There are four PFLAG (Parents and Families of Lesbians & Gays) Chapters that serve Utah.
PFLAG Ogden
When: Meets the third Thursday of every month at 5:30 PM
Where: Ogden OUTReach at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 705 East 23rd Street, Ogden
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Mailing Address: 705 East 23rd Street Ogden, UT 84401
Website: www.ogdenpflag.org
PFLAG Salt Lake City
When: Meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM
Where: Utah Pride Center's Multipurpose Room, 355 North 300 West, Salt Lake City
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Mailing Address: 2274 South 1300 East, #G15-163 Salt Lake City, UT 84106
PFLAG Utah County
When: Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM
Where: 1045 North 500 West, Classroom 5, Provo
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 801-602-9944
PFLAG St. George
When: Meets the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM
Where: 823 Harrison Drive, St. George
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This is a support group for parents and family members who have a young person who is transgender or questioning their gender. Find support with other families sharing their experiences and find resources from the Utah Pride Center and our talented facilitators.
You are not alone.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 5-6:30 PM in the Utah Pride Center Multipurpose Room.
Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
Kids Like Me is a play group for gender exceptional children, and for children with gender exceptional caregivers. The purpose of the group is to provide a welcoming environment for kids and families to meet each other and to share resources. Accepting kids who are toilet trained up to age 10. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
Meets 1st Saturday of every month from 2-3:30pm in the Utah Pride Center's Multi-Purpose Room.
An interactive and in-depth series of six-week workshops focused on gaining knowledge, building skills, & strengthening relationships. If you’re looking for stimulating conversations, this will be the place!
Held in the Middle Meeting room at the Utah Pride Center, these groups are open to all sexual orientations/gender identities. Cost is $15 for the first or second three-week module. Reduced costs are available on request. Participants are asked to commit to the first three sessions and/or the last three, and join the first or fourth week. These workshops were co-created by Lee Beckstead, PhD, & Jordan Rullo, MS. To register or for more info, contact Josh Bytendorp, MA, at 801-573-1194.
Living As A Minority: Loving Yourself In A World Where You Are Different. No matter how well adjusted we are, we each experience nagging feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt. It is inevitable in a society that tells us that we are not okay who we are. This workshop will go in depth to help you enhance the relationship you have with yourself, strengthen your ability to manage discrimination and conflict, and live with a sense of self-assurance and worth. This workshop is designed to empower you to move from being victimized and merely surviving to thriving in a community where you are different.
September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 2011 (Mondays 6:30-8:00)
Masculinity, Femininity, And All The Spaces In Between: Understanding Gender And Gender Roles And How It All Affects Your Life. Masculine, Feminine, Sissy, Butch, Femme, Queen, Fairy, Bear. What are the ingredients in this blender of gender? Who decides? What if our gender isn’t congruent with our genitals? We are all affected by the gender we portray and told we are supposed to portray, some of us more than others. This workshop will focus on exploring your gender identity and the ways gender roles help and hurt us and how to love your own and others’ gender expression.
October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011 (Mondays 6:30-8:00)
Coping Strategies & Dealing With Stress In Our Lives. This workshop will focus on providing you with the knowledge and skills to find dry land during stormy weather. We will explore what causes you stress and what helps you currently cope and discuss how to manage anxiety, depression, guilt/shame, and interpersonal conflicts. The goal is to add to the ways that will keep you surviving and thriving in times of trouble.
January 2, 09, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2012 (Mondays 6:30-8:00)
Say What? Communication and Power Dynamics in Relationships. Do you sometimes feel like you are shouting and no one can hear you? Or maybe you are mute because there’s no one there to listen? This workshop will focus on increasing your ability to express yourself more fully, listen to others and yourself with empathy, and resolve conflicts more effectively in relationships. How to use anger and awareness to maintain healthy boundaries will also be discussed, along with other power dynamics that manifest in communication and the verbal tug-of-war.
February 27, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2012 (Mondays 6:30-8:00)
Sexuality And Intimacy: It Does A Body And Soul Good. If you loved me, you would . . . Ever feel like sexuality and intimacy are attached to issues of control, acceptance, and validation? How do you feel about sexuality and how is your relationship with your body? This workshop with help you expand your possibilities around loving and being loved, gain awareness of your sexual needs and motivations, and learn skills to expand your sexual empathy for yourself and others.
April 16, 23, 30 May 7, 14, 21, 2012 (Mondays 6:30-8:00)
Where is God in all of this? Enhancing Spirituality & Reconciling Conflicts. Ever seen the protestors at the PRIDE festival and Dyke March? Messages such as “God Hates Fags” plastered in red letters across a picketing sign. No matter how each of us may try to ignore these messages, they inevitably resonate in our psyches whether you believe in a Higher Being or not. This workshop will focus on how to deal with hateful messages both inside and outside yourself and expand your sense of spirituality and clarify your ethics and purpose of life. How to develop a sexual spirituality or a spiritual sexuality will also be discussed.
June 04, 11, 18, 25 July 2, 09, 2012 (Mondays 6:30-8:00)
Do you want more info on hormones or changing your name and gender legally? Do you want more info on what being Trans means? Has your child come out as Transgender or are they exploring their gender?
Do you need more information?
Below are links to various resources for anyone that has these questions, and more! Feel free to dip into any of the resources on topics like health, legal issues and media lists.
Youth Resource Packets
Transgender Health Medical Issues
Support Organizations and Media Resources
Transitioning in the Workplace
Other Resource Packets
Read our resource just for the parents of trans and gender questioning youth.
Click here to read information for Clinicians working with transgender or gender questioning youth.
Click here to read resources for Out of Home Care Providers Working with transgender youth.
Resources for Educators Working with Transgender and Gender Questioning Youth
Transgender support group for all identies of gender variant youth up to age 21. Come explore the various issues facing young trans people. Intake is required before joining the group. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (801.539.8800, ext. 17) for more information.
Below are links to various information pages for young transgender individuals in our community. Feel free to read through these resources!
Transgender health medical issues
Support Organizations and Media Resources
We all need somebody to lean on. This new support group is for Queer youth to get together and talk about anything and everything that is important to them.
This group is for adults 18+ who identify as transgender or gender variant. This is a closed group, before attending you need to have a short intake interview. For more information please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , the Transgender Programs Coordinator.
Meets every other Thursday from 6:30-8pm in the multipurpose room.
This is a support group for parents and family members who have a young person who is transgender or questioning their gender. Find support with other families sharing their experiences and find resources from the Utah Pride Center and our talented facilitators. You are not alone. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by email or at 801.539.8800, ext 17 for more information.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 5-6:30pm in the Utah Pride Center multipurpose room.
Click here to read information for parents of transgender youth!
All women are invited to attend to discuss issues relevant to the lesbian and bisexual community and to provide emotional and social support to other women 18 and up.
Facilitated by licensed, trained facilitators. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm @ Utah Pride Center.
An assessment is required before attending. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for an assessment.
