Overview

PFLAG Jersey Shore was formed in 2004 and serves Monmouth and Ocean counties in New Jersey. Our main role in the community is hosting monthly support meetings (one for all LGBTQ topics and one exclusively for transgender/gender identity/gender expression topics) that provide comfort, information and discussion about LGBTQ issues in a safe, confidential and nonjudgmental environment. We have helped countless parents who were struggling to accept their child after they came out as gay, LGBTQ teens who were being harassed in school because of their sexuality, transgender people who were struggling with their transitioning process, and LGBTQ individuals and their loved ones in many other situations. If you or someone you know is in a situation similar to these, we urge you to join us at a support meeting. We also sponsor a number of other special events throughout the year. Past events have included panel discussions for parents of LGBTQ youth at local libraries, involvement in LGBTQ awareness training seminars for schools and workplaces, and sponsorship of social and cultural events and much more.