Chequamegon Pride

06/07/2026

It was a delight to table at Ironwood Pride today! So glad to meet so many of you!

06/05/2026

05/22/2026

On May 17, 1990, the World Health Assembly made a historic declaration that changed everything for LGBTQ+ people worldwide. They officially stated that homosexuality is not a disease, a disturbance, or a perversion. This moment marked the end of decades of medical pathologization that had caused immeasurable harm to countless individuals who were told their identity was fundamentally wrong.

What makes this even more striking is how recent this milestone actually was. We're talking about 1990 - not the distant past, but within the lifetime of many people reading this today. The American Psychiatric Association had already made this change in 1973, but it took nearly two more decades for the World Health Organization to follow suit. Think about that timeline: people who are in their 40s today were born into a world where major medical institutions still classified being gay as a mental disorder.

This date reminds us that progress in LGBTQ+ rights is both recent and hard-won. Every step forward represents real people who fought to be seen as human, not sick. While we celebrate how far we've come, dates like May 17, 1990 serve as powerful reminders that the fight for equality and acceptance is still relatively new in the grand scheme of history. The validation that should have always existed had to be officially declared just over three decades ago."

05/17/2026

We stand with the students.
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

05/06/2026

Q***r Cribbage this Thursday
5/7, 4:30-6:30
PFLAG office
522 Chapple

04/08/2026

Whoops!
Q***r Cribbage
4/9, 4:30-6:30
Hope to see you!

01/04/2026

How much useless information do you know? Trivia Pursuit 1/8 6:30-8:30 at the PFLAG office

01/04/2026

Like Cribbage?
Like Q***rs?
Have we got an evening for you! 1/8 4:30-6:30 at the PFLAG office
Q***r Cribbage!