrating Pride in Sylvester Park instead of our regular meeting.&nbsp;<br></span> </div> <hr style="color: #800000; width: 667px"></FONT></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="auto-style36" colspan="2"><strong>Upcoming programs</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" colspan="2"> <p class="auto-style35" style="margin-left: 40px"> <span class="auto-style27"><strong>Sunday, July 10</strong></span><br> <strong>Film: Two Spirits</strong><br>"Two Spirits" is the story of the murder of Fred Martinez, a two spirit Navajo youth. Due to the length of the film we will shorten the introductions, announcements and social time. Meeting starts at 2 p.m., film at approximately 2:45.</p> <p class="auto-style35" style="margin-left: 40px"> <span class="auto-style27"><strong>Sunday, August 14</strong></span><br> <strong>Our annual PICNIC</strong><br>Picnic in Priest Point Park, 1-4 p.m., (Note the time change, starting an hour earlier than our regular meeting time). Details will be posted soon.</p> <hr style="width: 674px; color: #800000"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" colspan="2"> <TABLE id=table28 border=0 bgColor=#b0b7ff> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><FONT color=#990033 size=4 face=Arial> <STRONG style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><U> <P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" align=center> <span class="style16"><BR> </span> <span class="auto-style9"> <a name="PFLAG-Olympias_Usual_Meeting_Format0">PFLAG-Ol</a></span></U><a name="PFLAG-Olympias_Usual_Meeting_Format1"><span class="auto-style9">y<U>mpia&#39;s Usual Meetin</U></span><span class="style9"><span class="auto-style9">g</span></span><U><span class="auto-style9"> Format</span></U></a><span class="auto-style9">:</span></STRONG></FONT></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE id=table29 border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=30 class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial>2:00-2:30 p.m.</FONT></TD> <TD height=30 width=10></TD> <TD height=30 class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial>Introductions</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD height=30 class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial>2:30-2:40 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD height=30 width=10></TD> <TD height=30 class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial>Announcements</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD height=30 class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial>2:40-3:15 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD height=30 width=10></TD> <TD height=30 class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial>Support</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD height=16 class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial>3:15-3:30 p.m.&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD height=16 width=10></TD> <TD height=16 class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial>Social time/snacks</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD height=44 class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial>3:30-4:30 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD> <TD height=44 width=10></TD> <TD height=44 class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial>Program</FONT></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE></DIV> <P align=center> <FONT color=#990033 size=2 face=Arial class="auto-style9">(Note: Meeting format may change depending on programs or activities.<BR>August is our annual picnic at a local park from 1-4:30pm.)</FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2> <P align=center> <FONT color=#990033 size=2 face=Arial><BR class="style16"> <span class="auto-style9">Here is a map to the church where we meet:</span></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=#800080 size=2 face=Arial> <span class="style16"> <IFRAME height=350 marginHeight=0 src="http://maps.google.com/maps?source=ig&amp;hl=en&amp;q=1224+Legion+Way+Se,+Olympia,+WA++98501&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=47.053634,-122.88105&amp;spn=0.008422,0.022745&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=addr&amp;output=embed" frameBorder=0 width=425 name=I2 marginWidth=0 scrolling=no id="I2"></IFRAME><BR></span> <A style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; COLOR: #0000ff" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?source=embed&hl=en&q=1224+Legion+Way+Se,+Olympia,+WA++98501&ie=UTF8&ll=47.053634,-122.88105&spn=0.008422,0.022745&z=14&iwloc=addr"> <span class="auto-style9">View Larger Map</span></A></FONT><font face="Arial"><BR class="auto-style9"> <span class="style16">&nbsp;</span></font></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD height=161 vAlign=top> <HR align=left color=#990033 SIZE=1 noShade> <P><FONT color=#990033 size=4 face=Arial>&nbsp;<U><span class="auto-style9">Need more information</span></U><span class="auto-style9">?</span></FONT></P> <P class="auto-style35"> <FONT size=2 face=Arial class="auto-style9">Read:<FONT color=#800080><BR> </FONT><B> <A href="whattoexpect.html"><FONT color=#800080>What to expect at our PFLAG meetings</FONT></A></B><FONT color=#800080><BR> </FONT>and</FONT><font face="Arial" color="#800080"><BR class="auto-style9"> </font><FONT face=Arial> <A href="PFLAG-Olympia_meeting_FAQ.html"><FONT color=#800080> <span class="auto-style10">Frequently Asked Questions about PFLAG-Olympia Meetings</span></FONT></A></FONT><FONT color=#800080 face=Arial><span class="style16">. </span> </FONT></P></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" colspan="2"> <img height="138" src="images/pflagoly.gif" width="300"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" colspan="2"> <TABLE id=table30 border=0 cellSpacing=10 cellPadding=4 bgColor=#b0b7ff height=110> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top rowSpan=5 class="auto-style12"> <FONT color=#000000 face=Arial>Mailing Address:</FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top rowSpan=5> <FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial class="auto-style9">PFLAG Olympia<BR>PO Box 12732<BR>Olympia, WA 98508-2732</FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top rowSpan=7 class="auto-style10"> <FONT face=Arial>Email:</FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left class="auto-style10"> <FONT face=Arial> <A href="mailto:contactus@pflag-olympia.org">Contact us</A></FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial> <A href="mailto:contactus@pflag-olympia.org">contactus@pflag-olympia.org</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=left class="auto-style8"> <FONT color=#000000 face=Arial>General information </FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left><FONT face=Arial> <A href="mailto:info@pflag-olympia.org"><span class="auto-style9">info@pflag-olympia.org</span></A><span class="auto-style9"> </span></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=left class="auto-style8"> <FONT face=Arial>Chapter president </FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left><FONT face=Arial> <A href="mailto:president@pflag-olympia.org"><span class="auto-style9">president@pflag-olympia.org</span></A><span class="auto-style9"> </span></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=left class="auto-style8"> <FONT face=Arial>Chapter treasurer </FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; " class="auto-style9"> <A href="mailto:treasurer@pflag-olympia.org">treasurer@pflag-olympia.org</A> </SPAN></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=left class="auto-style8"> <FONT face=Arial>Website</FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <A href="mailto:webmaster@pflag-olympia.org"><span class="auto-style9">webmaster@pflag-olympia.org</span></A><span class="auto-style9"> </span> </FONT></TD> </TR></CENTER> <TR> <TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2 align=middle class="auto-style8"> <P align=right class="auto-style10"><FONT face=Arial>Phone:</FONT></P> </TD> <CENTER> <TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2 align=middle class="auto-style8"> <P align=left> <FONT size=2 face=Arial class="auto-style9">Do you need to talk to someone<BR>from PFLAG-Olympia on the phone?<BR>See <A href="PhonePFLAG-Olympia.html">this page</A> for numbers.</FONT></P> </TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial>Newsletter</FONT></TD> <TD vAlign=top align=left class="auto-style9"> <FONT face=Arial> <A href="mailto:newsletter@pflag-olympia.org">newsletter@pflag-olympia.org</A></FONT></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="auto-style36" colspan="2"><span class="auto-style27"> <strong>Join PFLAG!</strong></span> &nbsp;You don't have to be a member to attend our meetings and special events, but we depend on membership funds as a mainstay of the income we need to do PFLAG-Olympia. Please join here at the local chapter here. We send part of your money to the national PFLAG office in Washington DC every year - so you will also be a member of PFLAG-National.&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" colspan="2"><FONT size=2 face=Arial class="auto-style9"> You can fill out <A href="PFLAG-Olympia_Membership_Form.pdf" target=_blank>our membership form</A> </FONT> <FONT color=#990033 face=Arial> <span class="auto-style9">(a pdf file)</span></FONT><FONT face=Arial><span class="auto-style9"> and pay by check. </span> </FONT></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="auto-style36" colspan="2"><span class="auto-style27"> <strong>You can donate to PFLAG-Olympia by mail. </strong></span> <br>PFLAG is a tax-exempt, non-profit 50l(c)(3) organization<br>not affiliated with any political or religious institution.<br>Send your check made out to PFLAG-Olympia to PO Box 12732, Olympia, WA 98508-2732.<br><strong>Thank You!</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" colspan="2"> <P align=center><FONT color=#990033 size=4 face=Arial class="auto-style9">Subscribe to our newsletter<br> </FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial class="auto-style9">available in a print version mailed to your home<br> or email only sent as a pdf attachment<br> to subscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:newsletter@pflag-olympia.org"> newsletter@pflag-olympia.org</a> or snail mail to </FONT> <FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><BR class="auto-style9"> <span class="auto-style9">PO Box 12732<BR>Olympia, WA 98508-2732<br> </span> </FONT><FONT color=#990033 size=4 face=Arial><br class="auto-style9"> <span class="auto-style9">Read<I> &quot;Heartbeat</I>&quot; ~ PFLAG-Olympia&#39;s bi-monthly newsletter:<BR></span></FONT><A href="heartbeat.html"> <FONT face=Arial><span class="auto-style10">Current, back issues and selected articles from older &quot;Heartbeat&quot; and more. . .&nbsp;</span></FONT></A><FONT face=Arial><span class="auto-style9">&nbsp;</span></FONT><FONT color=#800080 face=Arial><span class="auto-style9">(pdf files, and older articles on html pages)</span></FONT><font face="Arial"><span class="auto-style9"> </span> </font> </P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P align=center><FONT size=2 face=Arial class="auto-style9">Our <B> <a href="PFLAG-OlympiaBrochure-color2011.pdf" target="_blank">PFLAG-Olympia brochure</a></B></FONT><font face="Arial"><span class="auto-style9"> - tri-fold, two sides of an 8.5&quot;x11&quot; page&nbsp;</span></font><FONT color=#800080 face=Arial><span class="auto-style9">(pdf)</span></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P align=center><FONT size=1 face=Arial class="auto-style9">Opening the pdf files linked below requires a fairly new version of the free <A href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html" target=_blank>Acrobat Reader</A> which can be downloaded <A href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html" target=_blank>here</A></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT size=2 face=Arial class="auto-style9">Our chapter&#39;s <B><A href="ProgramHistory.pdf" target=_blank>Program History</A></B> - going back to 1993!</FONT></P> <hr style="width: 650px; color: #800000"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" colspan="2"><strong>For Parents, Guardians and Family Members of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Transgender, Intersex or Questioning Youth</strong> - an excellent brochure composed by Carolyn Wagner, past vice-president of PFLAG National, with input from many parents who have known and experienced the challenges and blessings of raising a child whose sexual orientation and/or gender identity is different from their parents, edited by Gabi Clayton.<br><br>Two versions - one to read online, one to download &amp; print with room for your organization's name and information on the back page.<br><font size="2">formatted for printing:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gabiclayton.com/familybrochure.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gabiclayton.com/familybrochure.pdf</a> - (153kb pdf format) </font><br class="auto-style9"><font size="2"> formatted for reading online: <a href="http://www.gabiclayton.com/familybrochure-s.pdf" target="_blank"> http://www.gabiclayton.com/familybrochure-s.pdf</a> (114kb pdf format</font>)<br><hr style="width: 666px; color: #800000"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="auto-style36" colspan="2"><span class="auto-style27"> <strong>Subscribe to PFLAG-Olympia Alert</strong></span> - a one-way announcement email listserv designed to inform our members and friends of upcoming events, programs, and more. Email updates are sent out prior to each of our the regular meetings and whenever something comes up that we think that our list subscribers might want to know about.<br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, and otherwise manage your subscription <a href="http://lists.pflag-olympia.org/listinfo.cgi/alert-pflag-olympia.org" target="_blank"> go here</a>. &nbsp;List archives are accessible to list subscribers and can be found <a href="http://lists.pflag-olympia.org/private.cgi/alert-pflag-olympia.org" target="_blank"> here</a>.<br>Only the listserv moderators can send email to the Alert list. If you would like to submit an announcement, email it to <a href="mailto:lowdown@pflag-olympia.org">lowdown@pflag-olympia.org</a> - Thank you.<br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" colspan="2"> <TABLE border=0 borderColor=#b0b7ff> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#b0b7ff borderColor=#000000 align=middle> <P align=center class="style17"> <FONT face="Arial" color="#800080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P align=center><B><FONT color=#800080 face="Arial"><span class="style16">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></FONT><FONT color=#990033 face="Arial"><span class="style16">Looking for r</span></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT color=#990033><span class="style17">esources?</span><span class="style16"> Click</span></FONT><span class="style16"> </span> <A href="resources.html" target=_blank><span class="style16">here</span></A><span class="style16">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></FONT></P> <P align=center class="style16">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="auto-style37" colspan="2"><strong>Our History</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="auto-style36" colspan="2"> <p class="auto-style35" style="margin-left: 40px">In 1972, Jeanne Manford started an international movement when she marched with her son Mortie in New York s Gay Pride Parade. Enraged that her son had been beaten at a gay rights protest two months before while police did nothing, she carried a sign at the Pride march that said,  Parents of Gays: Unite in Support of Our Children. After many gay and lesbian people ran up to Jeanne during the parade and begged her to talk to their parents, she decided to begin a support group. The first formal meeting took place in March 1973 at a local church. Approximately 20 people attended.<br><br>By 1980, PFLAG, then known as Parents FLAG, began to distribute information to educational institutions and communities of faith nationwide and established itself as a source of information for the general public. When  Dear Abby mentioned PFLAG, more than 7,000 letters were received requesting information. In 1981, members decided to launch a national organization.<br><br>In 1998 PFLAG members voted overwhelmingly to include transgendered people in the group's mission statement at their annual meeting. The bylaws were changed to read:  The purpose of this Corporation shall be: To promote the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons... <br><br>Now PFLAG has grown to include more than 500 chapters and over 200,000 members across the United States and abroad, representing the largest chapter network in the struggle for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) rights.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="auto-style36" colspan="2">For more about PFLAG's national history, see <a href="For%20more%20about%20PFLAG's%20national%20history,%20see%20PFLAG's%20Rich%20Past%20Provides%20a%20Solid%20Foundation%20for%20the%20Future" target="_blank"> PFLAG's Rich Past Provides a Solid Foundation for the Future</a>.<br> <br><strong>PFLAG-Olympia was formed in 1993.<br></strong> <hr style="height: -12px; width: 615px; color: #800000"></td> </tr> </table> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV align=center> <DIV align=center> <CENTER> </CENTER> <BLOCKQUOTE> <font face="Arial"></CENTER></CENTER> </font></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV align=center> <CENTER> <HR align=center color=#9417ae SIZE=1 width="90%" noShade> <DIV align=left> <DIV align=center> <TABLE id=table16 border=0 cellPadding=10 width=1054> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <div align="center"><br class="style16"> <FONT size=4> &nbsp;<table border="0" id="table27" class="style14" style="width: 57%"> <tr> <td class="style15"> <div class="style15"> </div> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="height: 197px" valign="top"><font face="Arial"> <img border="0" src="BayardRustin-BrotherOutsider.png" class="style16" height="199" width="216"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="auto-style13"> <font face="Arial">Click the link above for more information on the&nbsp; screening of &quot;Brother Outsider&quot; and other aspects of the PFLAG Diversity Outreach project. Note: this is a continuing project; there will be regular updates on this site.</font></td> </tr> </table></div></FONT><br class="style16"></TD> <TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <DIV align=center> <TABLE id=table11 border=0 borderColor=#ffffff width=409> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <TABLE id=table12 border=0 cellPadding=10 bgColor=#ffffff> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><font face="Arial"> <IMG border=1 src="pflag-logo.gif" width=90 height=76 class="style16"></font></TD> <TD><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A href="http://www.pflag.org/" target=_blank><span class="style17">PFLAG-National</span><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><span class="style16"> </span> </SPAN></A> <span class="auto-style9">- PFLAG&#39;s headquarters is in &quot;the other Washington&quot;</span></FONT><font face="Arial"><span class="auto-style9"> </span> </font> <FONT size=2 face=Arial class="style16"> <font size="2">and they have <A href="http://www.pflag.org/map/" target=_blank>an interactive map of chapters</A> on the website. Also check out </font> <B><A href="http://www.pflagblog.blogspot.com/" target=_blank> <font size="2">The PFLAG-National Blog</font></A></B> <BR><BR><B><A href="http://www.pnwpflag.org" target=_blank>Pacific Northwest PFLAG</A> </B><font size="2">- a five state region including Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon &amp; </font> <A href="http://www.pnwpflag.org/washington.html" target=_blank><font size="2">Washington</font></A>.</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><font face="Arial"><span class="style16">&nbsp; </span> </font> <TABLE id=table14 border=0 cellPadding=10 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=320><font face="Arial"> <IMG border=0 src="images/PizzKlatcLogo.png" width=320 height=120 class="style16"></font></TD> <TD><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A href="http://www.pizzaklatch.org/" target=_blank><span class="style17">The Pizza Klatch</span></A><span class="style16"> </span> <span class="auto-style9"> offers facilitated support for GLBTQ youth and their allies. <BR><BR>The Pizza Klatch is a grassroots collaboration between school counselors, faculty, GSAs therapists in the community and PFLAG-Olympia, Partners in Prevention Education, Stonewall Youth and St. Benedict&#39;s Episcopal Church.</span></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P class="style16">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV align=center> <TABLE id=table13 border=0 cellPadding=10 bgColor=#ffffff> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=217 align=left><font face="Arial"> <IMG border=0 src="images/SafeSchools4All-PFLAGnational.jpg" width=215 height=135 class="style16"></font></TD> <TD align=left><font face="Arial"><STRONG> <SPAN style="COLOR: #6bd700" class="style16">Safe Schools: </SPAN><span class="style16">Cultivating Respect</span><BR class="style16"></STRONG> <FONT size=2 class="auto-style9">For too many of our children, attending school can be a frightening experience. As parents, families and friends we need to do something to make schools safer for our LGBT and all students. Please join PFLAG by advocating for strong national policies, learning the Top 10 Ways you can Make Schools Safer& For All Students, hosting a PFLAG <EM>Cultivating Respect</EM> certification training in your community, or promoting our national scholarship program. </FONT></font></TD></TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=2 align=left><FONT size=2 face="Arial"><FONT color=#5cb900> <span class="style17">We each have an important role to play in fighting bullying and harassment, and everyone has a stake in the success of this work.</span><span class="style16"> </span> </FONT><span class="auto-style9">See more on our national website here: <A href="http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1011" target=_blank>http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=1011</A></span><span class="style16"> </span> </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD class="style16">&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD bgColor=#ffffff> <P align=center><font face="Arial"> <IMG border=0 src="images/StraightForEquality.png" width=746 height=409 class="style16"></font></P> <P align=center><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG><U><span class="style16">What is Straight for Equality?</span></U></STRONG><BR class="style16"> <span class="auto-style9">This&nbsp;PFLAG&nbsp;program is about awareness and fairness. <BR>You don&#39;t need to march. You don&#39;t need to shout a slogan. But you may be surprised by how effective small changes can be... <BR></span><span class="style16"><BR><STRONG><U>7 in 10 people have a gay relative or friend.</U><BR></STRONG> </span><span class="auto-style9">Find out how you can help support them and make your corner of the world just a little (or a lot) better.</span><span class="style16"><BR><BR><STRONG><U>Take the pledge!</U><BR></STRONG> </span><span class="auto-style9">This is an opportunity&nbsp;- and invitation&nbsp;- to change the world around you and help the gay, lesbian, bi, and transgender people in your life.<BR><BR> Sign the pledge and show your support for equality today.<BR></span><STRONG> <span class="auto-style9">Find out more - and&nbsp;sign the pledge&nbsp;at </span> </STRONG></FONT><A href="http://www.straightforequality.org/" target=_blank><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><span class="auto-style9">http://www.straightforequality.org/</span></STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <span class="auto-style9">&nbsp;</span><BR class="auto-style9"> <FONT size=3> <span class="auto-style9">&nbsp;</span></P></FONT></FONT></TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P class="auto-style14"><FONT face=Arial><A href="#top">top of page</A></FONT></P></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></CENTER></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE id=table1 border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 bgColor=#c5c6d9> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.claytonworks.com" target=_blank> <IMG border=0 src="images/CWlogo.png" width=45 height=45 class="style16"></A></FONT></TD> <TD bgColor=#c5c6d9> <P align=center><FONT size=1 face=Arial class="style16">&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="auto-style14">Website designed by <A href="http://www.claytonworks.com" target=_blank>ClaytonWorks</A> &amp; hosted by <A href="http://www.blueargo.com/" target=_blank>BlueArgo.Inc.</A>&nbsp; </span> </FONT></P></TD> <TD align=middle> <P align=left><font face="Arial"><A href="http://www.blueargo.com/" target=_blank> <IMG border=0 align=right src="images/BlueArgo.png" width=94 height=45 class="style16"></A></font></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P align=left class="style16">&nbsp;</P> </DIV> </BODY></HTML>