This coming Saturday, October 22, Lambda Families of NJ is hosting their 5th Biennial GLBT Family Conference at Montclair State College. It is a chance both to learn and socialize with other LGBT-headed families. There are workshops for parents, those planning on becoming parents, kids 8 to 11 years old, and kids 12 and over. (Families with children 1 to 7 years old can take advantage of on-site professional childcare.) Workshop topics include legal and financial planning, strategies for working with schools , adoption, assisted reproduction, surrogacy, the current political environment in NJ, explaining how your family was created, general parenting skills, a multiracial-families panel, a panel of teens from lesbian- and gay-parented families, and more. Joan Garry, former Executive Director of GLAAD, is giving the keynote address.
This looks to be fun, interesting, and informative. If you’re in the greater NJ/NY area, you may want to make time to attend. If you’re not, you can at least be pleased that such events are taking place.
