LGBT Families

Excerpts from a “Frontline” report by Portugal’s main TV channel on USA surrogacy. The program follows a gay NY couple with 11 year old twins from surrogacy, and a rare interview with the kids about their feelings about having been born through surrogacy and having two fathers. The program also shows a meeting of prospective parents at the Men Having Babies support group at the LGBT Center in NYC. Subsequently it interviews an egg donor and a surrogate at the CT Fertility clinic, and shows Dr. Doyle performing an egg retrieval and an embryo transfer. Very informative. Mostly in English – with Portuguese subtitles. The full 30 minute report (much of the rest is in Portuguese only) can be seen at www.rtp.pt

Terry Boggis, director of Center Families (previously Center Kids), the family program of the New York LGBT Community Center, spoke at the sixth annual “Men Having Babies” seminar about the resources available at Center Families for gay men who seek to become parents through surrogacy and other means. She was joined by Ron Poole-Dayan, the seminar organizer, who spoke about the agenda and about the Planning Biological Parenthood support group that meets at the Center every month. Check this channel for several more clips from this event.

Why is it important to support National Coming Out Day? For our LGBTQ youth that are struggling with bullying and acceptance from their families and friends. To help them have the courage to own who they are. To be an example to these very impressionable kids. Andres Personal Channel: Say Hi & Subscribe www.youtube.com DepfoxLatino: www.youtube.com