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'Where Do Babies Come From?'

Doug Rigg | Posted 05.05.2013 | Gay Voices
Doug Rigg

As a man approaching 40, it seemed a bit odd when I asked myself that question. But as a gay man considering starting a family with a partner, but without a uterus or the ability to produce eggs, I needed some answers. And having sex with a woman wasn't one I wanted to hear.

WATCH: Two Soon-To-Be Gay Dads Discuss Their Journey To Fatherhood

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 04.16.2013 | Gay Voices

Josh and Matt first met outside of the musical "Hairspray." After a second chance meeting a few months later at a mutual friend's birthday party, they...

Sexing Day

Marc Leandro | Posted 04.21.2013 | Gay Voices
Marc Leandro

Two men raising twin boys is, as a friend in California noted, "hella dudes." And Lin and I raising two girls seemed like the artistically shaky yet marketable premise of a situation comedy. Perhaps we'd have one of each? Well, a few days ago we finally discovered the sex of the twins.

Showing & Telling

Marc Leandro | Posted 04.03.2013 | Gay Voices
Marc Leandro

While Jeanne will have to negotiate a minefield of queries from countless strangers over the next five months, not a single person will rub my belly uninvited, flash me a knowing smile, or offer me surprise congratulations. We may be telling, but we're not showing.

What I've Come To Understand About Adoption

Jenni Levy | Posted 03.15.2013 | Parents
Jenni Levy

For a while I did think I'd neatly avoided all the complexities and emotional upheaval of infertility. I was wrong. Adoption is not straightforward and it is not simple.

Family Fridays Spotlight: Meet Jon and Dustin's Family

The Huffington Post | Lucette Jefferson | Posted 10.19.2012 | Gay Voices

As part of our Family Friday series, every week we spotlight one family, share the story of their love and send lots of love and support to them from ...

Giving Birth With A Borrowed Womb Is Not What Makes You A Mother

Lisa Belkin | Posted 11.21.2012 | Parents
Lisa Belkin

There are countless ways to have a baby, and all of them are essentially irrelevant to actually becoming a parent.

Woman Acts As Surrogate For Her Brother And Sister-In-Law

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 09.11.2012 | Parents

Things a sister might do for her brother and sister-in-law: host Thanksgiving at the last minute, get the mail when they're on vacation, maybe even co...

Does Gay Marriage Really Enslave Poor Women?

James Peron | Posted 09.19.2012 | Gay Voices
James Peron

Michael Cook concludes, based on a survey that is "far from scientific, let alone comprehensive," that "poor women... will be recruited to service gay couples." With no actual statistics, but with his wonky survey, he is ready to pronounce moral judgment and point a bony Puritanical finger at gay men.

Is Surrogacy on Its Way to Becoming 'The New Normal'?

Fred Silberberg | Posted 08.20.2012 | Parents
Fred Silberberg

Understanding surrogacy's legal structure and its step-by-step process can help make the process more manageable and allow parents-to-be to realize the joy which surrogacy can bring.

I Traveled 9,000 Miles For IVF

Adrienne Arieff | Posted 07.29.2012 | Women
Adrienne Arieff

Even though I've been on planes, trains, and automobiles to get here, the full weight of my passage and of what I hope to achieve in this journey has not quite resonated until now.

WATCH: Mother And Gestational Surrogate Both Pregnant With Twins

The Huffington Post | Ileana Llorens | Posted 05.14.2012 | Parents

After trying to get pregnant for nearly a decade, Misty Baker finally got her wish: She's having twins. But her friend and gestational surrogate, ...

Mom Denied Maternity Leave After Using A Surrogate

The Huffington Post | Jessica Samakow | Posted 04.18.2012 | Parents

Jane Kassim overcame huge obstacles to become a mother, but now she is facing a new challenge. The teaching assistant from South Yorkshire, U.K. has ...

Surrogate Mother Of 15: 'I'm Retiring My Uterus'

The Huffington Post | Jessica Samakow | Posted 04.11.2012 | Parents

Forty-seven-year-old Meredith Olafson, of North Dakota, gave birth to her 15th baby on March 29th. But don't chalk her up to Duggar status just yet --...

Will 'Open Adoption' Lead To 'Open Donation'? Should It?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.22.2012 | Parents
Lisa Belkin

If nearly all domestic adoptions of infants are some degree of "open", isn't it time to make that the norm when it comes to sperm and egg donation, too?

Why Can't Anyone Get Pregnant?

Leslie Goldman | Posted 02.21.2012 | Women
Leslie Goldman

For perhaps the only time in our lives, we had found ourselves in the same position as a Kardashian.

Is Surrogacy Becoming A Trend For The High-Powered Career Woman?

thegrindstone.com | Posted 12.12.2011 | Parents

I did everything I was supposed to do. I didn’t cry in meetings. I didn’t wear short skirts. I put up with weird upper management guys that kiss y...

What the End of Florida's Gay Adoption Ban Tells Us About Our Country Today

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Carlos A. Ball

Although there is undoubtedly still much work to be done, there are also may reasons to be proud of the ways in which the LGBT community, with the help of its straight allies, has helped to change the country over the last three decades.

Finally! FertilityAuthority.com!

Joyce McFadden | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Joyce McFadden

FertilityAuthority.com is the only web portal dedicated to fertility, updated daily to provide you with information, news and insights.