Butler PFLAG chapter meets once a month
A call for an informal meeting last summer to start a PFLAG chapter in Butler attracted more than 20 attendees, many of whom set off from there to formally start a group to be a community for LGBT individuals.
PFLAG, or Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, is a nonprofit founded in 1973 to advocate for queer individuals. It now has chapters all over the U.S.
Lisa Quebedeaux, copresident of PFLAG Butler, was one of the people who gathered at Your Parents’ Basement in June 2024 with an interest in organizing a chapter in Butler. The group was formally established as a nonprofit in January, and Quebedeaux and the other board members are now working toward providing support groups and other activities for LGBT individuals and their families in th