For years, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals and their families faced difficulties in getting health coverage and access to medical services they needed. However, thanks to the passing of the Affordable Care Act and a recent Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, these situations have drastically improved for the LGBT community and their…
Fertility Source Companies had the chance to help put together Path to Parenthood: a free workshop for future dads. Several players in the reproductive community near and in San Diego, California presented their work and expertise to share resources and stories with one another.
I’ve been seeing a lot of bad media around surrogacy recently, and I just have to say…There are some horror stories out there. There are people who have gotten a terribly raw deal. And there is a stark truth that surrogacy has also had big beautiful results for families, and has forever changed lives in…
As I sip my Sunday morning coffee, my partner sends through this article to me… An autostraddle “Photoessay: “Modern Conception” Perfectly Captures Queer Pregnancy, Features Michelle Tea.” Before I share about this article, as I may have previously noted – The term “queer” can be a trigger word for some, so I think it’s important…
It used to be that when we talked “LGBTQ Family Building” and “Families of Choice” we were exclusively singing the praises of NON-biological family. The focus was on the kinship networks we built out in the world as teens/adults post-coming out. These were families built out of necessity, when biological families of origin weren’t supportive,…
Controversy has erupted over comments made in an interview by openly-gay fashion moguls Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana regarding the “classical” family. At this year’s Milan Fashion Week, the Italian designers revealed a celebration of motherhood featuring visibly pregnant or child-laden models. In the interview, Dolce and Gabbana stated “We oppose gay adoptions. The only…
