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3rd Annual MEGA Family Conference!

The MEGA Family Project is proud to announce the third Annual MEGA Family Conference for the LGBT community! This conference is the only of its kind in the Southeast, and will be a great opportunity for LGBT parents, couples, prospective parents, families, their children, friends, educators and community members to come together to discuss LGBT family issues.

The 3rd Annual MEGA Family Conference will host multiple topics that attendees can choose from. Each conference hour attendees will have the option of choosing which of the many workshop topics they would like to attend depending on their interests.

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Workshop Topics

Creating a Family Track
Prospective Parents: Professionals Discuss Options for Becoming an LGBT Parent

Prospective Parents: Parents Share Their Journey to Parenthood

Prospective Parents: Legal Issues for Prospective Parents

Do I Really Want Kids?: Money, Time, Lifestyle & Love

Relationship Topics
Strengthening Your Relationship
Legal Protections for Couples

Parenting/Family Topics

Anti-gay Politics and Our Kids

Childhood Obesity

Talking to Kids About Sperm and Egg Donors

Moms Raising Sons

Dads Raising Daughters

Disciplining Kids

Families of Color: Our Unique Experience

Helping Our Children With Adoption Grief

White Parents Raising Kids of Color (panel discussion)

Helping Our Children in a Culture of Homophobia

Combatting Heterosexist Messages from School, TV, & Society

Unique Challenges of Raising Kids from Foster Care

Teaching Your Child About Race, Homophobia, & Discrimination

Negotiating Parenting Roles for Same-Gender Parents: Is Equality a Myth?

Parenting on the Same Page, Or At Least From the Same Book!

Everyone's Watching: LGBT Super Parent Syndrome

Being "Out" or "In" as a Parent

Single Parents: Unique Challenges and Blessings

In addition to the many tracks you will have to choose from, we will have a a large resource fair of particular interest to families and prospective parents and opportunities for you to network with other families with similar interests.

Children's Programs

Kids 9 and Older:

For our older kids, we will offer some unique programming to make it a fun day for them and to help them explore what it means to be a part of an LGBT family with other kids from families like theirs. Our older kids will also get to take a special trip to a rock climbing club!

Kid's Camp (ages 3-8)

We will offer special fun programming for our children ages 3 to 8. You must pre-register for Kid's Camp. We'll have arts and crafts, special presentations, and play ground time!

Childcare is available for younger children!

You must pre-register your child for childcare so we can ensure we have enough providers.

There is no cost for babies who will be in their parent's care the entire conference. If you would like to leave your infant in childcare, please register them for childcare so we can have enough childcare workers. Please bring food for them as we will not have anything available suitable for very young children.

Resource Fair

In addition to these great topics, we will have over 30 vendors at our conference that are specifically geared towards families and prospective parents. Our resource fair will be sure to be a huge hit! If you are interested in having a table in our resource fair, contact Kathy Kelly at Kathy@megafamilyproject.org.

Special Pride Registration Rates (includes lunch and snacks):

$25 Per Adult

$15 Per Child (for children's programs, childcare and food)

$12 Scholarship Rate (if you can't afford regular registration rate)

Where is the conference located?

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta

1911 Cliff Valley Way, Atlanta, GA 30307.

You must enter from the parking lot from the I-85 Access Road heading North coming from N. Druid Hills Road. You can no longer get into the parking lot from Cliff Valley Road. Parking is free!

Who Should Come?

Everyone with an interest in LGBT families! We have a special track for our prospective parents, and many workshops specifically for parents and couples. You do not need to have children to attend! This workshop is for everyone, no matter how you define family.

After the conference: