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Gay Men Pursuing Parenthood through Surrogacy

2015-07-01 Family & Relationships
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Book Synopsis Gay Men Pursuing Parenthood through Surrogacy by : Dean A. Murphy

Download or read book Gay Men Pursuing Parenthood through Surrogacy written by Dean A. Murphy. This book was released on 2015-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dean Murphy analyses how relatedness is enacted in the context of gay men pursuing parenthood and a ‘child of one’s own’ through both domestic and transnational surrogacy arrangements. Drawing on data collected from in-depth interviews with gay men living in Australia and the United States, and news media, the book explores how gay men ‘enact’ parenthood and family life in ways that both challenge and reinforce dominant notions of kinship and masculinity. These men represent an important first generation to access assisted reproductive technologies for this purpose and are part of an increasing proportion of gay men becoming parents outside a (previous) heterosexual relationship. The findings demonstrate that men come to experience parenthood desire largely because of the new narratives and opportunities being made available to them today.

The Path to Parenthood Isn't Always Straight

2017
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Book Synopsis The Path to Parenthood Isn't Always Straight by : Sophia Fantus

Download or read book The Path to Parenthood Isn't Always Straight written by Sophia Fantus. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) have facilitated novel family structures and, in turn, have yielded new opportunities to parent for gay men. Recently, Canada has witnessed an increased number of same-sex parent families and a growth of gay father-headed households. ARTs continue to be only ascribed as biomedical interventions to resolve infertility. With the progress of ARTs and the increasing prevalence of gay fathers, the aim of this dissertation is to explore gestational surrogacy for gay men in Canada. Methods: From January 2015 to January 2016, gay fathers (n=16) and gestational surrogates (n= 6) were recruited through advertisements distributed across same-sex parenting groups, surrogacy consulting services and social media. Using non-probability purposive sampling, three populations were targeted: (1) single or partnered gay fathers who completed gestational surrogacy; (2) gestational surrogates who bore a child for gay men; and (3) gay fathers and their paired surrogate. All participants had to be living in Canada at the time surrogacy was practiced. In-depth semi-structured interviews (~60-90 min) were conducted either in-person or over the phone; informed consent was reviewed and obtained prior to the interview. Textual analysis was conducted by the researcher; emerging patterns were organized from the data manually to generate findings. Triangulation, member-checking and peer-debriefing supported validity. Results: The three empirically-based chapters will report on: (1) the motivations of gay intended fathers and gestational surrogates to pursue surrogacy; (2) the interpersonal relationships between gay intended fathers and gestational surrogates before, during and post pregnancy; and (3) institutional supports and barriers encountered during surrogacy and post-birth, with respect to both the practice of surrogacy and gay fatherhood. Implications: This dissertation has implications for social work practice, research and education, as well as policy, law and bioethics. The aim of this dissertation is to advance an understanding of non-normative families, resisting and challenging heteronormative discourses that have framed parenting and reproduction practice and scholarship. Encouraging dialogues with stakeholders, such as surrogates, intended parents, lawyers, fertility specialists and allied health professionals, is critical.

Gay Dads

2012-07-23 Psychology
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Release : 2012-07-23
Genre : Psychology
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Book Synopsis Gay Dads by : Abbie E. Goldberg

Download or read book Gay Dads written by Abbie E. Goldberg. This book was released on 2012-07-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When gay couples become parents, they face a host of questions and issues that their straight counterparts may never have to consider. How important is it for each partner to have a biological tie to their child? How will they become parents: will they pursue surrogacy, or will they adopt? Will both partners legally be able to adopt their child? Will they have to hide their relationship to speed up the adoption process? Will one partner be the primary breadwinner? And how will their lives change, now that the presence of a child has made their relationship visible to the rest of the world? In Gay Dads: Transitions to Adoptive Fatherhood, Abbie E. Goldberg examines the ways in which gay fathers approach and negotiate parenthood when they adopt. Drawing on empirical data from her in-depth interviews with 70 gay men, Goldberg analyzes how gay dads interact with competing ideals of fatherhood and masculinity, alternately pioneering and accommodating heteronormative “parenthood culture.” The first study of gay men's transitions to fatherhood, this work will appeal to a wide range of readers, from those in the social sciences to social work to legal studies, as well as to gay-adoptive parent families themselves.

A Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy

2014-06-03 Family & Relationships
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Release : 2014-06-03
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Book Synopsis A Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy by : Jerry Bigner

Download or read book A Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy written by Jerry Bigner. This book was released on 2014-06-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deeply personal account of the trials and tribulations of the surrogacy journey! Surrogacy’s been coldly and unjustifiably called “baby buying” and “baby selling” and many states have banned it. But those insensitive terms do not tell the inspiring tale of a couple fiercely wanting to become parents. A Gay Couple’s Experience with Surrogacy: Intended Fathers is the moving true story of a gay couple’s decision to have their child through a surrogate mother. With humor and emotion, the author traces their intense experience from the initial decision to have a child through surrogacy on through the entire pregnancy and birth. A Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy chronicles this couple’s no-holds-barred account of the emotional toll, the legal matters, the financial concerns, and the ultimate fulfillment of parenting a child. A Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy reveals the author’s answers to these questions: why surrogacy over adoption? which type of surrogacy—traditional or gestational? what were the issues when choosing a surrogate? how much does surrogacy cost? what living expenses are included in the cost? what are the emotional and financial reasons that surrogates choose to bear another’s child? what are the pitfalls in choosing surrogacy? what are the legal issues—what to beware and what to consider An excerpt: Before I knew it, I was writing an ad of my own, and I actually posted it. David, of course, had no idea what I was up to. The ad read: “We’re a gay couple in New York that just celebrated our fourteenth anniversary and we’ve decided to extend our family. We’re looking for someone close by and even have a separate apartment available if needed.” Nice, huh? Could it be just a little bit more. . . vague? Could my ad have lacked a little more personality? Sure, have our baby and move right in while you’re doing it! Who the hell would respond to that? I wasn’t even sure after reading it myself that it made any sense. But what should I have said? What could I have said? I scrambled to find a way to delete it, but couldn’t. A Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy is a touching memoir that reveals the challenges that face gay and lesbian couples who may be considering either adoption or surrogacy.

Julien's Journey

2012-05-30
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Book Synopsis Julien's Journey by : Beth McCain

Download or read book Julien's Journey written by Beth McCain. This book was released on 2012-05-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beth McCain's new novel, Julien's Journey, is the much anticipated sequel to And Then They Were. Four year old Julien doesn't understand his sister, Abby, her abilities, or the pressure he feels from his family that his sole purpose in life is to protect his older sister. He doesn't even feel comfortable in his own skin. Abby tells him that he was once a spirit guide before being born, but he has no recollection. It happens that in fact he was being groomed to be Abby's protector. He didn't want the job.Then came the day when Abby's time had come which put Julien, the family, and their friends in grave danger. It was the time that Ma and Cal had predicted since they had become a part of Abby and Julien's lives. This inspired a quest to find others like Abby only to learn that there is a much more sinister force in the Universe engaged in global kidnappings of children like Abby for the sole purpose of using them for greed, and to control other unwitting victims. But no one knows the true nature of the World Voice except for a chosen few who must save the children for the future of the world.

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