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Meetings and Events

Our regular meetings are always held on the second Tuesday of each month at Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45219, from 7:00 – 9:30 P.M.  7:00 - 7:30 is social time. Click here for a map of how to get to the parking lot. Enter the church from the parking lot.

All meetings include support discussions, and many meetings feature a program. Meetings are open to parents, family and friends of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender persons, as well as to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender persons.


Board meetings are held on the Thursday prior to the general meeting at 6:30. Contact any board member for information about attending board meetings.

2013

January 9, 2013. Ed Green spoke about the "Safer Schools Project" which he is starting to "serve those children most in need--the victims of bullies, the disabled, English learners, and the socio-economically disadvantaged". The project "provides advocacy for these children, counseling services for these children, and training to teachers that serve these groups of kids".

February 12. Brynn Tannehill spoke.

March 12. We watched two videos.

April 9. Where we are & where we want to be.

April 13. PFLAG Cincinnati hosted the Ohio PFLAG state conference.

May 14. GLSEN Youth Group.

June 11. Scholarship Awards & Potluck supper.

June 29. Cincinnati Pride Parade downtown & Festival at Sawyer Point.

2012

January 10, 2012. The Adventures of Raising a Slightly Effeminate, Jewelry Making, Possibly Gay, Rainbow Loving, Fashion Designing, Fabulous Boy!

February 14, 2012. Discussion of Public Displays of Affection.

March 13, 2012. GLSEN Stories Project.

April 10, 2012. Cincinnati City Council Member Chris Seelbach will speak.

April 14, 2012. Ohio PFLAG state meeting in Lima.

May 8, 2012. Adam Hoover spoke.

June 12, 2012. Potluck supper at 6:30, Scholarship awards at 7:30.

July 10, 2012. Our speaker was Matt Parker, the Health Educator/HIV Outreach coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio's HIV Prevention program.

August 14, 2012. Our speaker will be Derek Hoening from HRC Cincinnati.

September 7, 8 & 9, 2012. Regional PFLAG conference in Cleveland.

September 11, 2012. Rev. Paula Jackson will speak.

October 9, 2012. Election of officers & board for 2012-2013.

November 13, 2012. Susan Quinn Bryan, pastor, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, will speak.

December 11, 2012. Matt Parker, Health Educator/HIV Outreach coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio's HIV Prevention program. Matt's talk is titled AIDS 101.


2011

January 11, 2011. Potluck supper at 6:30.

February 8, 2011. Steven Baines from Center for Progressive Leadership and Children's Hospital spoke.

March 8, 2011. Attorney Scott Knox spoke.

April 9, 2011. Ohio PFLAG state meeting in Akron. Click here for program and registration information.

April 12, 2011. Doug Meredith spoke on "Secrets".

May 7, 2011. GLSEN Prom at Contemporary Arts Center.

May 10, 2011. Ryan Messer from Ethicon Endo-Surgery and Karen Naugle from Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Both spoke on diversity groups in the workplace.

June 14, 2011. Scholarship Awards.

July 9, 2011. Northern Kentucky Pride Festival. Goebel Park in Covington.

July 8-10, 2011. PRIDE weekend. Sunday July 10 - Pride March & Festival on Fountain Square.

July 12, 2011. C. Edward Green spoke.

August 9, 2011. Dr. Chris Bolling spoke.

September 13, 2011. Retired Cincinnati Police Officer Eric Smoot spoke.

October 11, 2011. Election of officers and board. Teri Stackhouse spoke.

November 8, 2011. Five high school seniors talked about their experiences.

December 13, 2011. Andy Ruffner to speak.


2010

January 12, 2010. Potluck supper at 7:00 followed by small group discussions.

February 9, 2010. Meeting canceled due to weather.

March 9, 2010. Ray Cook spoke about the Care Bears project.

April 13, 2010. George Crawford on plans for PRIDE 2010.

May 11, 2010. Chapter meeting. Jill Benavides on GLSEN and bullying in schools.

May 15, 2010. Comedy Night fund raiser at Below Zero Lounge.

June 8, 2010. Chapter meeting. Scholarship Awards.

July 2-4, 2010. PRIDE weekend in downtown Cincinnati. Festival on Fountain Square.

July 13, 2010. Chapter meeting. Doug Slagle, pastor of The Gathering, to speak.

August 10, 2010. Chapter meeting. Maria Sulcer to speak.

September 14, 2010. Chapter meeting. Celebrate 25th Anniversary of chapter founding.

October 12, 2010. Chapter meeting. Election of officers and board.

November 9, 2010. A group from the GLBTA Alliance at GE talked about the current climate for LGBT employees in the workplace and particularly at GE.

December 14, 2010. Adam Reilly from StopAIDS spoke.


2009

January 13, 2009. Potluck supper at 6:30.

February 10, 2009

March 10, 2009. Speaker on transgender issues.

April 14, 2009. Dr. Steven Nichols on Coming Out.

May 12, 2009. Forming a Cincinnati chapter of COLAGE

June 9, 2009. Scholarship Awards

July 14, 2009. Joan Wyzenbeek shared her experiences.

August 11, 2009

September 8, 2009. Gloria McCauley from BRAVO - Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization spoke.

October 13, 2009. Annual meeting and election of officers and board members.

November 10, 2009. C. Edward Green spoke on how a local school dealt with an immigrant transgender youth.

December 8, 2009. Cheryl Hutchins from StopAIDS to speak.


 

 

2010 Events

May 15. 6:30 - 10 pm. PFLAG presents Comedy Night at Below Zero Lounge

Comedy Night poster

Click here for Comedy Night Poster (pdf).


 
 
             
Last update: 5/9/13.