Unique gathering for LGBT grandparents in November

Inspired by the Senior Pride Coalition, a group of LGBT elders and elder organizations who marched in the Boston Pride last June, Stonewall Communities Lifelong Learning Institute at Wheelock College will be organizing what seems to be New England’s first gathering of LGBT grandparents.

“As far as we know, it’s the first New England, if not national, gathering of LGBT grandparents,” said Alice Fisher, a founder and board member of the Stonewall Communities Lifelong Learning Institute.

The event will take place Nov. 15 at the Brookline Campus of Wheelock College from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., which leaves plenty of time afterwards for more socializing.
“We’re ending it as early as we are at 3:30 so that if people want to spend some more time together they’ll be plenty of day left to do it in,” said Fisher.

The event will feature Dr. Nancy Orel of Bowling Green University, who has interviewed and written academic articles about LGBT grandparents. Her speech will be on the topic of “LGBT Grandparenting and Other Significant Intergenerational Relationships.”

Unique gathering for LGBT grandparents in November