Ricky Martin recently sat down with CBS Sunday’s Morning and the chat turned toward family, marriage, and kids. Martin discussed coming out in 2010, two years after becoming a father to two sons born of surrogacy in 2008. Although he was told his sexuality and his “feelings were evil” and “not godly,” Martin wanted to […]
Giving birth isn’t easy for all moms — and giving birth to twins, well, it can be pretty hard or scary. I know. When I gave birth to Bella and Penn, our twins, there were some complications, a lot of fear, and confusion. The only way I made it through was thanks to my wonderful […]
As parents, we have far too often dealt with disappointment. My wife and I suffered three years of unexplained infertility — disappointment was our very close friend during that time. However, for children, disappointment can be a really hard experience that brings about feelings that they may have difficulty managing. For the last month, our […]
Mel Holman has been a surrogate mother twice. She recently posted a photo on Facebook with the second child she gave birth to as a surrogate. She wrote, “A few weeks ago I gave birth to a baby boy. This is me holding him. He was perfect- a screaming newborn mess, lifted off my stomach […]
By Alex Temblador For many families across the world, infertility is a huge struggle, and no one has more first-hand experience with it than the moms of The Next Family. In their newest video, Brandy Black and Susan Howard discuss how they started working toward creating their family. Though Brandy was always intent on […]
Originally published on The Seattle Lesbian Tuesday the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that non-biological, non-married, non-adoptive parents can seek custody and visitation of children who were born into their relationships with the consent of the child’s biological parent. The decision comes in a case Lambda Legal co-counseled with Blank Rome LLP and The […]
Ashleigh Sunderlin hasn’t had it easy. At 23 years of age, a 17-pound tumor was removed from her abdomen. She lost a Fallopian tube and her right ovary when the tumor was removed. Years later, she discovered her right ovary had cysts in it, but they were removed with the chance of still being able […]
Modern Family Surrogacy proudly supports the LGBT community in their surrogacy journey to parenthood. The Next Family: How did you start your family? Dell: We were actually together almost 4 years before we got a phone call one morning from Robert’s mother. She expressed that she was ready to be a grandmother. She said […]
By Alex Temblador For many couples, making a family is not always easy. It might involve looking for sperm donors or egg donors, multiple IVF treatments, or waiting to be placed with a child through adoption. Still, it’s nice to know that families who may have to work harder to create their families have multiple […]
By Alex Temblador A kitchen play set has long been a stereotypical “girls” toy due to a long-held stereotype that women are homemakers and the cooks of the family, but boys like to cook too. Just look at the Food Network and their overwhelming amount of male hosts on cooking shows. Go to any number […]
