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February Meeting

When: Tuesday, February 21, 7:00 p.m. Where: St. John’s United Methodist Church 1501 University Ave., Lubbock Our program will feature John J. Masselli, Ph.D, CPA, Haskell Taylor Professor of Taxation with the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. We look forward to hearing Dr. Masselli’s story of his success in the academic [...]

Bullied: The Documentary

Our first meeting of 2012 is coming up soon! Join us on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00 p.m. at St. John’s United Methodist Church (1501 University Ave. in Lubbock). We will be screening a documentary called Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case That Made History, with discussion to follow. Bullied chronicles the story [...]

PFLAG Lubbock’s Annual Holiday Party!

It’s almost time for our annual holiday party! The 2011 PFLAG Lubbock Holiday Social and White Ele-phant Gift Exchange will be will be on Monday, December 12, 7pm. We are pleased to report that we’ve actually outgrown Jane’s house, so this year we’ll meet in the Garden Room of St. John’s United Method-ist Church (the [...]

November Meeting

Yvonne Caldera, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Texas Tech University, will be the speaker at the November 15 meeting of PFLAG Lubbock.  The topic of Dr. Calder’s program will be “Experiences in Relationships.” Since relationship issues impact all people, Caldera’s program will be of interest to all PFLAG [...]

Historic vote extends EU asylum standards to transgender people

Today the European Parliament formally adopted a new set of asylum rules for the European Union. The binding rules now include gender identity as a ground of persecution, which EU Member States must take into account. Governments have already agreed to the changes, which are final. Oct 27th, 2011 read the whole announcement:  http://www.lgbt-ep.eu/press-releases/historic-vote-extends-eu-asylum-standards-to-transgender-people/

“All Children Matter” Report

Major report released on LGBT families and their children. It’s a must-read, either in the comprehensive (and long) mode, or in the executive summary and condensed version: http://www.familyequality.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AllChildren_Report

October News and Views

Happy National Coming Out Day, everyone! There are so many events going on this month, we can hardly keep up. October is LGBTQ/Allies History Month, and Lubbock organizations are celebrating with all kinds of events — informative, entertaining, educational, and fun.  Take a look at PFLAG Lubbock’s October 2011 newsletter (out today) for a list [...]

PFLAG Lubbock’s October Meeting!

Our October meeting will feature Ryon Price, Senior Pastor of Second Baptist Church. Price will relate how he came to be a minister who extends the message of love and equality to the GLBT community. We hope to see you on Tuesday, October 18, to meet Ryon Price and to hear this affirming program! Our [...]

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