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You are not alone♥

PFLAG Tampa’s monthly support meeting is a place for LGBTQ+ people, parents, families, friends and allies to find people who understand, ask questions, listen, learn and build community.

First Monday • 5:30–7:30 PM • In person + virtual

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PFLAG Tampa community members spending time together after a support meeting

After a PFLAG Tampa
support meeting

Yes, we laugh too.

Monthly support

Come find your people.

You don’t need to know anyone. You don’t need to prepare anything. You don’t even have to talk. Join us in Tampa or online and take whatever you need from the space that day.

PFLAG Tampa Support Meeting

Next meeting First Monday of the month

Time 5:30–7:30 PM

Format Hybrid: in person + virtual

In person Capital One Café
700 S Village Cir, Suite 150
Tampa, FL 33606

Cost Free

Membership Not required

How do you want to join?

Pick whichever option makes it easiest for you to show up.

In person

Come see us in Tampa.

No membership is required. Come to Capital One Café and join us for as much of the meeting as you’d like.

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Virtual

Join from where you are.

Join our newsletter and opt in for support-meeting updates. You’ll receive the opportunity to register for the virtual meeting link.

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First time? That’s completely normal. You can listen quietly, bring someone with you, ask questions, or simply see what PFLAG feels like.

What happens at a meeting?

No script. No pressure.

Some conversations are serious. Some are hopeful. Some are funny. The point isn’t to perform. It’s to be around people who understand.

Show up

Come exactly as you are. You don’t need to know anyone or arrive with the right words.

Listen

Sometimes hearing someone else say “I’ve been there too” is the most helpful thing in the room.

Talk, ask questions or tell your story if you want to. Sharing is always your choice.

Connect

Meetings are also how relationships form and community starts extending beyond the room.

Your first meeting

You can just be here.

There is no test for belonging. You don’t have to explain everything, disclose anything you’re not ready to share, or already understand every part of LGBTQ+ identity.

You can listen. Talking is not a requirement.

You can ask. Questions are welcome.

You can bring someone. You don’t have to walk in alone.

You can laugh. Support and joy can exist in the same room.

Who comes?

All kinds of people.

People arrive at PFLAG from different places and with different experiences. There isn’t one “type” of person who belongs here.

LGBTQ+ people looking for connection

Parents and caregivers

Partners, spouses and family members

Friends and allies

People navigating a loved one’s coming out

People simply looking for community

Need something specific?

Start with what you’re navigating.

If you’re looking for an answer right now, these PFLAG National resources can help you get directly to the topic you need.

A loved one came out

My child or loved one just came out.

Guidance for responding with love while giving yourself room to learn too.

PFLAG National ↗ Trans + nonbinary

My loved one is trans or nonbinary.

Find tools, terminology and resources for affirming someone you love.

PFLAG National ↗ LGBTQ+ support

I’m LGBTQ+ and looking for support.

Find additional peer support, connections and resources through PFLAG.

PFLAG National ↗ Faith + family

Faith is part of what I’m navigating.

Explore resources for people and families working toward affirmation and understanding.

PFLAG National ↗ Virtual community

I’d like a group with shared experiences.

Explore PFLAG Connects communities and other virtual support options.

PFLAG National ↗ I’m not sure yet

I just need a place to start.

Browse PFLAG National’s larger resource library and find the pathway that fits.

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Still not sure what you need? That’s exactly what the Tampa support meeting is for. You don’t need to diagnose your own question before showing up.

PFLAG support is

Peer + community support.

PFLAG creates connection, understanding, education and community among LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.

PFLAG support is not

Therapy or crisis care.

Our gatherings do not replace professional mental-health, medical or emergency services. We can be part of your support system, but we are not a clinical provider.

Need immediate help?

PFLAG Tampa is a peer-support and community organization, not an emergency or crisis service.

Crisis support Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911.

Maybe this month is your month♥

You don’t have to wait until everything feels figured out. Come meet people who understand, in person or online.

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