PFLAG Fairbanks

Hello friends!
We are looking for volunteers for the fair! We still have a few spaces left, so feel free to send us a message on Facebook or an email!

Also, be on the look out for our amazing booth, along with plenty of rainbow swag!

See you there at the !

Thank you to all the folks who were part of the parade today. Special thanks to our standard bearer out front, our badass truck and driver and the candy corps, working double time handing out the good stuff.

Tomorrow the float and rainbow flag will be staged at Space 54.5 by 7:30am for judging. (The extra .5 is for the flag bearers and roller skaters.) Shuttles are from Ryan Middle School to the Carlson Center start (until 9am) and then from the Gaffney Road/ Coop Market end of the 2-mile parade route back to Ryan. Anyone under 18 will need a permission slip we will give to parade staff by 9:30am. Everyone should shows up has a job. That flag isn’t carrying itself. And we are grateful for all who can participate. We encourage Snow White and entourage or rainbow gear and get up. We will be leading with love.

Join us on Wed, June 12 at 8:30p ET / 5:30p PT for our next PFLAG Academy Online session: What Would You Do? An Ally's Guide to Dealing with Tough Situations (Pride 2024 Edition). 📚
Learn tips and guidance on how to be an active ally and deal with tough situations during Pride month and all year long.
Register today at pflag.org/onlineacademy/

We’re hosting these events to support diversity in our climbing community!

🌈🌞We are diving right into with the HIRS collective, featuring two of our favourites: .fbx and , for your pleasure on First Friday🤌June is and we will be ALSO collecting pieces for 's annual Gender Euphoria Party, so please direct any wigs, heels and hoisery in larger sizes, hats, vests, men's shoes or bowties our way 🫡🏳️‍🌈 ***rupHere

We are doing our annual clothing drive for the Gender Euphoria Party!

Please consider donating clean clothing of all types and sizes, shoes, accessories, binders, bras, wigs and anything else you may think of that might be gender affirming.

All leftover clothing will go towards our upcoming Free Q***r Community Closet that will provide access to gender affirming fashion year round! 🏳️‍⚧️

Drop off locations:
Native Movement- 60 Hall St. From 8-5 Mon-Fri
&
Bad Mother Vintage- 511 2nd Ave from 12-6 Wed-Sun

We will be accepting donations from now til the Gender Euphoria Party on June 15th!

Please message us for pickups and any questions you may have.

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May 16 is National Honor Our LGBTQ+ Elders Day, a time to pay
tribute to those who have paved the way for the LGBTQ+
community to obtain and continue to seek important legislation and rights.
We have numerous elders to thank for the strides made over
the last several decades towards equality. As with other civil
rights movements, their work has not been easy. Their
struggles and victories are marked by courage, persistence,
passion, and authenticity so, today, we celebrate them. Credit: https://www.lgbtagingcenter.org/resources/resource.cfm?r=2102

Having fun is what drag has always been about. A form of gender bending that involves performers creating personas, most often of the opposite s*x that they were born as, drag shows date back to at least the 1870s. And while the art is closely associated with LGBTQ communities, it’s never been limited to them, and plenty of straight men and women have experimented with it as well.

Shoutout to Klondike Drag, this is a wonderful article 🏳️‍🌈

The art of drag from the Klondike queens “You’re born naked and the rest is drag,” Brytan Felter said, quoting the popular drag performer RuPaul. “And the more I think about it, the more that’s just been my

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms and mothering people! 💗💐

It was the love of a mother that drove the creation of PFLAG, and your love and support continue to make an impact in the LGBTQ+ community. Today we celebrate LGBTQ+ moms, ally moms, chosen moms, gender nonconforming moms, and all mothering people for everything you do. 🏳️‍🌈

Be sure to share some love for the mothering people in your life. ❤️💛💚💙💜

Fairbanks, let's walk together! 🌟

Join us for the Fairbanks Out of the Darkness Community Walk. Register now at afsp.org/fairbanks to walk alongside us in support of mental health awareness. Together, we can make a difference. See you there!

“Over the past few weeks, the Alaska State House Judiciary Committee has heard three different bills that affect transgender youth in Alaska. To better understand what it means to be transgender in Alaska, I conducted a series of interviews. I spoke with trans youth, their parents, experts in the field of transgender health, and others. I released those conversations on my podcast, “The East Anchorage Book Club.” The goal was to better understand transgender people in general, and in Alaska in particular. Here are excerpts, lightly edited for clarity and brevity:

Trans youth are real and have always been here”

Wanted to make sure you see this!

OPINION: Better understanding the issues around trans Alaskans To better understand what it means to be transgender in Alaska, I conducted a series of interviews.

More Fairbanks PRIDE month fun courtesy of

VERY excited for a fun filled Pride 2024!

✨🏳️‍🌈 Thrilled to unveil the 2024 Fairbanks Pride Guide, a celebration of unity and diversity in partnership with incredible organizations like , and MORE!!

Stay tuned for our detailed pride guide coming out in a few weeks that will include event descriptions and ways to support.

🌈 Our journey towards inclusivity is ongoing, and there's still time to join us as a partner! Feel free to reach out to plan collaborations, donations and volunteering! Together, let's create a world where everyone's voice is heard and celebrated.

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Stay tuned for updates on this event! Interior AIDS Association & Klondike Drag & Fairbanks Q***r Collective

This year we are so excited to be hosting a drag show with Klondike Drag,Fairbanks Q***r Collective, and other community partners for National HIV Testing Day.
Keep an eye out for more updates as we get closer to the event!

hosts regular meetups and gatherings 🏳️‍🌈 check them out on their FB group https://www.facebook.com/share/dH5sApixeUQFBcDg/?mibextid=K35XfP

Local Advocate Spotlight:

David Leslie is an Inupiaq Sipiniq (Two-Spirit) living in Fairbanks. He is a frequent testifier against the anti-trans bills moving through the Alaska State House. We discuss his specific perspective as a q***r Alaska Native man.To check out the book recommended by our guest, Yuuyaraq: The Way of The Human Being, by Harold Napoleon, Click here.This episode is part of a series on trans rights. The inspiration for these interviews is three bills currently moving through the Alaska State House: HB 183 which bans trans girls from playing girls sports; HB 105 which requires kids to get signed permission slips approving their preferred name and pronouns; and HB 338 which allows doctors to be sued up to 20 years after performing gender affirming procedures on trans youth.Alaska has many big problems. The pressing need to increase the funding of our public school system and finding a solution for an imminent energy crisis, for example. But instead of working on these very real, very substantial problems, we are spending the last weeks of session debating whether trans youth exist and have rights. They do exist; they do have rights.

Link to the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/607dicpEt1dtfqXyeijyfo?si=Uv6QfHMPRnaTRlZuG5pvFQ&nd=1&utm_medium=organic&product=open&%24full_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fepisode%2F607dicpEt1dtfqXyeijyfo%3Fsi%3DUv6QfHMPRnaTRlZuG5pvFQ&feature=organic&_branch_match_id=1311828546064067608&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA72NywqCQBiFn2ZcamoZBBJBWZsgpSDaxDiXnJxm%2FuYi%2BPaNQa8QnMXhfHyczjmwqySxoJ3gY4wBYilUn6zBaOqJKzUwFaFszr2Ud29k2U0Kyjcoq0ImHP9sol9hYiCspiy0YrakgsDOpdTx93Vk4jlyjfLKCpRvL0NR88Px1Ch8buTN7xcwVPX3C0vZYtL%2F4w9lhaKBphFn2HnDSm0eWAnyAZiBL3AbAQAA

6 week online group for teens focusing on support and education on identity, relationships and community. Sign up is at https://www.luckycatak.com/event-list

“ For Le***an Visibility Week 2024 we will be celebrating the power of sisterhood by uplifting incredible LGBTQIA women and non-binary people from every generation, in every field and in every country around the world. One community, so many brilliant individuals.” Credit: https://www.lesbianvisibilityweek.com

Happy Nonbinary Parents Day!

Did you know PFLAG offers virtual meetings? Looking for community and support but can’t attend a local PFLAG meeting? Many of our chapters have virtual meetings! 📌💜 Visit pflag.org/virtualmeetings to find upcoming meetings to get support, knowledge, and guidance to help you love and celebrate your LGBTQ+ loved one(s) or yourself.