LGBTQ+ Pregnancy
An LGBTQ pregnancy is very much the same in many ways as a pregnancy in a heterosexual relationship, yet there may also be some extra challenges.
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Facts and Myths About Gay and Lesbian Parenting
Change often causes a division between those that are in support of the change, and those that aren't. Gay and lesbian parenting is one such change.
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Transgender Pregnancy: Trans Men and Trans Women
A transgender pregnancy is a pregnancy by a transgender person. Transgender subjects can be either trans men or trans women.
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Foster Care – Alternative for Gay and Lesbian Couples
Finding proper foster parents for the many children living in state custody is an on-going battle.
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Legal Issues of Gay and Lesbian Pregnancy
When Sharon Bottoms lost custody of her two-year-old son in 1993, she was appalled by the decision of the court system.
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Gay and Lesbian Parenting – Second Parent Adoption
Second parent adoption is the legal term for the second adoption of a biological child or adopted child by a same sex partner. According to law, states have the right to honor or deny second parent adoption.
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Legal Issues With Same Sex Couples and Adoption
Adoption was unknown at common law and therefore in the United States it required statutory authorization. The first adoption statute was not enacted until 1851, in Massachusetts.
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Traveling with a Baby For Gays and Lesbians
Gay communities tend to offer support and advice for gay holidays, family outings and gay-friendly hotels and destinations.
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How to Find a Doctor For Gays And Lesbian Pregnancy
Choosing the right obstetrician is important to any pregnant couple however, when the parents are gay or lesbian, certain interview questions may change a bit in order to assure the chosen obstetrician has no problems with parental sexual orientation.
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Growing Up with Two Moms or Dads
Growing up with two moms or two dads is not a new concept. Society, however, has not embraced the concept until the last 10 years.
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Second Parent Adoption
According to law, states have the right to honor or deny second parent adoption. The law was passed to allow a second parent to adopt a child without removing legal parental rights from the first parent. Not all states, in the United States, honor second-parent adoptions.
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Should Lesbian Parents Have Girls and Gay Parents Boys?
According to Hollywood, gay men act more like women and lesbians act more like men. This, of course, is both improbable and unjustified.
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Study: Child Development with Same-Sex Parents
One of the hottest debates in regards to parenting includes potential child development issues. At least five major studies that have proven parenting has no negative effects on child development.
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Gay And Lesbian Pregnancy and Parenting
Gay and lesbian pregnancy pose some different and difficult questions. Below are common topics discussed between gay or lesbian couples with regard to conceiving and parenting a child.
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Gestational Surrogates - Surrogacy and Pregnancy
Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman carries and delivers a child for another couple or person. This arrangement may be done as traditional surrogacy or gestational surrogacy.
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Tips for Gay and Lesbian Couples Finding a Surrogate Mom
Gay and lesbian couples may choose surrogacy as alternative to pregnancy or adoption. Surrogate mothers carry a child with sole intention of allowing the couple to adopt the child(ren) after birth.
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Are There Advantages of Having Gay Parents?
There are no differences between the outcome of a child parented by a heterosexual couple or a gay / lesbian couple.
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Should My Life Partner Adopt?
Gay and lesbian parents were previously forced to choose which parent would have legal custody of a child or accept the fact that the biological parent was the only legal parent recognized by law.
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