Spend a weekend in Upstate New York, learning and socializing with other LGBTQ families* like yours…
The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, together with local and national cosponsors, will hold its fourth LGBTQ families conference in spring 2011 in Rochester, NY. The weekend-long event is an opportunity for children and adults in these families to experience a sense of community and find the support and resources they need to lead full, healthy lives.
The Conference will take place on Friday, April 8 through Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the RIT Inn and Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Rochester. Rochester-based cosponsors are AIDS Care, the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, Rainbow SAGE of the Genesee Valley, and Visit Rochester. National cosponsors are COLAGE and Gay Parent Magazine.
*LGBTQ families are defined as those with one or more lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer members
Conference Highlights
-We’re in Rochester! Rochester is home to a large and vibrant LGBTQ community and it’s a great city to explore with or without children. We plan to take full advantage of the many local cultural and educational resources.
-We’re Accessible! Sing language interpreters will be made available upon request. Blind, low-vision and mobility-limited individuals are welcome and can be accommodated as well.
-We’re in your price range! Conference planners are working again this year to make the event affordable with a discounted hotel room rate of $89/night, early bird registration fees, group discounts to Rochester-area museums and other attractions, a scholarship fund for those in need, plus an energetic fundraising effort to underwrite Conference costs for attendees.
-Keynote Address by Dr. Ilan Meyer, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University: "Research, advocacy, and the constitutional challenge to the Prop 8 ban on gay marriage in California."
-Educational workshops for adults about many aspects of living in an LGBTQ family, including family building, parenting, aging, raising an LGBTQ child, and many others.
-Programs for children and youth of all ages, including COLAGE workshops.
-Intergenerational family activities and entertainment, including a Family Dance!
-Resource/Vendor Fair.
-Offsite excursions to Rochester-area attractions.
-New this year! Pre-Conference Provider Training Day, Friday, April 8, 2011.
Who should attend?
LGBTQ parents and their children
LGBTQ prospective parents
LGBTQ couples and single adults of all ages and stages of life (no children required!)
Parents of LGBTQ children
Allied adults
