World AIDS Day

3 Sisters Social Group Blue Mountains You are invited to our World AIDS Day Memorial Event on Saturday 3rd December at Medlow Bath AIDS Memorial Park, 10 Railway Pde Medlow Bath. (Opp Medlow Bath Station next to Rural Fire Service).  It is the 25th Anniversary of the first tree planting at the Memorial Park. To  commemorate and remember over 250 men and women from the Blue Mountains who have died from HIV/AIDS there will be a candlelight vigil and the unveiling of a 25th Anniversary Memorial Plaque. Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP by 30/11/16 to

bookings@threesisterssocial.asn.au

or Phone John. 823008890 

It would be lovely if some people from PFLAG and friends could attend. 

Marriage Equality Plebiscite

7th November 2016

Tonight the plebiscite on Marriage Equality was defeated in the Senate. 

Ruth Green Vice President PFLAGNSW. 

Blue Mountains LGBTIQ Youth

"There was a gap 20 years ago when I was young and looking for social interaction with others my age and there is still a gap today" said Jonathan Llewellyn, Pink Mountains Volunteer and active community member. 

Jonathan has begun a new community group, Pink Mountains Youth. It will provide a relaxed and safe place for young LGBTIQ people to be themselves and make new friendships. 

Get together as follows: 

Tuesday 29th November, 7pm till 9pm Katoomba Youth Centre. , 31 Waratah St, Katoomba                        

Ph 0247826562  or go to

pinkmountains.com.au/pink mountains youth

or email. youth@pinkmountains.com.au

Ruth Green. Vice President PFLAG.NSW

New Advertising Campaign

The advertising campaign for Australian Equality in Marriage has started. 

Take a look at samesame.com or Australian Marriage Equality or Facebook. Lovely advertising for the rights of our children families and friends. Brought tears to my eyes. 

by Ruth Green Vice President PFLAG NSW

Tiernam talked with our committee today about the successful campaign in his homeland of Ireland for Marriage Equality. Ruth Green.

Tiernam Brady from Marriage Equality with PFLAG, NSW committee. 

QueerScreen Film Festival.

Ron and Ruth Green attended the launch of the Queer Screen Film Festival at the Carrington Hotel in Katoomba. We saw the film Southwest of Salem, the story of the San Antonio Four. A very moving film about discrimination in the USA legal system.

The Festival runs in the BlueMountains for this weekend 21st till 23rd October. 

Drinks with Tiphanee (coordinator of the Festival) and friends after the movie.. 

Ruth's Iced Vovo Party

Alphabet Soup Fundraiser for PFLAG in the Beautiful Blue Mountains.

Last night we had a wonderful evening at Mt Vic Flicks in Mt Victoria .We enjoyed the movie Beautifull Thing and guest speaker Arthur Garske as we as guests from the Blue Mountains Youth Film Festival. 

A wonderful evening for all who attended. Thankyou to our friends at Alphabet Soup. 

Ruth Green

Vice President