41 Years Of Awesome Parents
A tribute to my favorite part of every gay pride that always makes me cry: when the parents from PFLAG march with their kids. Thank you, Jeanne Manford. Your legacy will not be forgotten!
41 years ago, a schoolteacher named Jeanne Manford started a movement when she walked with her son in the New York City’s Christopher Street Parade. After the parade, a bunch of people came up to Jeanne asking her to talk to their parents. So, Jeanne started a support group and thus PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) was born. Today, there are over 350 chapters and 200,000 members worldwide.
Unfortunately, Jeanne passed away today at the age of 92.
This is a picture of Jeanne holding a picture of her gay son.
One of the most powerful things PFLAG does is march in gay pride parades. It’s always so inspiring to see parents and friends supporting their gay friends and family. In honor of Jeanne, lets take a look back at the past 41 years of awesome parents.
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allisons10 4 months agoI hate to be a sourpuss but in all honesty I hate the simple fact that stuff like this gets rubbed in my face when my parents are total asshats and hate on me for being gay. I’ve been told to get my hormones checked, to pray it away, to just quite it and find a good man already, I could seriously go on but won’t. I know so many other LGBTQ kids and grownups who go through so much hate and hurt and all we get told is that it will get better; well sorry but it won’t! Maybe if you are a white cis gendered gay man from a middle class background who doesn’t live in a red state but for the rest of us, it’s still a flippin’ struggle to even get out of bed.
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CalumMercer 4 months agoI’m proud of my gay parents, too. Cheers Jeanne for making that posible.
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dandilioness 4 months agoI love it so much. What a wonderful way to start the day. My favorite: “My son is gay; I’m just happy”!!!!! Hahaha so cute. I also liked the mom who had the 3 diverse children of which she is equally proud, one who is Mormon, one who is gay and one who is transgendered and bi. Gotta love proud parents. The sad thing is when the parents denounce their children when they come out. That just breaks my heart.
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