ACFC Mission Statement: Fathers Rights for Gender Equality We, the members of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, hereby dedicate ourselves and our efforts to the creation of a family law system, legislative system, and public awareness which promotes equal rights for ALL parties affected by divorce, and the breakup of a family or establishment of paternity. It is our belief through our involvement and dedication, we can have a positive effect on the emotional and psychological well-being of children.
Alternative Family Alternative Family Institute is a non-profit, community-based agency serving couples, families, and their members in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Bella Online BELLAONLINE.COM is a comprehensive, online Network created by women for women. We believe that women, not search engines, are best able to collect, organize, and share content on the Web. "The Voice of Women on the Web" echoes throughout BellaOnline's Network of Members and Hosts exchanging ideas, offering encouragement, sharing interests and advice. BellaOnline provides quick and unique solutions to the everyday and the complex through information, communication, entertainment and e-commerce.
buddybuddy.com A national resource for same-sex couples, supporting the diverse community of committed gay and lesbian partners through a variety of media. This site contains more than 200 essays, surveys, legal articles and resources on legal marriage, ceremonies, domestic partner benefits, relationship tips, parenting, and immigration.
COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) An organization devoted to our children, developed and run by our children!
Domestic Partnership Registries Currently, nearly 50 American city, county and state governments have instituted domestic partnership registries. If you sign up, you get the symbolic satisfaction of writing your names side by side in a public forum. Usually you get no benefits, unless you are a municipal, county or state employee. However, signing up does give you a public record of your partnership, which can help prove to an employer that you are committed partners. (same sex)
Gay Dads - UK To offer support, comfort and friendship to all gay fathers in the UK, whether divorced, separated or still married.
Growing Generations Welcome to the Growing Generations Web Site. Growing Generations, LLC is the first and only gay and lesbian owned surrogacy firm exclusively serving the gay community worldwide. Our expertise and personal experiences enable us to assist our community in realizing the dream of parenting through surrogacy.
In The Family In the Family is the only magazine that focuses exclusively on lesbian, gay and bisexual families, posing challenging questions and drawing on the wisdom of mental health experts who have been offering concrete advice and creative solutions to les-bi-gay families for years.
Lesbian Moms This website has a lot of information for women who want to have a baby through non-convential means. There is information on sperm banks, and other informative topics concerning artifical insemination.
Lesbian Mothers Support Society Lesbian Mothers Support Society or LMSS is a Canadian, non-profit group which strives to provide peer support for lesbian parents and their children, as well as those lesbians considering parenthood
Overview of Lesbian and Gay Parenting, Adoption and Foster Care The last decade has seen a sharp rise in the number of lesbians and gay men forming their own families through adoption, foster care, artificial insemination and other means. Researchers estimate that the total number of children nationwide living with at least one gay parent ranges from six to 14 million.
Presbyterian Parents of Gays and Lesbians The mission of Presbyterian Parents of Gays and Lesbians, Inc., (PPGL) is to provide a support network of pastoral care and information about homosexuality to parents of gay and lesbian children in an environment of faith that is safe, nurturing and confidential so that parents may strive toward understanding, acceptance and affirmation of themselves and their sons and daughters.
Same-Sex Parenting: Overview According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the total number of children in the United States living with at least one gay parent may be as high as 14 million. Until recently, many of these children were born from heterosexual relationships. Increasingly, however, gays and lesbians are seeking ways to become parents through nontraditional channels.
The LesBiGay Adoption Page Listed below are the answers given by Queer Parents to different frequently asked questions about adoption, based on their own personal experiences. This is not a comprehensive list, by any means.
The Young Queer Mommies Community The Young Queer Mommies Community is for any mother under the age of 25 raising her child or children, and who is "non-heterosexual". ;) Come and meet other young lesbian, bisexual, bicurious, and questioning mothers and combat some of the sterotypes that surround this group of moms!
WHAT IS MARRIAGE, ANYWAY? Most importantly, it's not about sex, and it is not solely about what happens at a place of worship. It is a personal choice - and a contract between the couple and the state. Marriage is a powerful legal and social instituion that protects and supports intimate family relationships by providing a unique set of rights, privileges, and benefits. Those who can marry often take these rights for granted, but for gay men and lesbians these benefits are forever denied. Same-sex couples are currently denied the right to legally marry anywhere in the United States.
Maya Kollman, MA Learn how to co-create a conscious, growing relationship. Getting the Love You Want workshops for couples. Separate weekends for gay and lesbian couples.
