PFLAG
| Formation | March 11, 1973 |
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| Founder | Jeanne Manford |
| Founded at | New York City, US |
| Focus | LGBTQ activism |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Area served | United States |
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| Website | https://www.pflag.org |
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is an LGBTQ advocacy organization founded and led by friends and family of LGBTQ people. PFLAG is a national organization presiding over decentralized local and regional chapters. PFLAG has nearly 400 chapters across the United States, with more than 350,000 members and supporters.
PFLAG (pronounced /ˈpiːflæɡ/ PEE-flag) was originally an acronym, standing for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (later broadened to Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). Until 1993, the name was hyphenated as P-FLAG. In 2014, the organization's members voted to make PFLAG the group's only official name and drop the phrase for which it previously stood, citing wider advocacy for groups beyond homosexual men and women.