Recent Blog Posts: Handbooks and Factsheets

  • Building LGBTQ Families Price of Parenthood Report
    Building LGBTQ+ Families: The Price of Parenthood
    Becoming a parent is expensive, regardless of who you are, where you live, or how many adults will be raising the child(ren). For LGBTQ+ people, that number can increase significantly because of the added cost of bringing a child into the family through adoption, foster care, or assisted reproductive technology.
  • Missouri LGBTQ+ Family Law Guide
    The Missouri LGBTQ Family Law Guide resource provides LGBTQ-headed families and LGBTQ adults considering forming families with detailed and accessible explanations of the current status
  • Coming Out to Your Child
    You are already doing the work; simply by taking the time to consider how to sensitively approach coming out to your child brings intentionality to
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    Average Costs for the LGBTQ+ Community to Achieve Pregnancy in the United States
    There are several different paths to pregnancy that LGBTQ+ people can consider to create a family. Each of these paths comes with associated costs making
  • Average Adoption Costs in the United States
    There are several different adoption paths that LGBTQ+ people can consider to create a family. Each of these paths comes with associated costs making them
  • Preparing for Pregnancy as a Non-Binary Person
    Preparing for pregnancy as a non-binary person will involve a few extra steps to ensure your mental and physical health is supported throughout the process.
  • Adoption Options For The LGBTQ+ Community Handbook
    This informative handbook provides an overview of adoption options for LGBTQ+ individuals. It includes: Legal information all LGBTQ+ individuals should know when deciding to adopt
  • Trans Family Building Handbook
    Family Building for the Trans Community
    This handbook is designed for transgender individuals who are thinking about parenthood. It includes information on: Fertility preservation prior to gender confirmation surgery and hormone
  • Guide to In Vitro Fertilization for People Working with an Egg Donor and Surrogate
    If you are planning on working with an egg donor and a gestational carrier as a means to have a baby, in vitro fertilization (IVF)
  • Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
    One of the most heartbreaking experiences that someone can experience is recurrent pregnancy loss or miscarriage. Unfortunately, recurrent pregnancy loss is common. As many as
  • What is In Vitro Fertilization?
    In vitro fertilization (IVF)is a form of assisted reproductive technology. In IVF, sperm are combined with an egg or eggs in a Petri dish in
  • What is Intrauterine Insemination?
    Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a low tech form of assisted reproductive technology, which is typically performed in a doctor’s office. When individuals or couples begin