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Our chapter has been active in this effort since 1985 by providing support, education, advocacy, community awards and scholarships.
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SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS on the 2nd Tuesday of the month,
SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS on the 2nd Tuesday of the month,
with options for 'in-person' (recommended) or 'virtual', via ZOOM.
with options for 'in-person' (recommended) or 'virtual', via ZOOM.
Whether you attend in person or virtually, you must register.
Whether you attend in person or virtually, you must register.
Please plan to be present from 6:40pm to 8:30pm*.
Please plan to be present from 6:40pm to 8:30pm*.
*If you are joining us for the first time, please plan to be present (in-person or virtually) at 6:30pm for a brief introduction and welcome.
*If you are joining us for the first time, please plan to be present (in-person or virtually) at 6:30pm for a brief introduction and welcome.
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PFLAG Cleveland Officers release statement
PFLAG Cleveland Officers release statement
June 12, 2026
STATEMENT ON MEDICALLY NECESSARY, GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE
STATEMENT ON MEDICALLY NECESSARY, GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE
AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC
AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC
PFLAG Cleveland strongly condemns the U.S. Department of Justice’s settlement agreement with Cleveland Clinic,
requiring the Clinic to abandon essential, gender-affirming healthcare that begins with in-depth, professional consultation and counseling for families with transgender youth under the age of 18. We know first-hand the harmful psychological effects this places on the well-being of transgender youth and their families, often with dire consequences. Indeed, when federal and state departments of justice coerce medical professionals to cease caring for struggling transgender youth, the overreach can be lethal as documented by the known increased risk of self-harm and suicide. See full statement here
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Please contact your Ohio Senate and House Representatives to oppose HB68. For more information, see: Honesty for Ohio Education.
PFLAG Cleveland is aware of the changing landscape for the well-being of trans individuals and their families. For the latest update, please visit:
PFLAG Cleveland is aware of the changing landscape for the well-being of trans individuals and their families. For the latest update, please visit:
The Campaign for Southern Equality
The Campaign for Southern Equality
is working with
is working with
Equality Ohio,
Equality Ohio,
Kaleidoscope Youth Center,
Kaleidoscope Youth Center,
and TransOhio
and TransOhio
to provide resources and information to impacted families: https://southernequality.org/ohresources/
to provide resources and information to impacted families: https://southernequality.org/ohresources/
Ohio House Bill (HB) 68 is scheduled to go into effect on April 23. The bill bans a wide range of gender-affirming healthcare services for youth, including primary care visits, hormone therapies, surgery, and counseling.
HB 68 was opposed by many major healthcare organizations, including the American Medical Association, the World Health Organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association. PFLAG National and chapters throughout the state issued statements condemning this distressing action by the state. Many individuals across the state, including PFLAG members and friends, wrote in opposition to the bill. Despite the opposition, the bill was passed by the Ohio legislature in December and went to Governor DeWine for signature. Although the governor vetoed the bill, the legislature overrode his veto in January.
Other states have enacted similar bans and some of these have been blocked by federal judges. Fortunately, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio recently announced plans to file a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on healthcare for transgender youth.
PFLAG is an inclusive volunteer, non-profit self-help organization composed of family members, friends, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
PFLAG is an inclusive volunteer, non-profit self-help organization composed of family members, friends, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
Volunteer with PFLAG Cleveland.
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CBS Sunday Morning, June 18, 2023
ABC Good Morning America, June 21, 2023
An ad from GLAAD features a North Texas mother of a transgender child describing their family.
PFLAG Cleveland supports Intersex/DSD individuals
PFLAG Cleveland supports Intersex/DSD individuals
Want to learn more? Visit www.thisisintersex.org
Intersex + DSD
Intersex + DSD
PFLAG welcomes persons with intersex medical conditions (also known as Differences of Sex Development, DSD, or atypical, “non-standard” sex development) and their families as fully participating members. A variety of conditions that lead to atypical development of physical sex characteristics are collectively referred to as intersex conditions, according to the American Psychological Association, adding that these conditions can involve the external genitalia, internal reproductive organs, sex chromosomes or sex-related hormones. PFLAG members should be informed about and inclusive of the needs of persons with these conditions, as they are with any other medical condition.
PFLAG welcomes persons with intersex medical conditions (also known as Differences of Sex Development, DSD, or atypical, “non-standard” sex development) and their families as fully participating members. A variety of conditions that lead to atypical development of physical sex characteristics are collectively referred to as intersex conditions, according to the American Psychological Association, adding that these conditions can involve the external genitalia, internal reproductive organs, sex chromosomes or sex-related hormones. PFLAG members should be informed about and inclusive of the needs of persons with these conditions, as they are with any other medical condition.
PFLAG supports efforts to end the secrecy and the medically unnecessary genital surgery experienced by some persons with intersex conditions. PFLAG welcomes the efforts of medical organizations, support groups, and others, working toward this end. PFLAG urges the entire health care community to establish and adopt a patient-centered treatment protocol under which patients and families are treated with the utmost sensitivity.
PFLAG supports efforts to end the secrecy and the medically unnecessary genital surgery experienced by some persons with intersex conditions. PFLAG welcomes the efforts of medical organizations, support groups, and others, working toward this end. PFLAG urges the entire health care community to establish and adopt a patient-centered treatment protocol under which patients and families are treated with the utmost sensitivity.
(Adopted by the PFLAG National Board of Directors September 27, 2002. Revised 2009. Revised July 22, 2012. Revised July 8, 2017.)
(Adopted by the PFLAG National Board of Directors September 27, 2002. Revised 2009. Revised July 22, 2012. Revised July 8, 2017.)
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