We are currently holding our Transgender + Gender Expansive Support Group meetings virtually. Our meetings are supported by an easy-to-use online meeting tool called Zoom. CLICK HERE to get set-up with Zoom.
Join us for our regular monthly meeting focused on the transgender and gender expansive community, friends, families, and allies for support and education. Support group will immediately follow the speaker.
What’s going on and how am I still standing in these “unprecedented times?!”
with Mandy Giles (she/her), Founder and CEO of Parents of Trans Youth
Mandy returns with a candid check-in on what’s new at Parents of Trans Youth, what’s changed for families of trans kids, and how she’s still standing in these “unprecedented times.”
About our Presenter:
Mandy Giles (she/her) is the parent of two transgender young adults and the founder and CEO of Parents of Trans Youth, a social impact business providing learning, support, and community to parents and caregivers of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse kids and young adults. She has been heavily involved in advocacy work since 2021 and has testified before the Texas Legislature dozens of times. Mandy is a past president of PFLAG Houston and the recipient of the Equality Texas 2025 Business Champion Award.
You can find out more about Mandy and Parents of Trans Youth here: www.parentsoftransyouth.com
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 recognize that youth may be interested in the educational part of this meeting and they are welcome to join us. As usual, we ask that youth who may want to stick around for our support groups 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.
If you need more personalized assistance and support, we remain here for you. Email us confidentially at info@pflagmanhattanbeach.org and we will work with you to identify the best member of our team to assist with your individual needs.