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PFLAG Canada is a national non-profit organization which brings together family and friends of
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people in Canada. It was begun separately and without knowledge of the American
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which performs the same functions in the United States. As of November 2014 PFLAG Canada has over 70 chapters and/or contacts in nine Canadian provinces. The board of directors is responsible for six regions across Canada, and includes a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer among others.


History

In Toronto in the 1970s, meetings of non-LGBT but welcoming family members were held under the banner of Parents Of Gays (POG). Changes were accelerated by Rev. Brent Hawkes of the
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of Toronto, who brought Betty Fairchild, co-author of ''Now That You Know'', to POG meetings. After POG was advertised in '' Chatelaine'', Anne Rutledge of Mississauga contacted June Tattle (a friend of Fairchild and parent of a gay child), after which POG was amalgamated with Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (FFLAG), started by Pauline Martin and her son Russell in October 1981. The new organization was re-styled as Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or Parents FLAG. After a number of media appearances by Rutledge and other members of Parents FLAG, other chapters were established throughout Canada in the 1980s and 1990s. Finally, in 2003, the movement was nationally consolidated as PFLAG Canada, renamed so as to distinguish the organization from the American
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of a similar name. It was consolidated as a federal corporation in 2005, and all chapters were renamed as PFLAG Canada to reflect the changes.


Endorsements

PFLAG Canada officially endorses the
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'' Out With Dad''.


Partnerships

PFLAG Canada has had a number of partnerships, the most noteworthy being with FCB Toronto when the PSA "Nobody's Memories" aired across Canada and North America.


See also

{{Portal, LGBT * Tehila (
Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
) * Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (
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) *
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* Family Pride Canada * Brenda Howard Memorial Award


References


External links


PFLAG Canada
http://fcbtoronto.com/our-work/nobodys-memories/ LGBT political advocacy groups in Canada LGBT family and peer support groups