--------------------------------- Upcoming Events July 15 (Sunday) or 21 (Saturday) Trans/GQ/GNC parents and prospective parents picnic and playday!!!!! Central Park, NY, NY or Prospect Park, BK, NY **Check back Monday July 9th for updated info!**
November 4, 2012 Trans Parent's Day! Every year, on the first sunday of November, we celebrate Trans Parents Day for those parents who feel that mother's/father's day doesn't fit or is not enough. Tell your friends and family! http://www.transparentday.org/
--------------------------------- Past Events May 6, 2012 - Sunday 12:30-2pm Genderqueer and Transgender Parents and Prospective Parent's Group. Held at NYC LGBT Center - 208 West 13th St, New York, NY Room 302
May 6, 2012 - Sunday 12-12:30pm Center Families is providing the space for the Family Equality Council’s 1st Annual International Family Equality Day. There will be a press conference from 12-12:30, followed by lunch and a family tea dance/disco.
May 23, 2012 - Wednesday 7:00pm Institute for Human Identity 322 Eighth Ave, Suite 802 New York, NY 10001
Trans Parents & Our Children (Workshop) Led by Elijah C. Nealy If you are a transgender or gender queer parent, or are hoping to become a parent, then this workshop is for you! Led by a transgender father who is a licensed clinical social worker, the workshop will explore some of the unique joys and challenges our families face. How young is too young for my kids for me to come out? What about teenagers and trans parents? Choosing adoption or having a birth child? Going from "Dad" to "Mom" and vice versa? How do I talk about what being transgender means? How will my child react to my changing physical appearance? What about extended family? How do we navigate childcare and school? What about my feelings as a parent?
Come join us for a lively conversation about these issues and more.
An openly identified transgender man, for the past 24 years Elijah C. Nealy has worked extensively with LGBTQ adolescents and adults in both pastoral and clinical capacities. He has a M.S.S.W. and an M.Div. Formerly he worked at the LGBT Community Center in NYC as Deputy Director. Currently he is in private practice as a clinical social worker and teaches at Columbia University. He is the proud father of two young adults and a seven year old.
June 23, 2012 Afternoon (more info coming soon) Join Center Families for food, games, live DJ, playground and fun for everyone! This event will be held in the back of St. Luke's in the Field on the corner of Hudson and Christopher St. in the West Village, NY.
Trans/GQ/GNC Parents and Prospective Parents Picnic and Playday!!!!! 1) Location (if no preference, submit and say that!): Central Park, NYC - near a playground Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY - near a playground
2) Date (if no preference, submit and say that!): Sunday July 15 - afternoon Saturday July 21 - afternoon