PFLAG Capital Region

13/03/2026

The family of Julia Miller Thoron has asked those who knew her to reach out to PFLAG groups across the world and make donations in her name.

Len from Canberra is fulfilling that wish, as his family is doing in other parts of Australia.

We're sharing the post from PFLAG San Francisco who knew Julia best. In part, so we learn a little about this giant, in part so that the community on the other side of the planet can find that, even in death, Julia continues to make a mark.

Much love to all who knew her, PFLAG Capital Region (Australia)

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Today we’re grieving the loss Julia Miller Thoron (1940–2026) — a beloved past leader of PFLAG San Francisco who helped shape this chapter with equal parts steadiness and heart.

For 24 years, Julia and her husband Sam (1939-2018) showed up for families — not as an abstract idea, but as a practice: listen first, welcome fully, and keep the door open. Together, they made PFLAG San Francisco feel like home.

One parent said it best: “The first few times I came to a meeting… I felt so reassured by Julia… she made me feel that everything could turn out OK.”

That’s the legacy: people leaving our space more supported, more grounded, more ready to love their LGBTQ+ family members out loud.

If Julia touched your life… even once… please share a memory in the comments. A sentence. A moment. The way she made you feel. Let’s hold her story together.

Our mission remains: To create a caring, just, and affirming world for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. We carry Julia and Sam’s legacy forward.

25/02/2026

Canberrans have been assaulted, blackmailed & murdered in the last several years, targeted on gay dating apps.

Despite the rise in violence, the ACT still has no framework to discourage the type of criminality & better protect community.

NSW is acting on it. We should be too.

Sign & share our petition calling on the ACT Govt to establish hate crime frameworks to better protect minority groups that call Canberra home:

Petition: https://forms.gle/tavgotrs3ijbHaBv6

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-25/hate-laws-nsw-after-isis-inspired-sydney-attacks-on-sexuality/106386596?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

The New South Wales premier has flagged harsher punishments and new criminal offences in response to gay and bisexual teens being lured online and bashed on camera.

16/02/2026

Sophie Hyde is one of Australia's
most successful directors, working
with some of Hollywood's finest. In her latest film, Jimpa, she turns the
spotlight on her own family:

https://iview.abc.net.au/show/australian-story/series/2026/video/NC2602Q003S00

Australian Story ABC Australia

14/01/2026

On right now in Canberra!

When Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell discovered an old photograph of two men in love at an antique store in Dallas, Texas, 25 years ago, they had no idea how profoundly it would change their lives — and illuminate a hidden history.

14/01/2026

Want to see some lovely wedding photos? ☺️

08/12/2025

Okay, so this is a really cute le***an love story in the midst of a sports story, but also see the comments where I'm going to post a link to the follow-up story. It's a very good ending.

15/11/2025

40 years strong.

11/11/2025

This is a fun take. Shoutout to same-sex parent ms and their supportive communities!

Disclaimer: we obviously support all kinds of parent and family configurations.

10/11/2025

I wasn't able to post the link in this case, but the group name is there if you'd like to see more of what they post. I think there's more visibility of LGBTQ+ relationships now, but I like to see stories of the community’s elders whose love began in a time where they did not feel safe to be open, but was a love that persevered and forged the way for same-sex couples now. It's profoundly beautiful that 2025 offers them the chance to do what they should always have been able to do… love each other openly and with great pride.

05/11/2025

An event Canberrans might be interested in:
Wednesday 26 November 2025
6.30pm
Canberra’s Q***r history podcast, Q***rs Past Live, is going to be live on stage for a special SpringOUT edition, hosted by activist and artist Zev Aviv.

Canberra’s q***r history podcast is stepping off the air and onto the stage! Presented by the Canberra Theatre Centre, join host Zev Aviv for a special SpringOUT edition of Q***rs Past Live for one night only, 26 November.

Prepare for an evening of intimate, real-life LGBTQIA+ stories spanning decades and traversing our city. Hear directly from the Canberrans who lived, loved, and fought for change, alongside the powerful voices of today. It’s a heartfelt, funny and deeply human night looking at where we’ve come from, where we are now, and what’s ahead.

Tickets are only $35.

Q***rs Past LIVE, 26 November 2025 in the Courtyard Studio at Canberra Theatre Centre

04/11/2025

Jonathan Bailey on being named People Magazine’s first openly gay Sexiest Man Alive for 2025: “I'm thrilled for People magazine…to bestow this honour on someone who can really cherish the value of a sexy man.”

Jimmy reveals Jonathan Bailey as PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive for 2025 before talking to Bailey about finding out about the honor while doing shows for Shakespeare's Richard II, fans casting him as the next James Bond and Batman and how emotional Wicked: For Good will be. The Tonight Show Starring Jim...

02/11/2025

Nice news out of Europe. 🙂