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- “Let Me Tell You About My Transgender Daughter” — Guest Post by Peggy Geiger April 25, 2018I recently finished sorting through the holiday “bragâ€� letters we received from friends and family. We read about adult children with successful careers and grandchildren who are incredibly talented and intelligent. I used to write such holiday letters, but news about our adult daughter is no longer so upbeat.  In my holiday letter this year, […]PFLAG Charlotte
- Calling all parents of school-age children! April 3, 2018Jordan Frederick, our social media coordinator, is conducting a survey for a piece of writing on LGBTQIA+ advocacy in the classroom, and she needs your help! If you have a child in pre-K through 12th grade and can spare 10 minutes, please go to https://goo.gl/forms/WEfAxAoesuVhBoQR2 and complete the form there. All responses will be used […]PFLAG Charlotte
- From Fear and Denial to Acceptance and Beyond: A Guest Blog Post by Karen Graci March 16, 2018When our 15-year-old child came out as transgender almost three years ago, I didn’t know that transgender individuals experience higher rates of verbal harassment, physical assault, poverty, and unemployment. 1 I didn’t know that transgender youth experience higher rates of depression and anxiety. 2 I didn’t know that 40% of transgender adults had attempted suicide. […]PFLAG Charlotte