Dec 21, 2017 | Family Stories, News
This is Part 2 of our series on Sam and Lissa. See Part 1 here. First they hoped their doctor would be able to harvest trans man Sam’s eggs. Then they hoped the embryo created with Sam’s egg and donor sperm would result in a pregnancy for Lissa on the...
Sep 26, 2017 | Family Stories, News
We are so proud to see so many hearts filling up the Love Comes First Family Map! If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, take a look here. And while it’s wonderful to see so many LGBTQ families across the country, we also realize that legal equality does not...
Jun 6, 2017 | Family Stories, News
When Sam, who is trans, and Lissa, who identifies as queer, met at a New Year’s Eve party, they immediately fell in love. They also discovered that they both wanted to start a family. Sam had actually gone off hormones some years before in hopes of having a...
May 19, 2017 | Expert Interviews, News
Exciting options for creating biological families for trans parents have emerged in the last ten years. As described by reproductive endocrinologist, Marjorie Dixon, MD, these include the ability for trans men to restart ovulation with the suppression of androgens and...
Dec 15, 2016 | Family Stories, News
When celebrity blogger and entertainer Perez Hilton had his first child, it was so surprising that he was a trending topic on Twitter for 24 hours. Now the single gay dad of toddlers, Mario and Mia, Perez opens up about his family life — from choosing an egg donor to...
Oct 23, 2016 | Family Stories, News
After adopting twin girls, Jackie and Jasmine, and their brother, Jake, Byron didn’t realize his family was still incomplete — that is until meeting his partner Anthony, and adopting their fourth child, baby Mariah. Now the family of six enjoy everything from...
Aug 22, 2016 | Family Stories, News
YouTube celebrity GloZell Green’s recent path to parenthood via surrogacy has been widely documented – from People Magazine to her own docu-series. Perhaps less known is her tremendous support for the LGBTQ community. When given the chance to interview President...
Jul 1, 2016 | Family Stories, News
Claudia and Rosie first met when they were small children in Mexico. As the two got older, their friendship developed into a relationship, only now Claudia was living in the United States while Rosie began to experience bullying for being a lesbian in her native...
Mar 9, 2016 | Family Stories, News
As a religious jew, when Gabriel Blau first became interested in LGBT activism, his efforts were focused on the intersection of spirituality and homosexuality. At the same time, he knew he always wanted children. The possibility was even discussed on the first date...
Jan 3, 2016 | Family Stories, News
They went to the same high school. But Lisa was a cheerleader and Melissa a basketball player, so they never really talked. It was fifteen years later when Melissa posted a photo on Instagram that immediately got Lisa’s attention. She now had short hair, and after a...
Sep 18, 2015 | Family Stories, News
When Tess and Niki decided to have children, they considered both assisted reproductive technologies and adoption. And while facing challenges on the biological front, they got a call from their foster-to-adopt agency letting them know about a baby who was in...
Jul 25, 2015 | Family Stories, News
It was love at first sight when LAPD officer Kristi met Deputy Sheriff Theresa at a conference for LGBT law enforcement officers. But courting was cut short when Theresa found out that Kristi had 18-month-old twins, Erik and Danika. Kristi had also donated an embryo...
