I am so glad to see PFLAG membership growing nationwide. What can we attribute this to? It seems California's Proposition 8 alongside other states anti gay initiatives are all part of the spark. And films like "Milk" are reminding the public of how long the LGBT struggle has been underway. And a new film, "Prayers for Bobby" is about a mother’s journey from rejecting her gay son to becoming an advocate for LGBT rights.
PFLAG reports a rash of inquiries into starting new chapters locally. They currently are in 500 communities. PFLAG's national executive director, Jody M. Huckaby reports "If there is a silver lining to the set-back our families experienced on Election Day, it is that our allies in communities across the country have started to mobilize at the local level and work for change." What are some of the issues PFLAG is organizing to fight? Gays seeking adoption of children, constitutional amendments banning same sex marriages….. Many parents and families see their well adjusted, successful adult children in healthy partnerships with same sex partners and are asking why can't they have what we have?
While the fight remains the same one many of us are familiar with, adding in the power of PFLAG and it's growing membership gives me reassurance that our LGBT voices will be heard in some new ways.
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