Join us for our regular monthly meeting welcoming the entire spectrum of LGBTQ+ community, friends, families, and allies for education, rich conversation, and supportive community.
Our PFLAG general support meetings will be held both IN PERSON and VIA ZOOM.
Virtual meeting attendees still require RSVP. If you are new to Zoom, CLICK HERE to get set-up.
Please RSVP to rsvp@pflagmanhattanbeach.org
GET TO KNOW THE LGBTQ CENTER of LONG BEACH
with Peter Baek (they/them)
The PFLAG Chapter of Manhattan Beach/South Bay will be hosting a service info session with the LGBTQ Center Long Beach. The Manager of the Center’s Youth and Family Services Department, Peter Baek, will be providing an overview of the Center’s available resources, as well as specific programming catered towards youth and their families.
About our Speaker:
Peter Baek (they/them) is the Manager of youth and family services at the LGBTQ Center Long Beach. They’ve been with the center for 4 years, first starting as a volunteer before moving up to coordinator, and then program manager. Peter and the rest of the youth services team work to create a strong, affirming support network for the Long Beach LGBTQ+ Youth community.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE LGBTQ CENTER OF LONG BEACH ONLINE HERE
A NOTE ABOUT VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
We will be utilizing Zoom features that provide the highest level of safety and confidentiality possible. Zoom is free to you and you need not have an account to join us. If you are new to Zoom, you can follow the links [here] for brief tutorials on all you need to know to sign on to a Zoom meeting with us. We ask that each of you that would like to participate in the on-line support, contact us in advance by email at rsvp@pflagmanhattanbeach.org to RSVP for the meeting. We will cut off RSVPs at 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting. All participants will receive a follow-up email with the link to the Zoom call and a password. For confidentiality’s sake, please do not forward these to another participant — they are welcome to contact us directly to receive the link.
We ask that youth who may want to join for our support groups to please be joined by a parent. Some heavy emotions can emerge in the course of our sessions and having a parent on-hand helps to ensure that the needs of any youth on the call are met.
There are some benefits to utilizing new tools like Zoom. We recognize that our typical evening support group meetings are not feasible for everyone due to work, family or other demands. If there is a need, we would like to offer an additional support group Zoom conference call sometime during the daytime hours. If you are interested in a daytime support group, email us at info@pflagmanhattanbeach.org and let us know what times might be more workable for you.
If you need more personalized assistance and support, we remain here for you. Email us confidentially and we will work with you to identify the best member of our team to assist with your individual needs.