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 in person support group meetings take place at:
allcove beach cities
514 N. Prospect Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Meetings are held inside of the allcove Café on the first floor of the Beach Cities Health District main building, in the hallway across from the elevators. There is plenty of free parking inside the Beach Cities Health District parking lot. Be on the lookout for the PFLAG signage to help guide you into the building.
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
Coming Out: Becoming Who We Are
Presented by: Victoria Moreno (she/her)
Exploring LGBTQ+ History Month, celebrating National Coming Out Day, and reflecting on our experiences of coming out. In recognition of LGBTQ+ History Month in October and National Coming Out Day on October 11th, join us for a conversation where we’ll explore the history of coming out, how it has been represented in pop culture, and the different experiences that shape our own journeys. This will be an open and welcoming conversation about identity, courage, community, and what it means to become more fully who we are.
About our Presenter:
Victoria Moreno (she/her) is a transgender advocate, Political Science student at California State University, Long Beach, and Board Member of PFLAG Manhattan Beach/South Bay. Since becoming involved with PFLAG in 2019, she has grown from a community member and volunteer into a chapter leader, helping lead advocacy efforts focused on LGBTQ+ visibility, education, and civic engagement throughout the South Bay. Most recently, Victoria spearheaded the chapter’s LGBTQIA+ Community Issues Candidate Questionnaire, a nonpartisan voter education initiative designed to make candidates’ positions on issues affecting the local LGBTQ+ community more accessible to South Bay voters. At the heart of her work is a belief that everyone deserves to feel seen, supported, and to know that their voice has a seat at the table.
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.