Insemination Articles

Mississippi Queen is a new documentary film that investigates one family's struggle with "ex-gay" ministries and the reality of being gay. The film, created by Paige Williams, involves a woman, her partner, and their son living a happy life in spite of her parents' creation of an "ex-gay" ministry.

Williams and her partner of 10 years are raising their son in Missoula, Montana - a relatively progressive town. Jack was born via artificial insemination.

Her parents are founders of In His Time - an “ex-gay” ministry.

Natalie Gamble [pictured], founder of Britain's first fertility law firm, Gamble and Ghevaert wants people in her country to know that couples who work with foreign surrogates have six months after the birth to register as legal parents of the child.

Comedienne Wanda Sykes describes to Extra how motherhood has changed her life:

"'They're great. It's great,' the new mom gushed, adding that her life has changed completely since the birth of the twins. 'I realized that I don't matter for s***. Basically. I don't matter. Meaningless... It just puts everything in perspective.'

Daniel Wise, from New York Law Journal posted a report at Law.com about a N.Y. Domestic Relations Law that limits custody rights strictly to biological and adoptive parents.

A woman whose same-sex partner gave birth to a child does not have standing to assert parental rights after the couple broke up, a New York state appeals panel ruled Thursday in an unsigned, unanimous opinion.

An April 6th post at Lesbilicious explores the U.K.'s new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008. Milly Shaw spoke to three lesbian families to find out how it might affect them.

Fertility clinics must now take into account ‘the welfare of the child’ when providing treatment, rather than ‘the need for a father’. The new legislation is considered a major victory for gay rights.

We'd like to tell you about a website called ChoiceMoms.org, which focuses on what women need to know when they conceive with the help of donated sperm. The site highlights the options available for sperm donation [including open identity and known]; it offers advice about selecting a sperm bank; and highlights the importance of knowing sperm motility numbers and refund policies.

The Kansas City Star reports on five families who are connected by a sperm donor whose name they don't know. They found each other on The Donor Sibling Registry.

Southern Voice Atlanta reports that lawmakers stripped an embryo creation bill of several clauses that could have made it more difficult for gays to create families before it was approved in a party line vote.

The Boston Globe explores the lives of children with lesbian and gay parents "in a nation where the phrase that's so gay is a commonplace slur on playgrounds to describe anything weird or distasteful".

Triplet, quad, and higher order multiple families are invited to attend the annual Triplet Connection Convention set for July 10 – 12, 2009. The schedule features educational, support, and social activities in Irvine and Newport Beach, CA, as well as the world’s only triplet parade.