Center Blog

It may be bitterly cold outside these days but you can escape the frigid temperatures inside the warm and welcoming walls of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. Our Center Families Program is beating the winter blues with a RAINBOW BEACH PARTY on Saturday, January 22, from 2 to 4 PM. We invite LGBTQ parents and their kids to stop by for games, snacks and arts and crafts. It’s part of our ongoing Family Play Days gatherings that give LGBTQ parents and their children a safe arena to socialize and have fun in a friendly positive and affirming environment. At Center Families you don’t have to hide who you are. LGBTQ families are celebrated here and treated with dignity and respect.

Whether you have an infant, toddler or teenager, there’s a space for you here. We have a roped off baby proof section for parents who want some quiet time with their newborns. But we also have a host of activities for the older kids and larger areas where they can jump around and play.

And while their kids are having fun we provide adults with vital information from legal experts, fertility specialists and wellness professionals. They give advice on how to protect your family and ensure you have the resources you need in an often anti-LGBTQ world, where many laws are outdated when it comes to our community. This is a great opportunity for our community partners to meet families wherever they are on their journey.

On January 31 from 6:30 to 9 PM we also invite you to our Center Families Open House, a celebration of the many different ways that we create and experience family. All members of our expanding community can learn more about the Center Families Program, meet others on a similar path and check out our fantastic new space while sharing ideas for future Center Families programming. We invite and welcome feedback on how we can continue to improve our offerings. We want your ideas! At the end of the Open House we’ll also be kicking off our community advisory meetings which will happen twice a month.

This Center Families Program gives LGBTQ parents and their children the chance to experience a community that does not judge them for who they are. They don’t have to come in with an underlying feeling that they have to hide themselves. You can be here as you are, enjoy each other’s company and learn from each other. Hope to see you at these upcoming events!