Lambda Families of New Jersey (LFNJ), a not-for- profit gay & lesbian
parenting group in NJ, will hold its 5th Biennial Family Conference on
Saturday, October 22. This full-day event offers workshops for gay and
lesbian parents and those thinking about becoming parents. Workshops for
the adults cover a variety of subjects including:
Financial
Planning for our Families
Legal Protection
Assisted Reproduction
Being a Dad in a Mom's World
2nd Parent Adoption
Surrogacy
Who Made Me? Explaining How Your Created Your Family
Raising Special Needs Kids
Considering Becoming a Parent
Multiracial Families
and more!
For the first time in its history, the Conference also offers workshops
and programming for the children of gay and lesbian parents, led by the
national non- profit group COLAGE (Children of Gays & Lesbians
Everywhere;
www.colage.org). Workshops for kids age 8 and older will include:
What's Your
Story?
"That's so Gay" -Dealing with Bullying and Homophobia
Do Something! Arts/Games
Speak Up, Speak Out-Media and Public Speaking Workshop.
Children 8 years
and older will be able to attend workshops and events with other kids in
their peer group (8-11 years old, and 12 years old & up).
And for kids 7 and under, licensed professional daycare will be
available with games, music, and entertainment for a day of fun for
everyone. (make sure to register before Oct. 15 for daycare)
In addition to over 25 workshops, highlights of the Conference include a
keynote address by dynamic activist and NJ lesbian mom Joan Garry
(former Executive Director of GLAAD
www.glaad.org ) and a teen panel discussion of kids from lesbian and
gay parented families.
Registration fees include free parking, breakfast and a hot buffet
lunch. Attendees will have opportunities to network, peruse merchandise
and resources from vendors, and meet key activists and advocates from
the community.
For further information about the Conference, workshop content, COLAGE
programs, registration, sponsorship opportunities, or advertising,
please visit
www.lambdafamiliesofnj.org or
click on “2005
Conference."
Click
HERE to view the complete brochure.
Please direct questions to
lfnjconf@n mgrecruiting.com
