…a century of tireless dedication, unwavering support, and incredible progress, we honor the legacy of PFLAG and its profound impact on countless lives. For five decades, PFLAG has been a…
Read MoreJOIN THE LIVESTREAM HERE: https://www.facebook.com/ChurchOfTheVillage/videos/ Founded in Greenwich Village in 1973, PFLAG (formerly Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2023. PFLAG calls Itself “the…
Read More…Morty. image c/o PFLAG National This afternoon a memorial service celebrating the life and legacy of Jeanne Manford was held at the church of the Village. Organized by PFLAG, the…
Read More…affixed to the facade of this landmark church memorializing the first meeting of what came to be PFLAG, led by Jeanne Manford, at the church in 1973. PFLAG is now…
Read More…Rev. Vicki Flippin of Church of the Village; Jody Huckaby, PFLAG Executive Director; and Drew Tagliabue of PFLAG NYC. One year ago today outside the Church of the Village at…
Read More…the plaque was affixed to the exterior of the church. Members of Jeanne Manford’s family, representatives of PFLAG, the Church of the Village, and GVSHP, attendees of the first PFLAG…
Read More…unveiling of a historic plaque marking the founding of PFLAG forty years ago at the church. Earlier this spring we joined PFLAG and the church in memorializing PFLAG founder Jeanne…
Read More…Rev. Vicki Flippin of Church of the Village; Jody Huckaby, PFLAG Executive Director; and Drew Tagliabue of PFLAG NYC. On Sunday, June 23, 2013 outside the Church of the Village…
Read More…directly behind Morty. Image c/o PFLAG National. Jeanne Manford founded what is today known as Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or PFLAG, a national organization currently with…
Read More…marching with son Morty at a 1972 march (left); Village Preservation’s plaque for PFLAG The organization Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is today the nation’s largest…
Read More…South Village Historic District which Village Preservation proposed. 2. Church of the Village/Founding of PFLAG, 201 West 13th Street Google Street View of the Church of the Village The first meeting…
Read More…First PFLAG meeting (201 W. 13th St.) Church of the Village The first meeting of what came to be the organization now known as PFLAG, Parents, Families, and Friends of…
Read More…of the most appealing and intriguing homes in the Village. PFLAG plaque enveiling ceremony in April with members of the family of PFLAG founder Janne Manford, Church of the Village,…
Read More…launched in 2012, we’ve honored many other icons that have also played important roles in the greater struggle for LGBTQ+ rights and recognition, including: PFLAG On June 23, 2013, Village…
Read More…stone used at the quoins seen at the wide corner buttresses. In 2013 Village Preservation, the church, and PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) placed a plaque…
Read More…even assisted in the founding of PFLAG at the church that would become the Church of the Village. Additionally, he was active in the Gay Rights movement, serving as an…
Read More…Genovese and the Village PFLAG Historic Plaque Unveiling On A Beautiful Day Landmarks Preservation Commission Celebrates Gay Pride, Doesn’t Designate Gay Landmarks Remembering Jeanne Manford and the Founding of PFLAG…
Read More…organization was founded at the Greenwich Village Church in 1973 by Manford, who died at 92 in 2013. GVSHP and PFLAG placed a plaque on the building to mark the…
Read More…without their help…Who needs either of them?” Mayor Koch with Morty (l.) and Jeanne Manford, the founder of PFLAG (see http://gvshp.org/blog/2013/01/11/jeanne-manford-pflag-and-the-village/) Similarly, in 1986, the Village-based Gay and Lesbian Independent…
Read More…Pride Parade in front of 55 Fifth Avenue June 26, 2005 June 27, 1993 PFLAG Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays now has 350 chapters in all 50 states….
Read More…Celebrating PFLAG: 50 Years of Creating a Caring, Just, and Affirming World. Explore our historic plaques connected to LGBTQ+ history and figures, including Julius’ Bar, Anaïs Nin, Lorraine Hansberry, James…
Read More…PFLAG), and the National Gay Task Force (later the National LGBTQ+ Task Force), the first national gay liberation organization. Gay Activists Alliance flyer for the Snake Pit raid protest, March…
Read More…known as PFLAG, Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays, now a national organization with 350 Chapters and 200,000 members. 101 Avenue A (site of the Pyramid Club) In…
Read More…(PFLAG); and the Justus Schwab Saloon, a center of immigrant political, social, and labor organizing at the turn of the last century). We also advocate for landmark protections for sites…
Read More…Basquiat and Lorraine Hansberry; 27 Cooper Square, home of the Black Arts Movement; the site of the first meeting of Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); and…
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