PFLAG of Bergen County, New Jersey

Parents, Families, Friends, and Allies United with LGBTQ People To Move Equality Forward

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Note: As of September 2019, our meetings are now at the Central Unitarian Church, 156 Forest Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652

Latest News

Professor loses landmark legal battle after claiming it’s ‘free speech’ to deliberately misgender trans students

February 17, 2020, Blog Latest News,

A professor who claimed “free speech” means he has the right to deliberately misgender transgender students without repercussions has lost his legal battle. Nicholas Meriwether, a religious philosophy professor at Ohio’s Shawnee State University, had sued his employer with help from anti-LGBT lobbying group Alliance Defending Freedom, claiming that it had infringed upon his freedom … Continued

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Trans woman wants an apology from Netherlands government after she was forced into being sterilised

February 17, 2020, Blog Latest News,

A trans woman is seeking an apology from the government in the Netherlands after she went through forced sterilisation under an archaic and since-scrapped law. Up until 2014, trans people in the Netherlands were legally obliged to undergo forced sterilisation in order to be recognised in their gender. Willemijn van Kempen was one of the … Continued

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Trans woman makes history representing Pakistan at United Nations

February 17, 2020, Blog Latest News,

A woman from Pakistan has become the first openly trans person to take part in a United Nations convention on violence against women in Geneva. Aisha Mughal, who works with the Ministry of Human Rights in Pakistan, was one of the country’s delegates at the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against … Continued

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Non-binary bisexual Catholic priest wants you to know people of all genders are created in God’s image

February 17, 2020, Blog Latest News,

A non-binary priest has been ordained to lead an independent, LGBT-inclusive Catholic church in San Diego. Reverend Kori Pacyniak, pastor of San Diego’s Mary Magdalene Apostle Catholic Community, was ordained by the rebel Roman Catholic Womenpriests movement – which is not recognised by the Vatican or the local San Diego diocese. Non-binary, trans, bisexual priest … Continued

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Right-wing minister claims being trans is a Jewish plot to make humanity androgynous

February 17, 2020, Blog Latest News,

A right-wing minister Rick Wiles has claimed that being trans is a “Zionist plot” that will destroy humanity as we know it. Uh, sure, Jan. This is the latest anti-LGBT+ salvos by evangelical Wiles after he said that the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is somehow caused by trans children. Right Wing Watch reported on last Wednesday’s … Continued

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan makes emphatic statement about transgender rights that’s impossible to argue with

February 17, 2020, Blog Latest News,

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has delivered a firm statement in support of trans equality. The Labour politician made his stance clear after media attacks on the party’s leadership candidates over their firm support for trans equality. Khan tweeted: “Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Non-binary people are non-binary. All gender identities are … Continued

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Labour’s Lisa Nandy dismisses ‘offensive’ suggestion she’s anti-gay after coming out swinging for trans rights

February 16, 2020, Blog Latest News,

Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy has dismissed claims that she’s anti-gay as “daft and offensive”, pointing to her record of supporting LGBT+ rights. This includes her signing, this week, 12 pledges in support of transgender people published by the Labour Campaign for Trans Rights. The Times reported on comments Nandy made in 2001, in an … Continued

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Queer icons Kim Petras and Sam Smith both released sad bangers for Valentine’s Day and we’re here for it

February 15, 2020, Blog Latest News,

Queer icons Kim Petras and Sam Smith both released anti-Valentine’s Day sad bangers, and we are here for it. Pop princess Petras has perfected the art of sad bangers, but her new track ‘Reminds Me’ tops them all. The german singer premiered the song live in Amsterdam last month, but says it’s so sad that … Continued

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Transgender man joins historic Valentine’s Day lawsuit to bring same-sex marriage to Japan

February 14, 2020, Blog Latest News,

A transgender man and his female partner have joined 13 other LGBT+ couples in filing the first lawsuit in Japan to challenge the country’s laws against same-sex marriage. The case has been dubbed ‘the Valentine’s Day lawsuit‘ as it was filed on February 14 last year. The plaintiffs argue that current laws in Japan surrounding … Continued

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