Don’t miss “An Evening of Pride” tonight at Half Price Books. Speical guests include Anne Melle.
Raised in the Chicago area, she was lucky enough to give birth to two gay sons. She became involved with the LGBT community when her first son came out to her 40 years ago. In 1977 she joined Parents of Gays, a Chicago group that was part of the pioneering LGBT organization, the Mattachine Society. Several years later, Parents of Gays become one of the first PFLAG chapters in the country, and Anne was a founding member of the Chicago PFLAG chapter.
After a successful career in the banking industry, Anne followed her younger gay son to Maine where she ran a bed-and-breakfast. Anne lived there for 12 years, and during that time was PFLAG’s Mid-Coast representative and served on the PFLAG crisis hotline. In 1997 she moved to Seattle to join her older gay son. Anne joined the Seattle PFLAG chapter and served in varying capacities as board member, co-president, president, and is currently serving as board treasurer.
There will be other special guests to speak about the LGBT experience since Stonewall.
Enjoy wine, cheese, and good conversation.
Half Price Books is located at 115 Belmont Ave E. on Capitol Hill.
You can RSVP for the event here.
