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Queer Parenting Brochures

Brochure series developed and produced collaboratively by Family Service Toronto and the Sherbourne Health Centre, with support from The Counselling Foundation of Canada.

• LGB Parenting for Family and Friends
• Parenting Options for Gay/Bi/Queer Men
• Transexual / Transgender (ts/tg) Parenting
• Co-Parenting
• Choosing a Sperm Donor: Known or Unknown
• Insemination procedures

1. LGB Parenting for Family & Friends

Summary of topics covered:

• Myth: Lesbian/gay/bisexual parents will raise gay or lesbian children
• Myth: Lesbian/gay/bisexual individuals are more likely to molest children
• Myth: Children need male and female role models when growing up
• Myth: Children living in lesbian/gay/bisexual families will be ostracized by their peers. It is unfair to put children into these situations.
• No Significant Differences
• Some unique possibilities for children
• Defining Family
• Celebrating Family
• Resources

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2. Parenting Options for Gay/Bi/Queer Men

Summary of topics covered:

• Info on Parenting Options for Gay Men
• Adoption
• Public Adoption through the Children's Aid Society
• Private Adoption
• International Adoption
• Joint Parenting with Women
• Surrogacy
• Resources and Support
• Daddies & Papas 2B
• Resources

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3. Transsexual/Transgender (ts/tg) Parenting:

Summary of topics covered:

• Myth: Children will be damaged by knowing that their parent is ts/tg
• Myth: Transsexual/transgender people can't/don't have children
• Myth: Transgender people are child molesters
• Myth: Children need to be a certain age before they are ready to learn about a transgender parent of family member
• Myth:Children living in ts/tg families will be ostracized by their peers. It is unfair to put children into these situations
• Myth: Transgender parents must resolve all issues of gender identity before coming out to their children
• Myth: Children of ts/tg parents will be unable to establish a comfortable gender identity.
• Challenges for Family Members
• What Words to Use
• Respecting privacy
• Defining Family
• Celebrating Family
• Resources

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4. Co-Parenting

Summary of topics covered:

• What is co-parenting
• Why co-parent?
• Finding a Co-Parent
• Discussions with Potential Co-Parents
• The First Year
• Co-parenting contracts
• Conflict Resolution
• The Unexpected
• Resources

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5. Choosing a Sperm Donor: Known or Unknown

Summary of topics covered:

• Using a known sperm donor:
• Finding a donor
• Discussions with potential sperm donors
• Some important issues to discuss with a potential donor
• Benefits of using a known donor
• Disadvantages of using a known donor
• Using an unknown sperm donor:
• A third party or go-between
• Sperm Bank
• Benefits of using an unknown sperm donor from a sperm bank
• Disadvantages of using an unknown sperm donor from a sperm bank
• Resources

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6. Insemination Procedures

Summary of topics covered:

• Donor Insemination
• Home Insemination
• Instructions for Donors
• Instructions for the Woman who is Inseminating
• Clinic Insemination
• Clinic Insemination: Intracervical Insemination
• Clinic Insemination: Intrauterine Insemination
• Entering the Medical World of Fertility/Infertility
• The Emotional Roller Coaster

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