Support Groups

Support Groups

A notice on a pink background announces canceled support group dates due to facilitator unavailability over the holidays. The following groups will not meet on the specified dates: "General Support" on 12/23, "Partners Group" on 12/25, and "SOGI Tweens" on 1/1. A message at the bottom encourages those needing support to contact support@pflagnyc.org, with a response within 24 hours. To the right, hands in cozy knit sleeves hold a mug filled with marshmallows.
A notice on a pink background announces canceled support group dates due to facilitator unavailability over the holidays. The following groups will not meet on the specified dates: "General Support" on 12/23, "Partners Group" on 12/25, and "SOGI Tweens" on 1/1. A message at the bottom encourages those needing support to contact support@pflagnyc.org, with a response within 24 hours. Behind the words, hands in cozy knit sleeves hold a mug filled with marshmallows.
An LGBTQ+ youth holds roses in one hand and a homemade sign that reads, "Let queer kids be!" in the other. They are wearing a light blue PFLAG NYC tshirt while wrapped in a progress Pride flag.

PFLAG NYC offers a variety of support groups for parents, family members, and friends of LGBTQ+ people, and LGBTQ+ individuals are also welcome to attend to strengthen their relationships with loved ones.

All PFLAG NYC meetings are offered free of charge and take place virtually via Zoom. We aim to make every meeting a safe place to share, learn, receive mutual support, and find solidarity and community.

Support coaching is also available for anyone who needs one-on-one support.

An LGBTQ+ youth holds roses in one hand and a homemade sign that reads, "Let queer kids be!" in the other. They are wearing a light blue PFLAG NYC tshirt while wrapped in a progress Pride flag.

PFLAG NYC offers a variety of support groups for parents, family members, and friends of LGBTQ+ people, and LGBTQ+ individuals are also welcome to attend to strengthen their relationships with loved ones.

All PFLAG NYC meetings are offered free of charge and take place virtually via Zoom. We aim to make every meeting a safe place to share, learn, receive mutual support, and find solidarity and community.

Support coaching is also available for anyone who needs one-on-one support.

An LGBTQ+ youth holds roses in one hand and a homemade sign that reads, "Let queer kids be!" in the other. They are wearing a light blue PFLAG NYC tshirt while wrapped in a progress Pride flag.

PFLAG NYC offers a variety of support groups for parents, family members, and friends of LGBTQ+ people, and LGBTQ+ individuals are also welcome to attend to strengthen their relationships with loved ones.

All PFLAG NYC meetings are offered free of charge and take place virtually via Zoom. We aim to make every meeting a safe place to share, learn, receive mutual support, and find solidarity and community.

Support coaching is also available for anyone who needs one-on-one support.

Available Groups

General Support Meetings are open to all and cover all aspects of having a loved one who is LGBTQ+.

Dads Group provides a space for dads and caregivers in a father-like role to connect around their LGBTQ+ child’s coming out process.

Neurodiversity & Gender Diversity is a group for parents of kids, teens, and adults who live at the intersection of trans-ness and neurodivergence.

TransFamilies Project meetings are for families with transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming children and loved ones of all ages.

El Amor Hace la Familia—Apoyo bilingüe provisto principalmente en español para familias latinas y personas LGBTQ+ / Bilingual support provided primarily in Spanish for Latino families and LGBTQ+ people.

Partners Group is dedicated to the needs of folks with LGBTQ+ partners who have recently come out or are transitioning.

API Rainbow Parents provides support for LGBTQ+ individuals and families of Asian-Pacific Islander heritage, addressing language and culture-specific needs of API communities.

Loved and Lost: LGBTQ Suicide Bereavement Circle is for those who have lost an LGBTQ+ loved one to suicide. We’re a peer support group, a sanctuary for your grief, and a source of strength.

SOGI (Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity)Tweens Group is for parents/caregivers and supportive friends or family members of LGBTQ+ young people entering/in early adolescence.

Black Family Circle is a proud community space for individuals who identify as Black and have LGBTQ+ loved ones.

Loving Elders is for grandparents and intergenerational influences in the life of an LGBTQ+ person.

Trans Empowerment Circle is a welcoming, safe, nonjudgmental space for adults who identify as transgender, nonbinary, or intersex.

Available Groups

General Support Meetings are open to all and cover all aspects of having a loved one who is LGBTQ+.

TransFamilies Project meetings are for families with transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming children and loved ones of all ages.

API Rainbow Parents provides support for LGBTQ+ individuals and families of Asian-Pacific Islander heritage, addressing language and culture-specific needs of API communities.

Black Family Circle is a proud community space for individuals who identify as Black and have LGBTQ+ loved ones.

Dads Group provides a space for dads to connect around their child’s and their family’s coming out process across the range of LGBTQ+ identities.

El Amor Hace la Familia—Apoyo bilingüe provisto principalmente en español para familias latinas y personas LGBTQ+ / Bilingual support provided primarily in Spanish for Latino families and LGBTQ+ people.

Loved and Lost: LGBTQ Suicide Bereavement Circle is for those who have lost an LGBTQ+ loved one to suicide. We’re a peer support group, a sanctuary for your grief, and a source of strength.

Loving Elders is for grandparents and intergenerational influences in the life of an LGBTQ+ person.

Neurodiversity & Gender Diversity is a group for parents of kids, teens, and adults who live at the intersection of trans-ness and neurodivergence.

Partners Group is dedicated to the needs of folks with LGBTQ+ partners who have recently come out or are transitioning.

SOGI (Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity)Tweens Group is for parents/caregivers and supportive friends or family members of LGBTQIA+ young people entering/in early adolescence.

Trans Empowerment Circle is a welcoming, safe, nonjudgmental space for adults who identify as transgender, nonbinary, or intersex.

Available Groups

General Support Meetings are open to all and cover all aspects of having a loved one who is LGBTQ+.

TransFamilies Project meetings are for families with transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming children and loved ones of all ages.

API Rainbow Parents provides support for LGBTQ+ individuals and families of Asian-Pacific Islander heritage, addressing language and culture-specific needs of API communities.

Black Family Circle is a proud community space for individuals who identify as Black and have LGBTQ+ loved ones.

Dads Group provides a space for dads to connect around their child’s and their family’s coming out process across the range of LGBTQ+ identities.

El Amor Hace la Familia—Apoyo bilingüe provisto principalmente en español para familias latinas y personas LGBTQ+ / Bilingual support provided primarily in Spanish for Latino families and LGBTQ+ people.

Loved and Lost: LGBTQ Suicide Bereavement Circle is for those who have lost an LGBTQ+ loved one to suicide. We’re a peer support group, a sanctuary for your grief, and a source of strength.

Loving Elders is for grandparents and intergenerational influences in the life of an LGBTQ+ person.

Neurodiversity & Gender Diversity is a group for parents of kids, teens, and adults who live at the intersection of trans-ness and neurodivergence.

Partners Group is dedicated to the needs of folks with LGBTQ+ partners who have recently come out or are transitioning.

SOGI (Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity)Tweens Group is for parents/caregivers and supportive friends or family members of LGBTQIA+ young people entering/in early adolescence.

Trans Empowerment Circle is a welcoming, safe, nonjudgmental space for adults who identify as transgender, nonbinary, or intersex.

If you've been coming to our support group meetings for a while or if you have lived experience that connects you to any of our groups and want to help others, we are always looking to train new support group facilitators. Click the button below to learn more.

If you've been coming to our support group meetings for a while or if you have lived experience that connects you to any of our groups and want to help others, we are always looking to train new support group facilitators. Click the button below to learn more.

A photo from the early 2000s of a PFLAG NYC support group meeting depicting a group of people sitting in folding chairs in a circle

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