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Find expert guidance for LGBTQ+ family building including: fertility resources for LGBTQ+ parents, adoption and foster resources for LGBTQ+ parents, surrogacy resources for LGBTQ+ parents, and more.

How To Support Transgender Youth in Your Life
July 2, 2021

How To Support Transgender Youth in Your Life

Someone once told me the first 50 years of parenting are the hardest. I only have 10 years under my parenting belt, but I can confirm that all of them […]

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Trans Fertility: How Does Testosterone Affect Egg Health?
June 24, 2020

Trans Fertility: How Does Testosterone Affect Egg Health?

By Trystan ReeseLast updated June 24, 2020 Even though I have given birth to a baby after over a decade of testosterone use, I still hear from medical providers who […]

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Average Costs for the LGBTQ+ Community to Achieve Pregnancy in the United States
August 12, 2019

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 them more or less accessible […]

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Average Adoption Costs in the United States
July 3, 2019

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 more or less accessible to […]

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Affording Surrogacy Guide
March 8, 2019

Affording Surrogacy Guide

By Amanda Winn For those who are considering surrogacy to form their families, there is one question that typically rises to the top: how are we going to pay for […]

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LGBTQ+ Family Building Grants
December 11, 2018

LGBTQ+ Family Building Grants

AGC Scholarship Foundation AGC Scholarship Foundation is a nonprofit group committed to providing both advocacy and financial support for those struggling with infertility in the U.S. The AGC Hope Scholarship […]

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Conversion Therapy Laws
June 16, 2018

Conversion Therapy Laws

This map is provided and maintained by our friends at the Movement Advancement Project.

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What to Do (and Not Do) When Your Child Comes Out to You
June 1, 2018

What to Do (and Not Do) When Your Child Comes Out to You

Despite all the progress our world seems to have made in recent years (and decades) around LGBTQ rights and equality, coming out can still be an intensely emotional and personal […]

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A Very Brief History of LGBTQ Parenting
October 20, 2017

A Very Brief History of LGBTQ Parenting

Guest Post: Dana Rudolph Custody and Adoption We first hear of out LGBTQ parents around the time of World War II, mostly in the context of cases that denied them […]

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“Day-to-day life where we live is great. But when we’re on the road, especially in rural areas, we’re more cautious. We’ve even had to talk to our older kids about safety — when to ignore comments, when to walk away, and when to let us know if something doesn’t feel right.”

— The Johnson Family