11 Tips for Gay Dads-to-Be - Be Parent

Contents:

• HOW GAY DADS DECI WHOSE SPERM TO USE
• STORI GAY DADS TELL THEIR KIDS ABOUT ADOPTN AND SURROGACY
• GAY SURROGACY GRANTS & PARTNERS
• ‘A FAY LIKE OURS’: PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERHOOD
• SUCCSFUL GAY DADS THROUGH SURROGACY: MATTHEW AND FELIX
• 11 TIPS FOR GAY DADS-TO-BE

HOW GAY DADS DECI WHOSE SPERM TO USE

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STORI GAY DADS TELL THEIR KIDS ABOUT ADOPTN AND SURROGACY

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In the begng of the surrogacy procs, many gay dads ask each other if one or both partners feel strongly about beg blogilly related to any or all children. In the s, if allowed by the doctors, gay dads choose to have their sperm mixed before the embryos are created.

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GAY SURROGACY GRANTS & PARTNERS

GPAP – the Gay Parentg Assistance Program – was created by Men Havg Babi to make buildg a fay more affordable for gay prospective parents that need fancial assistance for their surrogacy journey. GPAP at Circle provis legal and crow servic at a disunted rate as well as other servic, cludg pro bono surrogacy agency orr to apply for the Gay Parentg Assistance Program (GPAP) wh Circle Surrogacy, applints mt be Supportg Members of MHB good standg. Heynen planned to photograph for a book of photography featurg gay fathers and their children.

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‘A FAY LIKE OURS’: PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERHOOD

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SUCCSFUL GAY DADS THROUGH SURROGACY: MATTHEW AND FELIX

As a Black, gay man raisg a son on his own, Mr. Gay parents, nsirg surrogacy abroad to build their fay, face some unique challeng along the way.

Although agency guidance is specific to surrogacy, there are many groups and anizatns that also offer support to gay parents, through birth and beyond. Know the LawsMake sure you’re up to speed on legally viable untri for gay tend fathers and unrstand that legislatn this arena is dynamic and n change.

11 TIPS FOR GAY DADS-TO-BE

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“They are planng to arrt more spects, cludg sgle Rsian men who ed surrogate mothers to have babi, ” the official said, claimg was illegal for gay men to have children this way. State media often prent the ia of gay rights as a wtern import that pos an existential threat to Rsia and portray the Rsian print, Vladimir Put, as a fenr of “tradnal valu”.