WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE...our next Pride and Joy Families Weekend Conference and Pre-Conference Provider Training Day (new!) Please save the dates!
Pre-Conference Provider Training Day
Straight Talk about LGBTQ Lives: Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer Families in Professional Settings
RIT Inn and Conference Center, Rochester, NY
Friday, April 8-Sunday, April 10, 2011
Spend a weekend in upstate New York,
learning and socializing with other LGBTQ* families like yours…
Conference Highlights
· Keynote Address by Dr. Ilan Meyer, expert witness at California’s Proposition 8 trial, on staying healthy in the face of prejudice, stigma and the stress it places on LGBTQ individuals and their families· Educational workshops for adults about all 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
· Resource/vendor fair
· Offsite excursions to Rochester-area attractions
Past Conferences
Based on the record of success of our previous
Conferences, held in Ithaca in 2001, Binghamton in 2005, and Utica in 2009, more than 250 people are
expected to attend from all over upstate NY and beyond
Conference sponsors
Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project
AIDS Care
Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley
Rainbow SAGE
Visit Rochester
COLAGE
Gay Parent Magazine
Straight Talk about LGBTQ* Lives:
Working with LGBTQ Individuals and Families in Professional Settings
RIT Inn and Conference Center, Rochester, NY
Friday, April 8, 2011
Participants in this Training Day will…
· learn about health disparities and barriers to healthcare and other services faced by LGBTQ individuals and their families
· improve their ability to respond to this
population with sensitivity, inclusiveness and a greater depth of understanding
· leave with a concrete set of best practices to
implement in their offices and educational
institutions
Who should attend?
Professionals and students in these fields:
· Medicine/healthcare
· Foster/adoption services
· Aging services
· Education/children and youth services
· Law enforcement and legal services
· Mental health and other human services
Training Day highlights
· Keynote Address by Ilan H. Meyer, PhD,
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, and expert witness at California’s Proposition 8 trial, on research findings about the impact of prejudice and stigma on LGBTQ individuals and their families
· Lunch-time plenary session featuring a diverse group of LGBTQ individuals speaking about their experiences with schools, mental health, medical and other institutions
· Afternoon workshop sessions tailored to
specific professions
· Held in conjunction with the 2011 Pride and Joy
Families Weekend Conference, April -10, 2011
Training Day sponsors
Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project
AIDS Care
Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley
Rainbow SAGE
Visit Rochester
COLAGE
Gay Parent Magazine
About Conference/Training Day Sponsors
The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project (www.PrideAndJoyFamilies.org) was established in 2000 with a grant from the New York State Health Department. We are dedicated to helping LGBTQ people in upstate NY attain their goals of building and sustaining healthy families. We do this by providing support, advocacy, information, and access to community and sensitive healthcare and services.
AIDS Care (www.acrochester.org), formerly AIDS Rochester, Inc., leads a compassionate community effort within the eight county Finger Lakes region providing a continuum of programs and services including education, prevention, advocacy and support services for people infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley (www.gayalliance.org) is dedicated to cultivating a healthy, inclusive environment where individuals of all sexual orientations and gender expressions are safe, thriving, and enjoy full civil rights.
Rainbow SAGE (www.rainbowseniorswny.org) offers social and life-enriching programs, events, and networking. We strive to promote positive images of growing older and advocate for the rights of the older GBLTI individuals in both the gay and non-gay communities. Our members are from Rochester, the Finger Lakes Region, the Southern Tier, and Buffalo.
VisitRochester (www.VisitRochester.com) promotes and supports tourism in Greater Rochester.
COLAGE (www.COLAGE.org) is a national movement of children, youth and adults with one or more LGBTQ parents. COLAGE builds community and works for social justice through youth empowerment, leadership development, education and advocacy. COLAGE is headquartered in San Francisco, CA but offers chapters, events and programs throughout the United States.
Gay Parent Magazine (www.gayparentmag.com) is the oldest, free, nationally distributed publication dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parenting. Gay Parent Magazine is published bi-monthly and distributed across the USA mainly through gay community centers and bookstores. Gay Parent Magazine's focus is to support and empower LGBT parents and to support LGBT people wishing to become first time parents.
Contact for Further Information
Claudia E. Stallman, Project Director, Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, 124 Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13905, 607.724.4308, lesgayfambldg@aol.com.
Highlights of the 2009 Pride and Joy Families Conference
www.lgbthealthinitiative.com
LGBT families are created in many unique ways. Our identified families share history, traditions and values, and common medical back grounds. This website was created to help LGBT families to understand how health, family history, health beliefs, healthy living and genetic background are an important part of future health.
Calendar of Events of Interest to LGBTQ Families
Cortland-- Back to School Presentation and Discussion
Sunday, August 8, 2010, 4:00-6:00pm, Cortland City Youth Bureau, 35 Port Watson St., Cortland, NY. Enjoy a short presentation and take part in a discussion about navigating through the school system as an LGBT family.
Child care will be provided for advance registrants. Light Dinner will follow the discussion. Please RSVP to Lisa Tibbles at thecenter@vcasa.org or 607.756.8970 by August 6. Co-sponsored by the Cortland LGBT Center and The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project.
Binghamton-- Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
Sunday, August 22, 2010 6:35pm Join Pride and Joy Families for an evening Binghamton Mets Game! Kids (under 14) eat free , a free webkinz to the first 1000 kids, and fireworks at the conclusion of the game! Reserve your tickets now, send an email to hauerross@stny.rr.com Group tickets are only $7 each