Greater Boston PFLAG Position Statements

Advocacy is an important part of Greater Boston PFLAG's mission to change attitudes and create an environment of understanding so that our LGBT family members and friends can live with dignity and respect. In addition to making our voice heard at the Massachusetts state house, we partner with local organizations and state agencies to move equality forward. The following statements reflect our positions.

CARE for Youth
Greater Boston PFLAG is a proud member of CARE for Youth. Learn more

Massachusetts House Bill 1728 An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes
Greater Boston PFLAG supports passage of H.1728, An Act Relative to Gender-based Discrimination and Hate Crimes, because we believe that everyone should be able to attend school, work and live without fear of discrimination or harm. Learn more

Marriage Rights
Greater Boston PFLAG believes that civil marriage is a fundamental civil right. Learn more

The Commission on GLBT Youth
Four of the seats on the Commission on GLBT Youth are held by Greater Boston PFLAG members. Learn more

"Love Won Out" Movement
While Focus on the Family's "Love Won Out" conferences preach that homosexuality is curable through counseling and "the power of God's love," Greater Boston PFLAG believes that the so called "Love Won Out" approach endangers the well-being of young people. Learn more

Reparative Therapy
Reparative therapy is any formal attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual. Greater Boston PFLAG concurs with the conclusion of leading organizations that "homosexuality is not a mental disorder” and opposes all portrayals of lesbian, gay and bisexual people as mentally ill and in need of treatment due to their sexual orientation. Learn more