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ihi- Second Annual Family Workshop Program for LGBTQ Parents- NYC |
Oct 2009- May 2010
3rd Wed. of each month
7:00 PM |
This year, the Grounding-Breaking, Affirmative, Family Q Program Includes a Broader Spectrum of Free Workshops, Starting in October 2009, in NYC
2010 Family Q Workshop Schedule
January 20
Everything Your Kids Always Wanted to Know About Sex - Terry Boggis
Gay or straight parents may talk to their kids about reproduction yet hesitate to discuss sex and sexual pleasure. Queer parents have an added hesitation: They have been made to feel that there is something "wrong" and "disgusting" if not downright illegal about the way they make love. The session will explore the types of questions that children often ask and help address LGBTQ parental anxieties about answering them.
February 17
The Shadow in the Family Photo - Elizabeth Margolies, LCSW
Children have a natural curiosity about their origins. As more LGBTQ families conceive through the help of donor sperm and eggs, queer parents need strategies to help them deal with the complexities of identity and relationships that come up.
March 17
What Will the Neighbors Think? - Elizabeth O'Connor, Ph.D
A major concern of LGBTQ parents regarding their children is that they will be teased or harassed because of their parents' sexuality. This workshop will explore the experiences children of gay and lesbian parents have with the outside world and how parents can successfully deal with the challenges of others' prejudices.
April 21
When Q Families Break Up - Julie Schwartzberg
After a queer family breaks up, will there be a primary parent or will parenting be shared? Do equal but separate parenting arrangements work out when there are not equal biological claims on the child? Issues for LGBTQ parents who are currently in the process of splitting up will also be addressed.
May 19
It's All Relative(s) - Lee Crespi, LCSW
Parents want the relationship between their relatives and their children to be loving, but what if the grandparents, uncles and aunts harbor homophobic feeling? Or what if previously skeptical relatives experience a positive change of heart when the "queer outcasts" become parents? |
ihi – Manhattan office: 322 Eighth Avenue, at West 26th Street, Suite 802. Reservations are requested; 212-243-2830, ihi-lgbt@juno.com |
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The Creation Station - where it's ok to be messy!- CA
San Diego, California |
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Open at The Center 10:30-12:30
Wednesday and Saturdays
3909 Centre Street
San Diego, CA 92103
Suggested donation $10
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Love art but hate the mess? Looking for a great way to meet other parents and children? Come release your inner child with your child! This is an open art space where art and sensory collide. Look for The Creation Station on Meetup.com. |
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Seminar- New Beginning With Donor Egg! - NY |
Tuesday- March 9, 2010
7:00 pm
Long Island IVF
8 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 101
Melville, NY 11747 |
Having Trouble Getting Pregnant? Learn How You Can Have A New Beginning With Donor Egg!
Please join us for an informal educational seminar:
Tuesday- March 9, 2010 at 7:00 pm at Long Island IVF
Presented by:
Victoria Loveland, RN, Donor Egg Nursing Coordinator
Aviva Zigelman, LCSW, Donor Egg Program Director
Steven Brenner, MD
Guest Speaker: Previous successful recipient who created her family using donor egg at our program. |
*Walk-ins are welcome – but please R.S.V.P. so we can order enough refreshments! Call Oriana at 631-881-5299 |
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A New Beginning- building families through Egg Donation and Gestational Surrogacy- NY |
Thursday, March 18, 2010
5:30 PM
Crown Plaza Hotel
White Plains, N.Y 10601 |
New England Fertility Institute & Resolve: National Infertility Association presents “A New Beginning”- building families through Egg Donation and Gestational Surrogacy
Thursday, March 18, 2010
5:30 PM
Crown Plaza Hotel
66 Hale Street
White Plains, N.Y 10601
Gad Lavy, M.D., F.A.C.O.G, Medical Director, New England Fertility Institute
Melissa Brisman, ESQ., Reproductive Lawyer
Judith Kottick, LCSW, Counselor and Consultant, Reproductive Medicine
The Panel also includes:
Egg Donor, Gestational Carrier, Parents through Egg Donation and Surrogacy.
Discuss and Answer your Medical, Legal and Psychosocial questions relating to Egg Donation and Gestational Surrogacy.
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Discuss and Answer your Medical, Legal and Psychosocial questions relating to Egg Donation and Gestational Surrogacy. |
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Financial & Estate Planning for Members of the LBGT Community- NY |
Sunday- Mar 28, 2010
6:00 PM
163 Allen St.
New York, NY 10002 |
How to prepare for and protect your family’s financial and personal wellbeing.
Speakers: Estate Planning, Anthony Brown and Financial Advisor, Shawn Cowls.
Hosted by LGBT Families. |
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Family Building Event- NYC |
Thursday, April 22, 2010
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, NYC |
Family Building Event via Egg Donation and Gestational Surrogacy presented by Reproductive Possibilities, LLC & IVF New Jersey
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 6:00- 8:30 pm
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th St, (DeBenedictis Room # 410), New York, NY 10011
Wine & Cheese Reception
Speakers:
Melissa Brisman, JD – Surrogate Agency Owner
Dr. Susan Treiser, Reproductive Endocrinologist
Judith Kottick, LCSW
A same sex couple who are parents through egg donation and gestational surrogacy and an experienced surrogate will share their stories. This informative seminar will cover the medical, surrogate and emotional processes involved when building your family through third party reproduction.
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