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Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is holding a 30th Anniversary banquet during their October 22-24, 2004 National Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference will also feature keynote speakers, informative workshops, and an awards ceremony. More information can be found at www.pflag.org.

PFLAG got its start in March 1973 when Jeanne Manford began a support group for parents of lesbians and gays. A year earlier Jeanne and Jules Manford were outraged to see the police ignore an attack on their son, Morton Manford, during a gay rights protest. As they became more involved as gay rights activists, Jeanne saw the need for a support group. Since that first meeting of about 20 people PFLAG has grown to a membership of over 200,000.

Their current mission statement is: PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination.