How do I subscribe to PFLAG-Talk or PFLAG-Announce?
Send a message to:listproc@Youth-Guard.org
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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions -- About PFLAG-talk
How do I subscribe to PFLAG-Talk or PFLAG-Announce?
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I definitely recommend that all
subscribers to the discussion group, pflag-talk, also subscribe to
the announcement list, pflag-announce.
===Steve Basile, Austin, TX,
owner-pflag-talk@youth-guard.org
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/1226/
I have a personal problem, can anyone help?
We'll certainly try. PFT includes parents, friends, gays, lesbian,
bisexuals and transgendered persons from a wide variety of
backgrounds. We offer support and a good listening ear.
===Laura Siegel, San Francisco, CA
laursiegel@aol.com
But I'm not sure I want to broadcast it to 300 strangers?
That's why we established the PFLAG-Talk/TGS-PFLAG Online-Helpline.
Write to us privately and we will answer or forward your question to
an appropriate helpline volunteer or serve as an intermediary to the
list. But the private helpline is second best to joining the list. In
cyberspace as on earth, chapter helplines are good, but meetings are
much better.
Is there a PFLAG chapter near me?
The website has contact
information for more than
180 PFLAG chapters.Not only that, if youwant to start a chapter,
the site
has information on that, too
===Scott Bidstrup,
Riverside, CA
bidstrup@pe.net
http://www.pe.net/~bidstrup/
What kinds of posts are appropriate for pflag-talk?
PFLAG chapters have always managed a crazy mix of support for the
weeping, wild-eyed activism, and education for all.
===Marie Jenkins, Louisville, KY
MarieMJ@aol.com
What's happening on pflag-talk?
ummm, go
back and scroll down :-)
===Maggie Heineman, Philadelphia, PA
maggie@critpath.org
http://www.critpath.org/~maggie/
Is pflag-talk for transgendered people too?
Yes, and there's a companion list especially for family support for
transgendered people. Read the TGS-PFLAG
FAQ.
===Emily Rizzo, Brooklyn NY
rizzoe@fasecon.econ.nyu.edu
Does anyone here speak Spanish?
Si, Daniel Soto habala espannol. I put Spanish translations of PFLAG
brochures on the web.
===Daniel Soto, Bloomington, IN
Dsoto@Indiana.edu
http://silver.ucs.indiana.edu/~dsoto/Daniel.html
How much traffic is on pflag-talk?
It's a high-volume list, with 10-30 messages a day. It seems that we
all have at times felt our time wasted by
"me too"
"sorry, I sent a previous message that wasn't meant for the list"
"thank yous" etc.
Ruthless deleting is a skill worth learning. I am a novice cured of
"me too" and will work on my deleting. Good subject headers are very
important when we want or need to delete without reading.
===Liz Armstrong, Los Angeles, CA
LizArm@aol.com
What guidelines/customs exist for the discussion on this list?
PFLAG-talk often has a mixture of messages. Some seek support, others
pass along information. When you reply, consider whether your reply
is of general interest to the entire list, or would be best received
just by the poster of a message. In general, if someone replies to
you privately about something you posted, it is considered good
netiquette to keep the response private or ask their permission
before copying it to the list or sharing it with others.
===John Lindner, Campbell, CA, Peninsula PFLAG
johng@garlic.com
http://www.garlic.com/~johng/
I would suggest the following
addendum: If you wish to send something to the list that has been
sent to you privately, please remember to remove any indication of
the initial sender's identity within the post.
===[withheld]
What's so special about pflag-talk?
I'm a lurker. I admit it. And yes, PFLAG-talk does send a lot of
messages. Adds to my already staggering stack. No, I don't read every
message through to the end. Don't have time.
BUT PLEASE PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY PFLAG TALK AWAY !!
The relationships you have, the insights you share, the humor posts -- all these add a dimension to my life --
My own mother died just a few years ago. Fortunately we were able to make some peace before she passed. But while she was alive I never had a open, honest loving parent. I would tell her stories about my life; her response was silence. After her death I found out that she had *cleaned* up those stories and told her friends -- but I never had a hint of that while she lived.
Listening to your questions, your banter are healing lightbeams to my soul. I look forward to PFLAG talk in a very real way. An emotionally needy way. A kid who is awed by parents such as yourselves. The wonder of you. The wonder of your love for your children. It spills over to my life.
Your personal support goes out to, and nourishes far far more than you know.
Please stay on line. In touch. Wordy. Terse. Sensationally beautiful, like Laura's poems. Personal. Inspirational. Humorous. There for us. Like the parents we never had.
Thanks.
Laurie McBride
Former Executive Director
LIFE: California's Lesbian/Gay and AIDS Lobby
