The Family Pride Coalition is hosting Act OUT: the National LGBT Family Conference, October 27-29, 2006, at the LGBT family-friendly Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The conference is a three-day event focused on advocacy, education, and community building for LGBT-headed families and allies. Family Pride expects hundreds of families to attend from across the country.
Highlights include the presentation of research and information about LGBT-headed families gathered since Family Pride’s Academic Symposium this past spring; special workshops and leadership training for youth and adults with one or more LGBT parents led by COLAGE (Children of Lesbians & Gays Everywhere); plus regional breakout sessions that include training in Family Pride’s “OUTspoken Families” Speaker’s Bureau initiative.
On the fun side, families who attend will have the chance to win a spring family cruise in the Bahamas valued at $6,000, courtesy of R Family Vacations. Act OUT will also feature a Halloween costume party and family dance, all-expense-paid meals for the whole family, and an LGBT family expo. If you stick around on Sunday you can even take the kids trick-or-treating at the nearby Dallas Zoo.
Space is limited, as is the special discounted rate of $139 at the Fairmont, so interested families should register online or call (202) 331-5015.