Who We Are
We are members of the Whatcom LGBTQ+ community -- out or otherwise. And we are family, friends, and allies of the entire spectrum of gender and sexual minorities. We work to provide a foundation united with LGBTQ people and allies who all support one another on their journey.
In our own words
Click here to listen to our board co-chairs Diana Campbell and Francie Gass talk about who we are and what we do on KGMI's Whatcom Report.
Our history
1994 - Community members gathered to discuss discrimination they had been seeing
2000 - Started Bellingham Pride
2004 - Whatcom PFLAG started the Just Us Youth Program, which later became the Queer Resource Center (QRC)
2014 - Celebrated 20th anniversary
2018 - Started Speakers Bureau in Whatcom County
2020 - Produced online Transgender Day of Remembrance event
Our Board of Directors
Diana Campbell - PFLAG Board Co-Chair
Kim Kendall - PFLAG Board Co-Chair
Constance Murphy - PFLAG board treasurer
Francie Gass - PFLAG board secretary
Emily Johnson - PFLAG webmaster and board member
Ryan Castle - PFLAG board member
Marcia Leishman - PFLAG board member
Chris Hyde - PFLAG board member