On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Arkansas ruled that the state can refuse to allow non-bio lesbian mothers to be listed on their children’s birth certificates. The case was brought to Arkansas’ Supreme Court by three lesbian couples and moms who argued that being denied the ability to list both parents on birth certificates violated […]
John Zhang of the New Hope Fertility Center of New York recently led a three-parent technique that resulted in the world’s first child born with two bio moms and one dad. A Jordanian couple in Mexico sought out Zhang’s help because the mother has genes for Leigh syndrome – a fatal disorder that attacks the […]
By Geri Gale/ The Seattle Lesbian I am a poet and have been told that people take my work out like they would a snifter of Grand Marnier and sip it because it’s so rich. But everything changed on December 6, 2012, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer – the same day Seattle […]
Lloyds Bank has released a commercial featuring the different stages of life such as new motherhood, death and funerals, dropping children off at school for the first time, and even love. Within the commercial, Lloyds Bank features many different characters, including a gay couple’s proposal. We witness the proposal and then the two men’s embrace later […]
By Alex Temblador Dolce and Gabbana are in the news again and it’s for a reason you might not expect from the Italian designers. In March 2015 during an interview with the magazine Panorama, the duo made some anti-same-sex family statements that had people confused and very angry. They stated in the interview that children born […]
Lavender Labor and Birth Services and the Los Angeles LGBT Center are proud to offer the first and only LGBTQ Childbirth Education Classes in Los Angeles. These evidence-based classes provide a safe, supportive, and affirming environment for queer couples entering parenthood. Lavender Labor childbirth education classes promote birth as a normal, physiological process and that people have a […]
By Alex Temblador We recently ran an article called, “Men Having Babies: Financial Assistance for Gay Men, that produced an overwhelming response: where can all LGBT and modern families find financial resources, grants, and aid to use toward creating a family? GoFundMe campaigns are quite popular these days when it comes to financing adoptions, fertility treatments, […]
By Alex Temblador For same-sex couples, it takes time and effort to create a family. There’s the question of whether to go with adoption, IVF, or surrogacy. Jennifer Cramblett and Amanda Zinkon of Ohio, a white lesbian couple, decided to go with IVF. After Cramblett and Zinkon chose a sperm that reflected a white, blonde-hair, […]
By Alex Temblador Despite the gains being made in the past year with the marriage equality decision that has allowed for more same-sex couples to adopt and become foster parents, there is still a struggle that exists for many same-sex couples with kids: being considered “normal.” The Next Family was created in mind to redefine […]
