Transgender Presentation To Be Held For Union County Parents

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — A free educational presentation, "What Parents Need to Know about Transgender Individuals" will be held for Union County parents and community members at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23.

The purpose of the presentation is to help parents and other adults better understand gender identity and transgender issues, and to provide tips on how to speak with children and adolescents about these sensitive topics, as well as addressing any questions or concerns any attendee may have.

The presentation will be held at the John H. Stamler Police Academy on the Union County Vo-Tech Campus, 1776 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains.

The presenter, Dr. Paula C. Rodriguez Rust of Spectrum Diversity, LLC, is a renowned professional diversity educator and bullying prevention consultant serving schools, workplaces, and community and professional groups statewide.

"Parents want to know what to do if a child's classmate is transgender, what to do if his/her own child is transgender," Dr. Rodriguez Rust stated. "My goal is to help parents better understand what it means to be a transgender person, and how we know if a child is transgender."

The program, is free and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by the Office of the Union County Superintendent of Schools and the Union County Office of LGBTQ Affairs. For more information, contact Karen Positan, Union County Human Rights Commission, kpositan@ucnj.org or 908-889-9028.

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