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Jerry Thacker

Sep 17, 2026

0:21
For people that don't know about the organization, can you talk about the organization and what they do here in Southeast Texas?
0:31
Well, PFLAG Southeast Texas, well, actually it's called Beaumont Southeast Texas.
0:36
We've changed our name recently to reach out to the entire Golden Triangle.
0:41
PFLAG was started by someone's mother because they wanted their son to have support and they wanted to have people like their son to have support also.
0:53
So our chapter began 12 years ago with several members and it started small and it's grown exponentially.
1:04
What we do is we give support to the LGBTQ plus community and their families because it's and the and their friends because everyone's a part of the whole picture when you're supporting your lgbtq family and friends that also includes your family members so we try to support we have a monthly education and support meeting we have a guest that comes and speaks about a topic and then we have a support session afterward And I've seen it's been very beneficial to people in our community.
1:45
They just go away feeling better.
5:10
This is, like I mentioned when I was reading about it, this is a significant fundraiser for y'all as well as a celebration.

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