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PFLAG Buffalo-Niagara
PFLAG Buffalo/Niagara
Parents, Families, Friends and Allies United with LGBTQ People
PO Box 617
Buffalo, NY 14207716-883-0384
March Sharing Meeting
Sunday, March 20th
2:30 - 5:00
Kenilworth United Church of Christ
45 alton ri!e
"onawanda #422#
www.facebook.com/pflag.niagara
Monthly sharing meetings are held at Kenilworth United Church of Christ, 4 !alton !ri"e, #onawanda $4%%&,from %'&()'((. *ewcomers and anyone interested will be offered the option of meeting pri"ately with a +-parent. 0ur monthly meetings are in the library, which is near the parking lot entrance. #he facility ishandicapped accessible. $ew %arents Meetings are scheduled as needed at a location con"enient to thosein"ol"ed. #hese self)help one)on)one meetings deal with the concerns of parents and family members whoha"e recently learned that a lo"ed one is gay.
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We meet because we have learned that someone very close to us is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender. We try tohelp one another deal with this information in a positive manner. Although we do not agree at all times, we try to be
understanding. We offer help to those who see it, but do not force ourselves on others. We strive to maintain anonymitywhile sharing on a level that is comfortable for all of us. We encourage all to attend meetings for their own.
PFLAG Buffalo/Niagara found this 2014 article in an online archive and thought it was valuable to share
AAMC RELEASES MEDICAL GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE LGBT, GENDER NONCONFORMING, OR BORN WITH
DIFFFERENCES OF SE! DEVELOPMENT
B" ###$aa%&$org' No()%*)r, +-.
The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges has released the first
g!idelines for training ph"sicians to care for people who are les#ian, ga", #ise$!al,
transgender (LGBT, gender nonconforming, or #orn with differences of se$de%elopment (&'&
Until now, there ha%e #een no formal comprehensi%e standards to help medical
schools and health care organi)ations train pro%iders in the health care needs of these
patients
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*This gro!nd#rea+ing p!#lication represents a maor step forward in gi%ing medical
schools, teaching hospitals, and health s"stems a roadmap for impro%ing the care of
LGBT and other indi%id!als with differences in gender identit", gender e$pression, and
se$ de%elopment,- said &arrell G .irch, M&, AAMC president and C/0
People who are LGBT, gender nonconforming, or #orn with &'& often e$perience
challenges when see+ing care in doctors1 offices, comm!nit" clinics, hospitals, and
emergenc" rooms
These e$periences, which can range from #eing made to feel !nwelcome to o!tright
discrimination and mistreatment, lead to poorer ph"sical and emotional health
The report identifies 23 competencies that ph"sicians m!st master These
competencies fall !nder eight domains of care critical to training ph"sicians, incl!ding
patient care, +nowledge for practice, practice4#ased learning and impro%ement,
interpersonal and comm!nication s+ills, professionalism, s"stems4#ased practice,
interprofessional colla#oration, and personal and professional de%elopment
This competenc"4#ased framewor+ will allow medical ed!cators to integrate the
new g!idelines into e$isting c!rric!la more easil" and enco!rage fac!lt" and health
care
professionals to mo%e awa" from thin+ing of patients in these gro!ps as separate from
the general patient pop!lation
The AAMC has long recogni)ed the needs of gender and se$!al minorities as a
priorit", calling in 5336 for mem#er instit!tions to ens!re that fac!lt" and new medical
school grad!ates *treat each patient with dignit" and respect, regardless of the
patient1s se$!al
orientation or gender identit",- and to *respond effecti%el", compassionatel", and
professionall" to the needs of all patients-
7n 5385, with f!nding from the 9osiah Mac" 9r Fo!ndation, the AAMC con%ened an
Ad%isor" Committee on 'e$!al 0rientation, Gender 7dentit", and 'e$ &e%elopment
comprising medical ed!cation e$perts:incl!ding ph"sicians who pro%ide direct patient
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care:to de%elop a set of consens!s4dri%en ed!cational goals to directl" address iss!esof se$, se$!alit", and gender4related clinical care
The new competenc" g!idelines are the res!lt of this wor+ The Committee is
c!rrentl" de%eloping a c!rric!l!m integration wor+shop that will #e piloted at the
Uni%ersit" of Lo!is%ille 'chool of Medicine in 538;
*Ph"sicians and medical school fac!lt" mem#ers are committed to treating all
patients e
deli%er high4
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Brian and Ann Carrier, PFLAG parents and #oard mem#ers, spo+e to the Ga"4'traight
Alliance (G'A at Lancaster =igh 'chool on >ednesda", Fe#r!ar" 2 rd,
The after4school cl!# meeting was attended #" appro$imatel" 5; st!dents, some of
whom were hearing a#o!t PFLAG for the first time, while others were familiar with the
gro!p from its attendance at the "earl" G'A conferences e%er" spring The Carriers
#egan their %isit sharing the stor" of their e$perience when their son came o!t to them
The" told of their lo%e, s!pport, and o!rne" as parents Later, there was a
answer 'ome of the hen one st!dent as+ed how to go
a#o!t coming o!t to a parent, the Carriers shared some tho!ghts and then the st!dent
gro!p oined in with ideas and comments as well
0n #ehalf of PFLAG, the Carriers than+ed the gro!p and ad%isors ?e#ecca 0le$en+o
and 9ohn 'hear for the opport!nit" to share their e$periences and also what PFLAG has
to offer to parents, families, and friends of LGBTQ people
PFLAG parents and mem#ers are a%aila#le to spea+ to school and ch!rch gro!ps,
comm!nit" gro!ps, corporate de%elopment and training sessions 'impl" call @22432@
and let PFLAG B!ffaloiagara +now of "o!r interest and time frame
NE!T FOR PFLAG BUFFALO/NIAGARA
8 F!ndraising dri%e for PFLAG B!ffaloiagara5 PFLAG scholarship forms a%aila#le for local high school seniors
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2 PFLAG parents and mem#ers attend high school G'A conferences4 'o!thtowns ='conference at 'il%er Cree+ =igh 'chool on Monda", March 85 thand orthtowns ='
conference on >ednesda", March 8that 'tarpoint =igh 'chool
!e ho"e #ou li$e reading these newsletter articles% we also share current articles on our
Faceboo$ "age Please consider &li$ing' us on Faceboo$ and reading articles all (onth
long at wwwfaceboo$co(/"flagniagara
Is it time to renew our P!"#$ mem%ers&i'(
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permission
Ma+e chec+s pa"a#le to P!"#$ Buffalo)Nia*ara and mail toE P0 Bo$ 86 B!ffalo,
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PFLAG Buffalo/Niagara is a non)"rofit *01+c,- and donationsare ta.)deductible
PFLAG Buffalo/Niagara Boar of Dir)&0or1
Phil ale(i r Pr)1i)20 A(# Fular Vi&) Pr)1i)20
Brian 3arrier Tr)a1ur)r ichele Perr# S)&r)0ar"
Dir)&0or13
Lisbeth Ball
5avid Barrett
haron Barrett
Ann 3arrier
ulie 3hristiano
P!"#$ Buffalo-Nia*ara, is a non4profit, all %ol!nteer, comm!nit"4#ased organi)ationnot affiliated with an" ethnic, religio!s, economic or political gro!p Mem#ership is open
to all PFLAG mem#ership lists are +ept confidential