Rainbow Lifelong Learning Institute Boston

BY | JANUARY 16, 2013

Our Mission
Rainbow Lifelong Learning Institute Boston offers lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors and friends the opportunity to build and strengthen community through educational programs and social activities

Session 2 October 30 - November 27
5 Tuesdays   10:30-12:00
Still open for registration
Legal Issues Facing the LGBT Community          Leader: Kelly Bonnevie
What current legal issues face our community? What can I do to protect my partner and ensure that my wishes are carried out at the end of my life? Should I marry or not marry—what are the pros and cons given the current state of equal marriage laws? How are the family law courts addressing decisions that affect our community? What are the current trends in the movement to provide greater legal protection to transgender people and our LGBT elders and youth?   Join us as we discuss the challenges, achievements, trends and legal mazes confronting our community today.
Kelly Bonnevie is a partner with the law firm of Wilson, Marino and Bonnevie, PC in Newton. Named one of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's "Lawyers of the Year" in 2006 and a New England “Super Lawyer” from 2008-2011, Kelly M. Bonnevie handles real estate and employment matters. Ms. Bonnevie is a 1987 cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College and a 1992 graduate of Northeastern University School of Law.   She is on the board of the Mass. LGBTQ Bar Association and has previously served on the Board of GLSEN (Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network)/Boston.

Session 2 October 30 - November 27
5 Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:00
Still open for registration
Cutting Edge LGBT Issues    Leaders: Various Guest Presenters listed below
The LGBT Community has achieved major milestones in the 21st century, but many frontiers are left to conquer. In this course participants have the opportunity to hear from and to interact with individuals from different social service agencies and/or political action groups that reach out to LGBT individuals. Each week the featured speaker will focus on a hot issue facing the LGBT community.

1. October 30 - LGBT Parenting
                            Leader: TBA
                            SpeakOUT (GLBT Speakers Bureau)

2. November 6 - Safe schools, anti-bullying
                              Leader: Danielle Murra
                              Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLESN)

3. November 13 - Growing Older in the LGBT Community; LGBT Aging & Caregiving
                                 Leader: Lisa Krinsky
                                 LGBT Aging Project

4. November 20 - Making the "B" Visible in the LGBT Movement
                             Leaders: Ellyn Ruthstrom,Michele Canero-Conclin, Susan Edgecomb
                                   Bisexual Resource Center

5. November 27 - Transgender Behind the Headlines
                              Leader: Nancy Nangeroni
                              MASS Transgender Political Coalition


Registration Information
$20.00 per course. Scholarships available.
To request your course registration, please send an email with subject line: Registration Request to RainbowLLIBoston@gmail.com
Please include the following information in the body of your email:
1. First and Last name 2. Email address 3. Phone number 4. List each course you wish to take
No cost for Brown Bag presentations
Payment by cash or check will be accepted at on the first day of each session.
We look forward to greeting you and sharing courses and social time.
Location
(Except for the History of the Mystery Short Story Course, which will be in Brookline)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476

RainbowLLIBoston@gmail.com, www.RainbowLLIBoston.org