We are currently holding our PFLAG Support Group meetings virtually. Our meetings are supported by an easy-to-use online meeting tool called Zoom. CLICK HERE to get set-up with Zoom.
Join us for our regular monthly meeting focused on the transgender and gender expansive community, friends, families, and allies for support and education. Support group will follow the education portion.
EDUCATION PORTION:
Join us as we discuss a family’s story through transition and their groundbreaking experience with Title IX.
About our facilitator:
Daniel Markus Sanchez (he/him) is a singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and performer based in Los Angeles. With his music utilized as a main form of expression, there is no limit as to what styles and topics you will hear throughout his career. Daniel integrates his percussive background within his music by utilizing complex rhythms, thus creating his own memorable sound. As a member and activist within the LGBTQ+ community, Daniel embraces uniqueness and personal liberation. Likewise, his work allows listeners from all walks of life to become part of a truly welcoming and supportive environment, as well as the opportunity to gain perspective on the experiences and challenges members of the LGBTQ+ community face.
Currently, Daniel has completed his B.A. degree in Music Industry Studies at California State University Northridge and is actively pursuing his career in music performance. Having seized every opportunity this academic institution offers, Daniel received multiple merit-based scholarships, including the Kenneth Ullis Memorial Scholarship, and was recognized as the CSUN Music Department’s Outstanding Sophomore in Music. Additionally, he earned leadership roles as President of CSUN’s Music Entertainment Student Association (MESA) as well as Co-Executive Producer of student-run record label Five of Five Entertainment (VOVE).
A NOTE ABOUT VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
We will be utilizing Zoom features that provide the highest level of safety and confidentiality possible. Zoom is free to you and you need not have an account to join us. If you are new to Zoom, you can follow the links [here] for brief tutorials on all you need to know to sign on to a Zoom meeting with us. We ask that each of you that would like to participate in the on-line support, contact us in advance by email at rsvp@pflagmanhattanbeach.org to RSVP for the meeting. We will cut off RSVPs at 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting. All participants will receive a follow-up email with the link to the Zoom call and a password. For confidentiality’s sake, please do not forward these to another participant — they are welcome to contact us directly to receive the link.
We recognize that youth may be interested in the educational part of this meeting and they are welcome to join us. As usual, we ask that youth who may want to stick around for our support groups be joined by a parent. Some heavy emotions can emerge in the course of our sessions and having a parent on-hand helps to ensure that the needs of any youth on the call are met.
There are some benefits to utilizing new tools like Zoom. We recognize that our typical evening support group meetings are not feasible for everyone due to work, family or other demands. If there is a need, we would like to offer an additional support group Zoom conference call sometime during the daytime hours. If you are interested in a daytime support group, email us at info@pflagmanhattanbeach.org and let us know what times might be more workable for you.
If you need more personalized assistance and support, we remain here for you. Email us confidentially and we will work with you to identify the best member of our team to assist with your individual needs.