Join us for our regular monthly meeting welcoming the entire spectrum of LGBTQ+ community, friends, families, and allies for education, rich conversation, and supportive community.
In case you missed it, our in person support group meetings will now take place at:
allcove beach cities
514 N. Prospect Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Meetings will be held inside of the allcove Café on the first floor of the Beach Cities Health District main building, in the hallway across from the elevators. There is plenty of free parking inside the Beach Cities Health District parking lot. Be on the lookout for the PFLAG signage to help guide you into the building.
We are forever grateful to Manhattan Beach Community Church for opening their doors & hearts to our community meetings for more than 5 years. Their welcoming embrace supported our chapter launch and 5 years of impact in our local culture. Thank You! 💕
Our PFLAG general support meetings will be held both IN PERSON and VIA ZOOM.
Virtual meeting attendees still require RSVP. If you are new to Zoom, CLICK HERE to get set-up.
Please RSVP to rsvp@pflagmanhattanbeach.org
{pages} a bookstore joins us to share LGBTQIA+ book recommendations for Kids, Middle Schoolers, Young Adults, and Adults
presented by Jeff Resnik (he/him) & Sloane Shevlin (she/her) of {pages}
{pages} is a local women owned independent bookstore in downtown Manhattan Beach, CA. {pages} was founded in 2010 by three local, passionate bibliophiles Patty, Linda, and Margot with the goal of bringing a quality independent bookstore to the South Bay. Today, {pages} a bookstore is the place for book lovers of all ages, where reading, meeting and discussing books is a way of life. They offer a carefully curated selection of new fiction, non-fiction, children’s, cooking, surf, coffee table books, and bestsellers. They are proud of their knowledgeable and caring staff who can match any reader with the perfect book. They regularly host author events and book signings, weekly story times, and four monthly book clubs. Visit them in person at 904 Manhattan Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 and online at www.pagesabookstore.com
We are excited to have the General Manager of {pages} Jeff Resnik (he/him) & his co-worker Sloane Shevlin (she/her) join us to share their book recommendations on the 6th!
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 ask that youth who may want to join for our support groups to please 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.