LGBT Families and Friends conference at Star Island

As LGBTQ families we’ve faced challenging transitions and experienced life-altering transformations. Celebrate those transformations in a safe space where all can give voice to that which longs to be free. This expression-based, fun-filled conference empowers participants to know one another just like we each long to be known for our authentic selves.

Theme Speaker: Michele Angello, PhD., www.micheleangello.com Dr. Angello works with gender variant youth and adults. She has presented internationally on her work with trans-youth and working with children of transitioning parents. Dr. Angello is often called on to speak as an expert on transgender issues to universities, corporations and the media. She also developed the first graduate course in the U.S. that focused on clinical issues in transgender communities.

Minister of the Week Rev. Nate Walker, www.natewalker.org Rev. Walker is the settled minister at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. Rev. Walker came out of the closet as a 15-year-old high school student. At that time his Grandmother introduced him to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada because she knew they were welcoming and affirming.

About Star Island

The setting is a rustic conference center on a peaceful, ruggedly beautiful island off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Star Island Conference Center is owned and operated by the Star Island Corporation—originally formed by Unitarian Universalists and members of the United Church of Christ, two religious denominations with long histories of actively supporting LGBTQ rights.

Star Island is located 10 miles off the coast of New Hampshire. It is one of the nine islands that make up the Isles of Shoals. Its historic Oceanic House and adjacent buildings become the village home for thousands of visitors each summer. Star Island's historic connections to Unitarian Universalism and the United Church of Christ give it a liberal spiritual quality that is renewing and uplifting.

To Register or Get More Information

Visit our Conference Page on the Star Island website. You can also download the 2012 Star Island Blue Book (listing all the conferences taking place this summer) and Registration Form.