An Ottawa man has filed a human rights plat agast the Ontar Teachers Insurance Plan and one of s surance provirs bee he says the vro fertilizatn policy, which do not ver dgs for a surrogate, discrimat agast gay men. French teacher Greg Mountenay, 33, is set to be a first-time dad to a baby girl May after almost three years of rearch to vro fertilizatn (IVF) and surrogacy. It was early 2022 when he learned fertily dgs for a surrogate were
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- GAY FATHER-TO-BE FIL HUMAN RIGHTS PLAT ALLEGG IVF DISCRIMATN
- GAY FATHER-TO-BE FIL HUMAN RIGHTS PLAT ALLEGG IVF DISCRIMATN
- GAY FATHERS FACE STIGMA AS PARENTS
- WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A SEEMGLY FAKE DOCUMENT A GAY RIGHTS CASE
- EX-MARSHALLS EMPLOYEE SAYS HE WAS FIRED FOR BEG GAY, FIL HUMAN RIGHTS PLAT
GAY FATHER-TO-BE FIL HUMAN RIGHTS PLAT ALLEGG IVF DISCRIMATN
An Ottawa man has filed a human rights plat agast the Ontar Teachers Insurance Plan and one of s surance provirs bee he says the vro fertilizatn policy, which do not ver dgs for a surrogate, discrimat agast gay men. * gay father to be files human rights complaint *
This expectg father says his surance policy discrimat agast gay menLast year, Greg Mountenay found out fertily dgs for a surrogate were not vered by his surance. He has lnched a grievance wh the Human Rights Tribunal of Ottawa man has filed a human rights plat agast the Ontar Teachers Insurance Plan and one of s surance provirs bee he says the vro fertilizatn policy, which do not ver dgs for a surrogate, discrimat agast gay teacher Greg Mountenay, 33, is set to be a first-time dad to a baby girl May after almost three years of rearch to vro fertilizatn (IVF) and was early 2022 when he learned fertily dgs for a surrogate were not vered by his surance through his surance plan (OTIP) bee, acrdg to an email om the executive director overseeg his unn's benefs, "a surrogate mother do not meet the fn of an eligible pennt.
GAY FATHER-TO-BE FIL HUMAN RIGHTS PLAT ALLEGG IVF DISCRIMATN
* gay father to be files human rights complaint *
"Ottawa Morng10:30Human rights plat over no dg verage for surrogateAn Ottawa man has filed a human rights plat bee he says his surance plan’s vro fertilizatn policy, which do not ver dgs for a surrogate, discrimat agast gay men. (Joseph Tunney/CBC - image cred)An Ottawa man has filed a human rights plat agast the Ontar Teachers Insurance Plan and one of s surance provirs bee he says the vro fertilizatn policy, which do not ver dgs for a surrogate, discrimat agast gay teacher Greg Mountenay, 33, is set to be a first-time dad to a baby girl May after almost three years of rearch to vro fertilizatn (IVF) and was early 2022 when he learned fertily dgs for a surrogate were not vered by his surance through his surance plan (OTIP) bee, acrdg to an email om the executive director overseeg his unn's benefs, "a surrogate mother do not meet the fn of an eligible pennt.
GAY FATHERS FACE STIGMA AS PARENTS
Even as parentg by same-sex upl be more mon the U.S., many gay men and their fai still experience discrimatn and are stigmatized by relativ, neighbors, salpeople and other members of their muni, a study suggts. * gay father to be files human rights complaint *
S., many gay men and their fai still experience discrimatn and are stigmatized by relativ, neighbors, salpeople and other members of their muni, a study suggts.
Creatg fai has gotten easier over the years for gay men.
Supreme Court legalized gay marriage natnwi 2015, advancg legal parentg rights for same-sex upl wh almost two-thirds of gay fathers experience stigma based on their stat as homosexual dads, and half of them avoid suatns out of fear of mistreatment or discrimatn, the current study children experience stigma, too.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A SEEMGLY FAKE DOCUMENT A GAY RIGHTS CASE
One-third of gay fathers said their kids were stigmatized by other children, and one five dads said their children had avoid formg iendships out of fear of mistreatment or discrimatn. “Legal protectns today are much more expansive than they were a ago, which turn means that the stigma faced by gay fathers - and, by extensn, lbian mothers - should be ls than the past, ” said Brian Powell, a soclogy rearcher at Indiana Universy Bloomgton who wasn’t volved the study. “But the protectns are not universally provid across all stat, ” Powell said by the study, rearchers surveyed 732 gay fathers wh 1, 316 children 47 stat.
Rearchers ranked stat based on how many legal protectns they offered to gay parents that vered thgs like marriage, civil unns, domtic partnerships, adoptn, child ctody and anti-bullyg surprisgly, gay fathers were more likely to report stigma affectg their liv stat wh fewer legal protectns. Fai stat wh more legal protectns for gay parents were more likely to be formed by surrogacy, while men stat wh few legal protectns were more likely to bee fathers through heterosexual relatnships, the study fathers reported barriers to beg parents.
EX-MARSHALLS EMPLOYEE SAYS HE WAS FIRED FOR BEG GAY, FIL HUMAN RIGHTS PLAT
About 41 percent had difficulti wh adoptn and one-third enuntered problems arrangg ctody of children born heterosexual study n’t prove whether parentg stat or sexual orientatn directly impacts discrimatn, and wasn’t natnally participants were whe, and ’s also possible that gay fathers om other racial or ethnic groups might report different experienc, Dr. Ellen Perr of Tufts Medil Center Boston and lleagu wre so, the rults unrsre that legalizg gay marriage the U. “The fdgs suggt that stigma persists for gay fathers, who reported experiencg the most stigma relig stutns, rtrants, and om neighbors, ” Raifman said by email.