Join The American Fertility Association and Brooklyn Community Pride Center for a free Family Planning Panel and Discussion     On Thursday evening, January 31st, The American Fertility Association and Brooklyn ...

by Ken Mosesian Really? That's amazing!  That's the number one response we received from physicians when we discussed our outreach program to men living with HIV. The message is simple and extraordinary: with proper care, men living with HIV can have biologically related c...

by Carolyn Berger, LCSW On August 23rd Rufus Wainwright will be marrying his partner of five years, Jorn Weisbrodt, out in Montauk, Long Island. I’ve always liked Rufus Wainwright’s music, but only became interested in his family building story after I saw him in concert in ...

by Heather E. Ross, Esq. You may know well before your child is born how and when you plan to talk  about how he/she was conceived.  You may intend to wait until the child reaches a certain age, and may have specific ideas on what information to disclose and how to disclose ...

by Carolyn Berger, L.C.S.W. Stories about couples readying themselves for their adoption home study are legion. Couples have been known to repaint their apartments, scrub between the bathroom tiles with an old toothbrush, and make sure there are cookies baking in the oven when the social ...

Today I want to write about something that has bothered me for the better part of a decade. I’ve carved out no fewer than a dozen drafts of this post, all strangely unalike, all ultimately failing to accomplish the job I’ve set out to do. Truth is, I’ve been trying to write it ...

I'm a Sam Pang fan.  I first met Dr. Pang in Massachusetts when I went up to direct him in The AFA video, "Reproductive Options for Gay Women."  Since then, I have gotten to know Dr. Pang and continue to be impressed with his integrity, great caring for patients, and pr...

The leaves are falling off the trees now. My street looks like it's paved in flame, it's so beautiful in the morning walking the dogs. I've always loved this time of year. I live on a typical street, at least by Brooklyn standards.  It's a family block.  Lots of elderly people who have ...

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and NCLR’s National Family Law Advisory Council are pleased to announce the release of a revised version of the groundbreaking publication Protecting Families: Standards for LGBT Families. The ...