PFLAG has been a support system for family members, friends and allies of the LGBTQ+ community for 50 years.
They've helped many people, including one local teenager who told us their parents understand who they are thanks to PFLAG.
"My parents being involved in PFLAG is that extra step," said Ray Hemmer, who is nonbinary, meaning they don't identify as solely female or male. "I first came out as a lesbian around the age of 13, when I had a crush on a girl, the first time. And was I like 'Oh wow! I think that makes me gay.' I was really excited and told my friends and my parents.""I remember, like 'Okay, you are nonbinary,'" Ray recalled of their coming out.
"I have a real hard time understanding parents who don't' support their kids," said Kelly Hemmer, Ray's mother and a PFLAG member. "I guess I would say to them: try to get educated, try to be open minded, especially for parents. I think a lot of people think it won't be my kid and when their kid does come out, and they are kind of taken off guard."
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