Community Corner

Columbia/Howard County PFLAG Meeting

Columbia/Howard County chapter of PFLAG - Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays - to take place on April 12, 2011 at the Owen Brown Interfaith Center in Columbia.  

We will present a panel discussion on the various options available for same- sex couples and individuals to legally adopt and become foster parents. A Q & A session will follow. The speakers include:

  • Michele Zavos - Adoption Lawyer from Zavos Juncker Law Group, PLLC
  • Laura Teeter – Family Specialist from Adoptions Together
  • Karen Leins – Social Worker from Howard County Dept. of Social Services
  • Dr. Dean Kirschner – Executive Director of Adoption Makes Family
  • Josh Sullivan – Parent in a same-sex relationship with two adopted children

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