Jonathan’s Place hosts LGBT foster and adoption event on Saturday
Jonathan’s Place hosts a foster and adoption presentation for prospective LGBT parents at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14.
Speakers will include LGBT foster and adoptive parents, a family law attorney who specializes in LGBT adoption and a representative from the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Equality Texas Foundation’s All Texas Families and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance of North Texas are sponsoring the event.
Jonathan’s Place is an emergency shelter for children removed from their homes and places more children in LGBT homes than any agency in Texas. Jonathan’s Place is at 6065 Duck Creek Road in Garland. The presentation is free, but an RSVP to therapy@inclusivecounseling.com is requested.
Rep. Mary Gonzalez visits Fort Worth to benefit Equality Texas
State Rep. Mary Gonzalez and Equality Texas Executive Director Chuck Smith headline A Midsummer Night’s Soiree at the home of Scott Green and Garrett Warren in Fort Worth on Sept. 14.
They will discuss what’s new in post-DOMA Texas, what new guidance from the IRS and Medicare means for LGBT Texans and whether San Antonio’s new nondiscrimination ordinance is unconstitutional.
Gonzalez, who represents an El Paso County district, is the first out member of the legislature in a decade.
The evening benefits Equality Texas. Sponsorships are available. Individual tickets are $75 and are available online at EqualityTexas.org. The event takes place at 3905 Summercrest Drive, Fort Worth.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition September 13, 2013.