PFLAG Door County
 Parents, Families and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays

 

Advocacy, education and support

 for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people,
their families and friends.

  

Don, Kyra and John at the 2008 PFLAG Picnic           Sandy at AIDS Walk Wisconsin

 

ALL ALLIES ARE WELCOME!

Monthly Meetings: 5 p.m. on the 3rd Sunday of each month at Hope Church, 12th & Michigan in Sturgeon Bay.

 

Questions?   Comments?

Please feel free to contact Sandy Brown at:

 

e-mail: sbrown@itol.com
Phone: (920) 743-8146

 

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Saturdays

On Saturday Mornings, from July to October, you'll also find us at the Sturgeon Bay Farmers' Market

(Off Michigan St. & 4th Avenue)

with an Information & Social Gathering booth. 

Please stop by to say Hello!

"That’s so gay!"

A message from Shirley Senarighi - PFLAG Door County School Safety Coordinator

 

     "That’s so gay!" I recently heard one child saying to another in the midst of a game. The receiving child was obviously ticked off, but continued playing for a short while. The parent who overheard the comment said to me, "What do you do? All the kids seem to be teasing like that."
     Silence can be perceived as acceptance. When the parent said nothing, both children perceived the statement as "okay." Phrases like "that’s so gay" are prejudicial and, depending on the situation, can be considered harassment.      So when an adult hears a child say "That’s so gay!", what is it parents, grandparents, and teachers can do?


     Name it, claim it, and stop it!

Name the behavior that just occurred: "I think I just heard you say That’s so gay. That’s disrespectful and could be considered harassment."

Claim how the words makes you feel: "I don’t like that. It is hurtful language."

Stop the behavior from being repeated: "I don’t want to hear those words again." And if you hear them repeated, intervene again and again.

 

     You might also give the children alternative words to use. Example: "I think I just heard you say… That’s so gay! There are some other things you could say, like… That’s ludicrous! That’s irrational! That’s weak! That’s goofy! That’s annoying! That’s surreal! That’s yesterday! That’s interesting! That’s absurd! That’s curious! You can use other words!"

 

Shirley Senarighi produces public service radio announcements as the PFLAG Door County School Safety Coordinator and as a Community Correspondent for www.DoorCountyDailyNews.com.

Professional Development Opportunity for Educators

(Our Most Recent Program)

"Fine Tuning Your School to be an Emotionally Safe Place for ALL"

Click HERE for details

We appreciate your support:  PFLAG of Sturgeon Bay - Door County is a 501-C-3 non-profit organization and an official chapter of PFLAG national.   Your financial support pays for the materials needed to carry out our mission of community outreach, support and educational.  Your help will make a difference and is greatly appreciated.  

PFLAG Door County
PO Box 213
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

 

Grocery Store Receipts: Every little bit helps and both Econo Foods and Pick 'N Save of Sturgeon Bay will generously donate a percent of your purchase amounts to our organization.

  • Econo Foods:  Save your receipts and turn them in at our regular meetings / mail them to our address above or call Sandy.  Econo Foods will give us a percentage of the total - as long as the receipts are clearly visible, there is no time limit on them.  

  • Pick N' Save:   Stop at the Service Desk to name PFLAG Door County as the organization of your choice.  Our organization number is: 603180  (If you have an older Advantage card, you were able to name 3 charities on your account - if you change it now, you will be limited to one charity so you may not wish to update it.)                       

 

LGBT Links

Angels of Hope MCC -- A Metropolitan Community Church for Green Bay, Appleton and northeast Wisconsin.


Fair Wisconsin -- A state advocacy organization dedicated to equal rights for LGBT people.


Local GLBT Guide -- A national guide to local GLBT resources in all U.S. states and territories.


 NEW Pride -- The Web site for an LGBT Pride event in Northeast Wisconsin -- held July 12, 2008, and planned again for 2009.  Supported by the Green Bay Action Network (GBAN).


 PFLAG Fox Cities -- Serving Appleton, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac and surrounding communities.


PFLAG National -- Our national organization, with news releases and information on issues for LGBT people, family and friends.


PFLAG of the Greater Oshkosh Area, Inc. -- Serving Oshkosh, Fond du Lac and the east-central Wisconsin region.


 Positive Voice, Inc. -- A social, educational and support organization for LGBT people in Northeast Wisconsin. Social meetings Thursdays, 6-9 PM at Angels of Hope MCC.

 

Pride Alive --  Northeast Wisconsin Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride celebration, will take place this summer to celebrate the LGBT community and to connect with the larger Northeast Wisconsin community.  The celebration also aims to promote a positive LGBT presence in the community and to bring together the various groups that fall under the LGBT rainbow.   This year's event is on July 11, 2009 at Joannes Park, Green Bay.


Wisconsin Rainbow Families -- A Milwaukee-based organization dedicated to GLBT parents, families and kids throughout the state of Wisconsin. Find family resources online.

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