Piedmont Care is Celebrating 25 Years of working to end HIV/AIDS
This year our own Piedmont Care, Inc. is celebrating 25 years of serving our community through education and healing. It's hard to believe that after all of this time there [...]
PFLAG Spartanburg cancels New Year’s Eve fundraiser
The event had to be canceled due to insufficient interest and difficulty in finding reliable sponsorship. PFLAG Spartanburg can only run fundraisers like this when our community is fully involved [...]
My daughter’s gender expression often leads to her being misgendered.
She loves her haircut and wearing black. She hates "girl pockets" and being misgendered. What happens when your child's gender expression gets them misgendered, like all the time? [...]
Tips to help you find an lgbtq friendly doctor and prepare for your visit.
Finding an LGBTQ friendly doctor isn't easy. Here are some tips to help you find the right doctor as an LGBTQ person and prepare for that first appointment. According to [...]
We Are the Change: 2019 PFLAG National Convention
Between October 25th and 27th, approximately 500 PFLAG leaders, members and supporters from across the country will come together in Kansas City, Missouri for PFLAG's bi-annual national convention.
Proposed Rule to Revoke Existing Protections for LGBTQ
On June 14th the current administration published a proposed rule to roll back existing non-discrimination protections now included in the Health Care Rights Law of the Affordable Care Act. The proposed rule by HHS seeks to revoke existing protections for LGBTQ+ people and other communities currently protected by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations.
Using Cupcakes and a Gay-Straight Alliance to Combat Bullying
I was bullied in middle school. And I thought I had just suffered so much because people spread rumors that I was a lesbian and stepped on my foot. Oh, no — this was academic paradise compared to my friends’ lives.
Pride Link to Launch Host Home Program in Response to Homeless LGBTQ Youth Issue
In early 2020 Pride Link will launch their Host Home Program. The program will help find homeless LGBTQ+ youth between the ages of 18 and 24 temporary host homes.
Participate in the GLSEN 2019 National School Climate Survey
By completing the 2019 National School Climate Survey you can help GLSEN inform education policymakers and the public about what's really going on in our nation's schools.
My Journey to Accepting my Bisexuality
I realized that I wasn’t on a journey of discovery or realization. I wasn't searching for anyone else to love or accept me. I was searching for self acceptance. I realized that my acknowledgement and acceptance of my sexual identity does serve a purpose. Even if it wasn't something immediately visible because of my marriage.