Where do babies come from LGBTQ – From Family Equality Counsel – It’s a story every parent has to tell, but for LGBTQ parents, it’s a bit more complicated. The LGBTQ+ community faces legalized discrimination, immense bias, and disproportionate financial outlays on their journey to parenthood. Our mission to advance legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ families has never been more important.
Gay Dads Talk About Parenthood – Hear from gay fathers across the world how they celebrate Pride with their kids, and what Pride means to children born into gay-headed families. Do kids of gay dads identify as being part of the community even if they don’t self-identify as LGBTQ+? How did the perspectives of the dads and the children change as they hit different milestones? Is it mostly a cultural event, or are there conversations about civil rights, social justice, etc.?
It is so nice to be a part of this community!
COVID-19 and CoronaVirus Effects on Pregnancy, What the Few Studies Have Shown Us.
Dr. Said Daneshmand MD, FACOG discusses COVID-19 and Pregnancy and the few studies that exist. While this is ever changing, this is the first discussion of the effects of CoronaVirus, COVID 19 on pregnancy.
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I have never been prouder of the mission of an organization I have been a part of than I am with Men Having Babies. We also help men who cannot otherwise afford surrogacy with our Gay Parenting Assistance Program, or GPAP, which provides discounted and donated services, as well as cash grants, to eligible couples and individuals. We advocate for ethical surrogacy and assist thousands of men around the world. This 8 minute video shows what kind of a difference we can make. It is my privilege to share it with you.
Gay men thinking about having families is nothing new. While I grew up in an era that being gay and being a father were not usually understood as being possible together, thankfully this is no longer the case. Creating and protecting a family is a realistic dream of all people, especially gay men.
Men Having Babies is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and assisting gay men to create their own families. Each year educational conferences are held around the world in such cities as San Francisco, Brussels, New York, Tel Aviv, and Chicago. Click here to visit the Men Having Babies website.
At Men Having Babies, we are committed to helping navigate this winding road, offer financial assistance, and achieve what sometimes feels impossible. Our “Gay Parenting Assistance Program” (GPAP) annually facilitates more than a million dollars worth of grants and free services. Since 2014 we helped more than 500 couples and singles who otherwise would not be fathers today!
Each year more than 1200 prospective fathers attend our educational conference, receive peer guidance, expert advice, and access to reputable providers. We are also very proud of our groundbreaking advocacy for ethical surrogacy practices and higher acceptance of our families, and multiple partnerships with research institutions.
Click here to learn more about MHB’s GPAP program.
Family courts focus appropriately on the best interests of the child when attempting to determine such issues as custody and visitation in disputed matters. This essential premise should inform their decision making processes.
Columbia Teachers College has created a series of videos for students who want to work with the LGBT community. I am privileged to have been featured as a mentor and to be able to tell my story. This video discusses the current law in New York, recent changes that have had an immeasurable impact on LGBT families and how the best interests of the child are paramount to a court’s adjudication of an issue.
There is no written “standard” for a best interests analysis. A judge will rely on several factors including, familial stability, mental and physical health of the parents, drug or alcohol abuse, primary caretaker role, the ability of the parents to get along with one another and, depending on the child’s age, what the child believes is in their best interest. The health and safety of the child are always the utmost consideration.
I hope that you enjoy watching this video and, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to me through the contact form below.
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This series of videos tell my and my husband’s story of how we came to the decision to be parents and how it changes our lives with a magical New York story. I do believe in miracles.
Columbia Teachers College has created a series of videos for students who want to work with the LGBT community. I am privileged to have been featured as a mentor and to be able to tell my story. This video discusses my dedication to my family and why Nicholas has two dads.
Columbia Teachers College has created a series of videos for students who want to work with the LGBT community. I am privileged to have been featured as a mentor and to be able to tell my story. This video discusses my dedication to non-profit work and how it has tracked my own personal life.
These series of videos tell my story and why giving back to my community makes me a better lawyer and a better citizen. I hope that you enjoy this series as much as I have enjoyed living it.
Property Columbia teacher’s College and rights were granted to TimeForFamilies.com to post these for your viewing.
The possibility of family is a powerful realization and I am proud to be a part of an organization that provides that possibility at the 2017 Chicago MHB conference for so many gay men around the world. For more information visit www.menhavingbabies.org or www.youtube.com/menhavingbabies.
With over 4500 future and current gay parents worldwide, the international nonprofit Men Having Babies (MHB) is dedicated to providing its members with educational and financial support. Each year over a thousand attendees benefit from unbiased guidance and access to a wide range of relevant service providers at its monthly workshops and conferences in NY, Chicago, Brussels, San Francisco, Dallas and Tel Aviv. The organization’s Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP) annually provides dozens of couples with over a million dollars worth of cash grants, discounts and free services from over fifty leading service providers. Collaborating with an advisory board made of surrogates, MHB developed a framework for Ethical Surrogacy that has received endorsements from several LGBT parenting organizations worldwide. In addition, MHB offers extensive online resources, a directory with ratings and reviews of agencies and clinics, a Surrogacy Speakers Bureau, and a vibrant online community forum.
Gabriel and Dylan’s Story – via LoveComesFirst.com
Gabriel and Dylan – Love Comes First: Creating LGBT Families is an ongoing transmedia project designed to inspire, inform and document a community on the brink of tremendous societal and cultural change. As legal bans to marriage and adoption are lifted and reproductive technology advances, new possibilities for building families have arisen. At the same time, LGBT characters and stories have become more prevalent in entertainment and the media—bringing awareness and creative influence to the world at large. Enjoy!