gay parenting

We are delighted to report that Natalie has been invited by the Prime Minister to a reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate the contribution of leading lesbian and gay people to Britain.
Natalie Gamble is the leading UK specialist solicitor in fertility law providing advice to fertility patients, families in alternative structures and fertility organisations. Her experience covers international surrogacy and UK surrogacy, donor conception, co-parenting, embryo storage and testing, IVF, and gay and lesbian parenting.

We normally give nature short shrift, but IVF could be storing up problems for the future

Less than 2 weeks ago Professor Colleen Hoff from San Francisco state university was granted $275,000 from the National Institutes of Heath to explore how parenting impacts gay men’s health. This study is going to explore if gay men respond to the challenge of parenting differently than heterosexual men. This 2 year study will measure the changes in gay mens stress levels, health, relationship dynamics and even exposure to discrimination

As some of you may be aware, Vermont began to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples just last night after a vote made back in April began taking effect at exactly midnight a little over four months after state lawmakers voted to override Gov. Jim Douglas' veto of the legislation.

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016266209?Vermont%20Begins%20Is...

Vermont became the fourth state to allow gay marriages on April 7, when the state House and state Senate voted 100-49 and 23-5, respectively, to override a veto by the governor.

I have been pondering all of the recent media attention regarding acccess to IVF and age, remember the "World's Oldest Mom," and Michael Jackson's children created via IVF and surrogacy (and possibly egg donor and/or sperm donor). Again, I am surprised by the number of people who want to restrict access to IVF, or more importantly access to having a family. They want age limits, marital status limits, as well as sexual orientation limitations.

Well we are fast approaching the middle for July and it is almost as if I can see the summer slipping by. The field behind the house was hayed yesterday. The process began in the early morning with the hay being cut, laid to dry in the sun, was tetted and then raked and baled by sundown. It is just before sun up the following morning and a gentle rain is falling on the field and I can now clearly see where the corn has been planted for silage for the fall.

A friend asked me to write a blog addressing an all-to-familiar stereotype that children of gay and lesbian parents grow up to be gay or lesbian. When I look at my myriad of friends, specifically those who are gay or lesbian – and there have been many in my 40 years – I have never met any who were raised by gay or lesbian parents. I am not suggesting that they do not exist; they just do not exist in my world. On the other hand, I have met a few heterosexual friends who had one or two gay and/or lesbian parents.