This conference is the largest event of its kind in the country, with more than 1,200 adults and children attending last year. It's an exciting day for the whole community: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) parents and their children, prospective parents, extended family, friends, and educators. Rainbow Rumpus will have children’s activities at its booth and will be providing programming for first and second graders.

To register for the conference, click here.

If you’d like to volunteer to help staff the Rainbow Rumpus booth at the conference, click here to let us know—we’d love to have you.

Click here to register to help Rainbow Rumpus and join the fun.

Calendar Details

Want your event listed? Send notice of it to editor@rainbowrumpus.org with "Calendar Event" in the subject line and details in the body of the email.

Resources for Youth

Mountain Meadow Sponsors Monthly Get Togethers in Philadelphia

Mountain Meadow is a small nonprofit organization that works with children from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other nontraditional families.

Does Mountain Meadow sound like the right place for you? If so, visit the website at www.mountainmeadow.org for additional information.

Resources for Families and Ongoing Events

PFLAG Monthly Programs and Support Groups:
Programs and facilitated support groups occur three times a month. Each is open to all at no charge, although contributions are greatly appreciated. These small discussion groups are completely confidential and provide an opportunity for family members, friends, and GLBT persons themselves to share thoughts and feelings and to listen to others do the same. In addition to our general topic groups, we offer a group focused on gender identity and transgender issues. Another group provides support for non-GLBT spouses.

Refreshments are served during the break between the program and the group meetings.

First Sunday of the Month, 2–3:30 p.m.
Woodbury United Methodist Church
I-494S and Valley Creek Road; 7465 Steepleview Road, Woodbury, MN View map, find directions

Third Sunday of the Month, 2–3:30 p.m.
Mayflower United Church of Christ
I-35W and Diamond Lake Road; 106 E Diamond Lake Road Minneapolis, MN View map, find directions

Third Monday of the Month, 7–8:30 p.m.
Open Circle Church
2400 Highland Drive, Burnsville, MN View map, find directions

You are encouraged to arrive before the program begins and do not need to be a member to attend. Your assistance in setting up chairs, refreshments, and the literature table would be most welcome. To receive an email reminder about our monthly meetings, send a blank message to pflag-subscribe@topica.com (Your e-mail address will be kept confidential, and you will receive a notice from this list just once a month).

The Pop Luck Club is a Los Angeles–based organization of gay dads that is the largest known gay fathers' organization in the world, with hundreds of families and continued strong growth. Its mission is to advance the well-being of gay prospective parents, gay parents, and their children. We do this through mutual support, community collaboration, and public understanding.

For more details about any of the ongoing or special events below, please contact plcinfo@popluckclub.org

Ongoing Events

• Monthly Pop Luck Club meetings in West Hollywood are held the first Sunday of every month, starting at 11:00 a.m. for new and prospective members, and 12:00 p.m. for everyone.
• Monthly Pop Luck Club picnics in Orange County are held the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m.
• Friday Pop Luck Club Play Group gets together every Friday at 11:30 a.m.
• Valley Play Group meets the second Saturday of every month from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at a location in the San Fernando Valley. Email ValleyPlayGroup@yahoo.com for more info.
• Maybe Baby meets the second Sunday of every month at 10:30 a.m., and provides information for prospective gay and lesbian parents. Email MaybeBaby@LAGayCenter.org for more info.
• Family Day in the Park is held the third Saturday of every month from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., and combines PLC members with other gay and lesbian parents. Email FamilyServices@LAGayCenter.org for more info.
  

Triangle Families is a group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents and their families, people considering parenthood, and friends of GLBT parents and families in the North Carolina Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill/Carrboro, Cary, etc). Triangle Families meets monthly in locations throughout the NC Triangle. The email list is used for general announcements of all Triangle Families events as well as open discussion among members and their community.

For more information, go to www.trianglefamilies.org.

Rainbow Families Great Lakes (RFGL) runs Family Week Saugatuck in July and does events around Michigan. Visit www.rfgl.org