Name: Books, Beer, and Bucks Fundraiser for PFLAG Portland
Start: 2025-08-17
End: 2025-08-17
Location: BDSM Brewing

Learn about PFLAG

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We Keep LGBTQ+ Folks, Families, and Friends Strong

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Some PFLAG Events are on-line.
Click on an event to register.

EVENTS CALENDAR

REGISTRATION GUIDE

4th Saturday Chapter meetings will be held from 10AM-1PM beginning April 26th with a General Support Circle from 11AM-Noon and a Trans Support Circle from Noon-1PM.
2nd Thursday On-Line Support circles are held from 7-8:30 PM every other month.

17Aug

Books, Beer, and Bucks Fundraiser for PFLAG Portland

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

BDSM Brewing

23Aug

PFLAG Picnic in the Park

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Laurelhurst Park, Picnic Spot D

11Sep

2nd Thursday Support Circle

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

27Sep

Annual Membership Meeting and Support Circles

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Friendly House

No event found!

Seen, Heard, and Valued – A Moment of Portland PFLAG Joy

07/16/2024

Posted in Stories

A Moment of Portland PFLAG Joy is a place where our members can anonymously share meaningful experiences they’ve had as an LGBTQ+ person or someone special to an LGBTQ+ person. Let us know at info@pflagpdx.org if you have a story you’d like to…

Portland Pride 101: Ally Edition

05/30/2024

Posted in Knowledge

While rainbow flags fly in Portland all year long, June feels like riding a unicorn through a confetti disco palace. It’s Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQIA+ identities, and you, dear ally, are invited! Here are some tips about how…

OUT-side with PFLAG Portland

05/30/2024

Posted in News

This event replaces the normal 4th Saturday online Support Circle in June. Share a hug and some fresh air with your PFLAG Portland community. Bring your picnic for a day in the country. Explore the 62-acre private property with creeks,…

June: a time to show your PRIDE

05/29/2024

Posted in News

June is PRIDE Month, and we’re gearing up to show our love and support for the LGBTQ+ community. Please join us! We are registered to table at these community events, and we could use some help spreading the word about…

Jumping for Joy – A Moment of Portland PFLAG Joy

03/27/2024

Posted in Stories

Photo credit: Hannah Reding, Unsplash 2020 It started as a text from my daughter early on Monday: Can you drive John to the doctor? Uh oh, I thought. The Thursday before, John had gone in for top surgery, a full…

Susie Shepherd: A Gay Rights Pioneer Shares her Story

02/28/2024

Posted in News

When Susie Shepherd came out to her parents Bill and Ann Shepherd in the early ‘70s, none of them knew it would be the beginning of a lifelong commitment to the battle for equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation…

UPCOMING EVENTS

Some PFLAG Events are on-line.
Click on an event to register.

REGISTRATION GUIDE

EVENTS CALENDAR

17Aug

Books, Beer, and Bucks Fundraiser for PFLAG Portland

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

BDSM Brewing

23Aug

PFLAG Picnic in the Park

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Laurelhurst Park, Picnic Spot D

11Sep

2nd Thursday Support Circle

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

27Sep

Annual Membership Meeting and Support Circles

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Friendly House

No event found!

Yellow: Support Only

Blue: Program + Support Circle

Red: Program Only

Green: In Person

If you need 1-on-1 support

If you can’t attend one of our online meetings, ask to chat with one of our chapter volunteers (24-48 hour response time):

email: info@pflagpdx.org

Helpline: 503-232-7676

If you feel hopeless, alone or have thoughts of suicide

Contact:

Portland Community Mental Health Services: (503) 988-4888 or 911

TrevorLifeline (24 hrs a day, every day): 866-488-7386; text 678-678; chat TheTrevorProject.org/Help

Or visit pflag.org/hotlines for an up-to-date list of emergency hotline numbers, available nationwide.

If you’re an LGBTQ+ youth looking for social interaction

Connect with other youth on TrevorSpace, The Trevor Project’s safe space social networking site for LGBTQ youth.

Or join Q Chat Space to chat with like-minded peers ages 13 to 19 in live chats designed for you & by you, facilitated by folks who care. Find and give support, have fun, connect around shared interests and get good information. Q Chat is a collaboration of PFLAG, Planned Parenthood and CenterLink.

It’s Here, It’s Queer, It’s the Portland PRIDE Waterfront Festival and Parade!

07/17/2025

Posted in News

Organized by Pride Northwest, the Portland Pride Festival and Parade are the largest visibility avenues for our region’s LGBTQ+ community. For many of our members, showing up as their authentic selves and hearing the cheers of the crowd is a…

A letter from the President

07/09/2025

Posted in News

July/August 2025: A Summer of Socializing. We’ve arrived at that time of year when the days are mostly hot and dry. School is out for the summer, and it seems almost everyone’s looking to chill out, literally and figuratively. It’s…

Portland, a Sanctuary City?

05/19/2025

Posted in Uncategorized

A proposed amendment gives Portland City Council an opportunity to officially designate our city as a Sanctuary City for LGBTQIA+ individuals and their families. In 2017, in an effort to protect immigrant and refugee communities, Portland City Council passed Resolution…

Calling All Volunteers

05/19/2025

Posted in Uncategorized

Pride Season is sneaking up quickly, and we’re looking for friends to help us spread the word about PFLAG and our enduring Portland chapter. Show your pride for the LGBTQIA+ community by joining PFLAG at a local event. Pride Season…

Events in the Community May/June 2025

05/19/2025

Posted in Announcements

The Prom (play/performance)Milwaukie High School and Milwaukie Academy of the Arts present The Prom. When four eccentric Broadway stars hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue …and themselves! The town’s parents want…