NYC Council Statement on the Death of Anne Quashen, LGBTQ Activist and President of the Queens Chapter of PFLAG

UsaNewsOnline.Com Desk, New York : “I am deeply saddened by the death of Anne Quashen, the president of the Queens Chapter of PFLAG, an organization dedicated to supporting lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people,” said NYC Council LGBT Caucus Chair Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights, Elmhurst). “Anne dedicated 25 years of her life to providing emotional support and other resources to family members of LGBTQ people who chose to live their lives openly at a time when it was not popular to do so. She also helped many young people with their coming out process. She held monthly PFLAG meetings at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills that welcomed all who needed them.  She was motivated by her own son Jeffrey who came out to her in the early 1990’s. Anne embraced her gay son at a time when it was common to hear about LGBTQ children being kicked out of the home or physically attacked for living their lives openly. Anne was a model LGBTQ activist, and she was like family to me. She will be sorely missed.” Press Release.