Last week, Wisconsin rep. Tammy Baldwin (D) announced she’ll be running for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Herb Kohl (D) next year. If Baldwin wins, she’ll become the first openly gay member of the Senate. About time, right? Which got us thinking, just how many openly gay and lesbian politicians are there …
MEET N’ GREET THE IC BLOGGERS
Follow our bloggers as they navigate the ups and downs of insemination, surrogacy, planning and parenting. YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS Join Katie as she and her wife, Sir Mixalot, charge into the great unknown of fertility, sperm banks, at-home insemination and (hopefully) pregnancy and parenthood, all on a shoestring budget and without a freaking clue what they’re …
KERGAN AND RUSS
Kergan and Russ are adoptive parents to two boys in Orange County, CA. Mason,11, was adopted through a private agency, and Marcus, 9, was adopted through foster care. In 2011, Kergan was named one of HRC’s Fathers of the Year. Name: Kergan Edwards-Stout Partner’s Name: Russ Age: 46 Hometown/City: Orange, CA Number of Children: 2 Names of Children: Mason (11), Marcus …
SAME SEX ADOPTION LAWS BY STATE: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
In the past few years, legal issues surrounding same sex adoption and parenting have exploded onto the national stage. Complicated cases hinging on biological ties, outdated adoption laws, and same sex marriage legalization seem to crop up every month. With no precedent in many states for these types of issues, each new case comes loaded …
Becoming a Gay Parent: How Much Does It Cost?
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 …
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 …