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The 2018 October Newsletter can be found here.


Thanks to Nel Ward for her great efforts as the editor of the newsletter. The October calendar of local events can be found on page 7 of the newsletter. Highlights are:

–October 9, 4:00-6:00 pm: LGBTQ Happy Hour, All Welcome!—Georgie’s Beachside Grill, Newport –October 10, 6:00-7:30 pm: PFLAG Meeting, Annual Coming Out Party—St. Stephen’s, 9th & Hurbert, Newport –October 11, 7:30 pm: “The Coming Out Monologues”—The Alberta Abbey, 126 NE Alberta St., Portland –October 14, 10:15 am. National Coming Out Day will be celebrated–Central Coast UU Fellowship. Claire Hall and others will share their experiences. The MC will be CM Hall. Meets at the Visual Arts Center, 2nd Floor, Nye Beach Turnaround, 777 Northwest Beach Drive, Newport –October 20, 3:00 pm: “Beyond Pronouns: Transgender Pro-nouns,” Kit Lorelied & Sinclair St. Claire—Lincoln City (Driftwood) Public Library, second floor of the City Hall building, 801 SW Hwy. 101 –October 21, 11:00 am: “Sunday of Love”—Trinity United Methodist Church, 383 NE Beech St., Toledo –October 21, 3:00 pm: “LGBTQ 101: Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask,” PFLAG—Lincoln City (Driftwood) Public Library, second floor of the City Hall building 801 SW HWY 101 –October 28, 11:00 am: OUT OR Women at Nana’s for Lunch—NW 3rd and Coast Streets, Newport

The 2018 September Newsletter can be found here.


Karen Kendra Holmes is a member of the Transgender Community and former board member of Metro DC PFLAG in Washington, DC. In the TEDx Asbury Park Talk at the link below, she shares her journey of her transition.


The ABCs of Gender Here is a link to an interesting article by Joe Borders on the ABCs of Gender ABC’s of Gender Lots of news and photos from our 10th Anniversary Family Picnic–thanks to editor Nel Ward for pulling it all together for us each month! Don’t miss the PFLAG Hero & 10th Anniversary Celebration on Wednesday, September 12th at 6:00 pm at St. Stephen’s Church in Newport. We will be honoring two PFLAG Heroes, Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall and Trans Advocate Rhonda Jantzen, as well as celebrating PFLAG’s 10 years of support, education and advocacy in Lincoln County. Thanks for all you’re doing to make Lincoln County more welcoming and supportive for all LGBTQ people — and others!! Jeanne StJohn, Chair

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