June 2021 Update

Since April of 2020, we’ve been meeting virtually via Zoom on our regular monthly meeting day. Once UUCG reopens to outside groups meeting in person, we’ll evaluate when we will return to in-person meetings.

PFLAG Greenville will hold its next meeting on Thursday, June 10 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Our theme for this month will be “Mental health in the LGBTQ+ community”, and our guest presenter will be Marsha Partington.
A licensed substance abuse counselor, trainer, and advocate, Marsha will be speaking about her journey in mental health care, how she came to work with the LGBTQ+ community and what her experiences have taught her along the way. Discussion and Q/A will follow. 

While we’re still meeting virtually for our monthly meetings, many other events are starting to return in person. Be sure to check out our newsletter for more updates on what we’re up to!

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April 2021 Meeting

PFLAG Greenville will hold its next meeting on April 8, at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Our theme for this month will be “Mental health in the LGBTQ+ community”, and our guest presenter will be Marsha Partington. A licensed substance abuse counselor, trainer, and advocate, Marsha will be speaking about her journey in mental health care, how she came to work with the LGBTQ+ community and what her experiences have taught her along the way. Discussion and Q/A will follow. 

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November 12th: Dr. Kelley E Haven

Please join us for our November virtual meeting at 7pm on Thursday, November 12th. We’ll be joined by Dr. Kelley Haven, a local LGBTQ+ friendly physician, who will be our guest speaker.

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Fall 2019 Meetings

Just a preview of what we have coming up this Fall in terms of programming. More details will be announced as they are finalized.

• September 12th “Welcome to Greenville, Meet & Greet with Potluck”

• October 10th “National Coming Out Day” (actual NCOD is the 11th)

• November 14th “Holiday Family Relations”

• December 12th “World AIDS Day, Holiday Cards for LGBTQ Prisoners, & Potluck

Also be sure to check our Community Events Calendar for other great events of LGBTQ interest going on in the Greenville area!

Sgt. Shean, LGBT Liaison Officer, GPD

August’s programming hour will feature Sgt. Cachelle Shean, LGBT Liaison Officer with the Greenville Police Department. Sgt. Shean was appointed to the position by Department Chief Mark Holtzman in 2016.

The August meeting will be Thursday, August 10th with programming from 7-8, followed by Support Group Meeting from 8-9p.  PFLAG Greenville meets monthly on the second Thursday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greenville, an LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation, located at 131 Oakmont Drive in Greenville.

2016 Story from The East Carolinian relating to LGBT Liaison Officer.

 

August Meeting

Greenville PFLAG will be meeting on Thursday, August 10th at 7pm. Greenville PFLAG is a local group in support of gender and sexual minorities. Meetings are on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation (131 Oakmont Dr.) in Greenville from 7-9pm. The 1st hour focuses on education and advocacy, 2nd hour support group. This month Sergeant Sean, the LGBT Resource Officer with the Greenville Police Department will be presenting during the first hour.
Parents, Friends, Family, Allies and LGBTQ individuals… ALL are welcome!

This is what PFLAG Parents do…

And we’re here to support you through your own process to be that supportive parent, though the good times and bad…

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PFLAG to co-host Moral Movies

PFLAG will be the co-host for UUCG’s Social Justice movie series “Moral Movies” on Saturday, October 8th starting at 6:30pm. The film will be “The Sum of Us” (1995 Australia) starring Jack Thompson and Russell Crowe. While most movies in the series tend to be documentaries, occasionally there will be dramas which convey the same messages and inspire a lot of conversation in the discussion time after the screening.

The yard sale previously scheduled for that morning will be rescheduled some time in November.

Winterville Watermelon Festival

PFLAG will have a booth at the Winterville Watermelon Festival on Saturday, August 27th. The festival is at the Town Park located at 324 Sylvania St. in Winterville (map/directions). Please come by to visit us and let your friends who might be interested in PFLAG know as well!

Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Orlando Shooting

There will be a candlelight vigil in Greenville on Tuesday, June 14th to commemorate the victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando FL early Sunday morning.

While the candlelight vigil will be at 8:30pm (around dusk) on the Greenville Town Common, participants are urged to meet at Crave Uptown (409 Evans Street) at 7:45pm and file down Evans Street starting at 8pm to gather on the Town Common at the amphitheater.

PFLAG is one of the sponsor/organizing groups, with additional logistical support from Uptown Greenville.  Please share the Facebook Event widely and invite your friends!