PFLAG Olympia

Hope to see y’all at the Olympia Farmers Market this Saturday 8/31 from 10-3 spreading PFLAG 💕!

Great article about what “queer” means to a variety of LGBTQ+ people!

9 LGBTQ+ People Explain How They Love, Hate, And Understand The Word "Q***r" In their own words, LGBTQ+ people explain what this divisive, liberating term means to them.

Our annual PFLAG picnic at Squaxin Park was a great time! We had fantastic fellowship, plenty of food, and formed new friendships. If you couldn't make it, we hope to see you on September 8th at 2 pm at the church. We're always looking for volunteers to join our board and support our events. Connect with a board member personally by messaging us. Leading with love!

Stop by our table this Saturday, July 27, at Olympia Farmer’s Market to share our message of love, support and advocacy with our community! We will be there during normal Market hours: 10:00am – 3:00pm.

Future events if you want to volunteer will be:
August 31
September 28
October 26

Join us for our monthly meeting of support and friendship! PFLAG- Olympia, Sunday, July 14, @ 2:00 PM. We’ll watch and discuss a video about LGBTQ+ People and Disabilities

We will then split into two support groups as usual, until 4:30 PM at the latest.

United Methodist Church 1224 Legion Way SE; Olympia WA 98501 (enter on 5th Avenue side)

Hope to see you there! Message us with any questions.

Thanks to all our volunteers and people who stopped by the PFLAG-Olympia Booth yesterday at Capital City Pride! Stop by the parade today (11-1 pm downtown Olympia) and we’ll give you a coveted pink “PFLAG loves you” stickers! Note: we stayed until the end - last booth out!

Love and learn! ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Thanks to everyone who came out for the 1st 2024 Thurston County Pride presented by Lady L’s Promotion! It was uplifting to see so many families and LGBTQIA+ people celebrating in a safe environment. Remember PFLAG Olympia ❤️s you. Thanks to the PFLAG members for managing the tent today.

Come Celebrate PRIDE Month
with an ICE CREAM SOCIAL & BINGO. Sunday, June 9, 2024
2:00 PM. Wear your Pride gear!

Ice cream, toppings, Bingo game,
and prizes provided by PFLAG- Olympia. We will then split into two support groups as usual.

We hope to see you there!
❤️ remember: Our meetings are the second Sunday of the month.

United Methodist Church
1224 Legion Way SE; Olympia WA 98501
(enter on 5th Avenue side)

Our August meeting is a potluck picnic in a local park
and starts an hour earlier at 1 PM.

Hope to see y’all at Thurston County Pride this Saturday! 🏳️‍🌈 family friendly event at the Fairgrounds in Lacey. Stop by our booth to say hi and outside our swag.

Thurston County PRIDE festival!! Free Admission! Make plans to join us Saturday June 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Come shop from a variety of vendors, DJ Hawk will be playing the best Pride music , food trucks, and lots more.. then starting at 8:00 p.m. in the Expo building the drag show will start! Learn more at events - ’sThurstonCountypride festival!

Reminder about our birding event this Friday!! Hope to see you there. 🐦

LET’S
GO
BIRDING
TOGETHER!!! 🏳️‍🌈

Friday, June 7, 6:30-8:30pm
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

In honor of Pride 🏳️‍🌈 Month, members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families are invited to join us on the evening of Friday, June 7, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. for a sunset bird walk led by expert guides.

Before the walk, attendees will have the unique opportunity to see taxidermy specimens and learn about birds in the refuge Education Center. No level of previous birding experience is necessary.

Meet at the Education Center at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge at 6:30 p.m.

This event is a partnership between the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Black Hills Audubon, and PFLAG Olympia.

Please RSVP to Andrew LaValle at [email protected].

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
100 Brown Farm Road; Olympia,WA98516-2302

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Check out the events for Grays Harbor Pride!!

We know you're thinking that you can't possibly wait until August to celebrate Pride! Well, fear not! Check out this awesome list of Pride activities happening in Grays Harbor. Pride month is going to be an awesome time to connect with the community and get ready for Grays Harbor Pride, happening August 17th.

There are just 3 more days to show your love of Pizza Klatch and bid on some of their amazing silent auction items! New items just added. Please bid and then share.

The Pizza Klatch Online Silent Auction extension will be ending this Friday, May 24th at 8 PM! Now's your chance to bid to win fun goodies for a great cause. Plenty of items under $100 still open including newly added handmade jewelry! Just go to https://GaylaBid.givesmart.com

Thurston County PRIDE festival!! Free Admission! Make plans to join us Saturday June 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Come shop from a variety of vendors, DJ Hawk will be playing the best Pride music , food trucks, and lots more.. then starting at 8:00 p.m. in the Expo building the drag show will start! Learn more at events - ’sThurstonCountypride festival!

LET’S
GO
BIRDING
TOGETHER!!! 🏳️‍🌈

Friday, June 7, 6:30-8:30pm
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

In honor of Pride 🏳️‍🌈 Month, members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families are invited to join us on the evening of Friday, June 7, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. for a sunset bird walk led by expert guides.

Before the walk, attendees will have the unique opportunity to see taxidermy specimens and learn about birds in the refuge Education Center. No level of previous birding experience is necessary.

Meet at the Education Center at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge at 6:30 p.m.

This event is a partnership between the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Black Hills Audubon, and PFLAG Olympia.

Please RSVP to Andrew LaValle at [email protected].

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
100 Brown Farm Road; Olympia,WA98516-2302

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Hey gang and 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ youth advocates! Pizza Klatch has extended their silent auction another week. There are some real COOL deals on there, including these donations from PFLAG-Olympia (thanks Diane and Hilary!) Plus coffee, movie pack, Orca Books books, art, jewelry, and lessons - and an awesome Nikki McClure print. Put in your bid today and help keep Pizza Klatch alive in our community high schools! Kids need a safe place to share and be themselves. ❤️ 🍕 🌈 See what else is up for grabs to help support Pizza Klatch so they can support 🏳️‍🌈 youth!! These kids need to know their community supports and loves them! To start your bidding, visit https://GaylaBid.givesmart.com

Come out to support local author Judy Kiehart and her book Calico Lane!

Sound Alliance of Older LGBTQ+ presents

"Calico Lane" by Judy Kiehart

The author is giving a reading at Orca Books.

The store will sell copies and the author will autograph them.

Thursday, June 6th @ 6 p.m.

Orca Books Coop
315 5th Avenue SE, Olympia

Download the PDF flyer for this event here:http://soundallianceofolderlgbtq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SAOL-Calico-Lane-event-2024.pdf

Sound Alliance of Older LGBTQ+

Learn more by visiting us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/
SoundAllianceOfOlderLGBTQ
and our website: https://soundallianceofolderlgbtq.org/

We loved 🥰 this quote from award winning children’s author and poet, Jason Reynolds (check out his work if not familiar!)
“Even if I don't identify as LGBTQIA, I have family, friends, students, and other loved ones who are, and I am in community with them. I make community with them. So, yes, I am, and we should all be part of the LGBTQIA community."
Photo credit: Adedayo "dayo" Kosoko

Dear friends! Stonewall Youth- Olympia, Washington needs your help! Their space was recently burglarized and their computer lab is empty and other items are missing. Please consider donating to help replace these items and put in an improved security system. By helping Stonewall you are supporting LGBTIA+ youth in our community. See more info in this shared post.

Stonewall Youth | Kindful Earlier this week we came in to work and were startled to find that our space had been burglarized. Our entire computer lab is empty, the drawers of our altar were left ajar, and our office was impossible to walk through with everything strewn about the floor. We are hurt by this violation of our sp...

Our awesome PFLAG members, Diane and Hilary, put together some amazing items for the Pizza Klatch Gayla silent auction! See what else is up for grabs to help support Pizza Klatch so they can support 🏳️‍🌈 youth!! Please share post with friends. These kids need to know their community supports and loves them! To start your bidding, visit https://GaylaBid.givesmart.com

The 10th Annual Pizza Klatch Gayla Online Silent Auction is now LIVE! Don't miss your chance to bid to win a selection of unique and fun goodies, with all proceeds going to help Pizza Klatch to continue to support the LGBTQ+ youth of Thurston County. https://GaylaBid.givesmart.com

Join us on Mother’s Day 5/12 at 2 pm to celebrate PFLAG founder and mom extraordinaire Jeanne Manford! We will have cupcakes, watch a couple of short videos about Jeanne and hold time for support circles. We hope to see you there! Love ❤️ and learn. Meetings are the second Sunday of the month at First United Methodist on Legion Way. https://pflag.org/our-story/

We all have the power and opportunity to be the one who cares vs. harms!