You know how in travel guidebooks they list options by price? Consider this section a little like that. Generally speaking, insemination with a known donor, adopting from foster care, and at-home insemination with a sperm donor are less expensive and less time consuming than other forms of adoption, clinical insemination, and surrogacy. That said, there …
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Getting Started on the Path to Gay Parenting
Questions to Consider Do you want to be biologically connected to your child or adopt? Are you financially prepared for the cost of the process? If you’re a gay man or lesbian and you know you’ll want to be a parent someday, there’s a set of physical, emotional, and personal decisions you are going to …
WHAT GAY MARRIAGE MEANS FOR GAY PARENTS IN NYC
Our relationships are finally going to be recognized as equal by the state of New York. Now…what does that mean exactly? When New York became the sixth state to legalize same sex marriage, most gay couples felt a wave of pride, a sense of relief, and general excitement that their unions would finally mean just …
Biological Parenting for Lesbians: Sperm Banks, Basters, and Bio-Moms
Questions to Consider Do one or both of you want to experience carrying a child? Will you use an anonymous sperm donor, sperm bank, or known donor? Will you inseminate at home or have a doctor’s office perform the procedure? So, you and your female partner are ready to have a baby. Or you’re thinking …
why-gay-parenting-why-now/ WHY GAY PARENTING, WHY NOW?
Hello and welcome! We’re here to provide clear, no frills, pregnancy and parenting information to prospective and adoptive gay and lesbian parents, in NYC and beyond. Here’s why else we think it’s time for this site: We’re 9 million strong, and we’re bound to procreate. Our ranks include Elton John, Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Lynch, …
KACY AND CORI
Kacy and Cori recently started their journey to parenting via donor insemination in California. They were featured in the second season of the Showtime series, The Real L Word. Here’s their story. Read our other articles at: BEST MALE ENHANCEMENT PILLS 2019 REVIEW, HOW TO MAKE YOUR PENIS BIGGER IN 2019, BEST WEIGHT LOSS PILLS …
LESBIANS CONCEIVING OVERSEAS: GREECE’S OTHER CRISIS
When we think about Greece these days, images of protesters throwing Molotov cocktails at police in Syntagma Square demonstrating their anger over austerity measures come to mind. On a daily basis, we hear about the Euro crisis and Greece’s plummeting economy sure to destroy the Eurozone and quite possibly the world economy. This was pretty …
The Gay Parenting Challenge: Like the Amazing Race But Instead of Winning Money You Lose It
As much as the world has become more accepting of gay families (and openly gay citizens in general – thanks Ellen!), there are still a lot of challenges out there. This is a loose outline of some of the thing to consider – or look out for – before diving in to the gay parenting …
INDEPENDENT ADOPTION
Remember the movie Juno? In a nutshell, this is DIY adoption. You will find birth parents who want or need to place their child in an adoption on your own, and complete that adoption through an attorney. The pros of independent adoption include being able to work directly with a birth mother (and your lawyer), knowing …
AGENCY ADOPTION
If you plan an adoption in the US through an adoption agency, you can be open about your partnership and family, and the agency will help match you to prospective birth mothers. However, agencies may hold different policies for gay and lesbian couples, therefore it is best to choose agencies that are GLBT-friendly from the …