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The AFA LGBT Professional Network

The American Fertility Association (The AFA) believes that the road to parenthood isn’t always straight.

As the nation’s leading patient advocacy organization, The AFA is dedicated to educating and supporting all men and women concerned with family building - including hopeful lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents.

The AFA’s LGBT Professional Network is comprised of two main sections: one for patients seeking referrals, and one for professionals with inclusive businesses that serve the LGBT community and wish to advertise those services.

For Patients:
Patients find the medical help they need in many ways, but unfortunately many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients still have difficulty locating health care and legal professionals that are sensitive to the special needs of the LGBT community who are seeking to build a family. To make this process easier, The American Fertility Association has developed an LGBT Professional Network.

This resource includes information about physicians, nurse practitioners, complimentary care providers, surrogacy, egg donation and sperm donation agencies, adoption agencies, lawyers, pharmacists and other professionals committed to assisting those in the LGBT community to create family and to deal with reproductive challenges. This directory will continue to grow, so please check back often!

Disclaimer

Please note that the information in this network does not constitute a recommendation to consult any specific professional. Although The AFA makes every attempt to keep the information on members accurate and up-to-date, The AFA cannot attest at all times to the accuracy and completeness of the information provided.  This information is provided for your reference, however, the responsibility for choosing a professional and checking their credentials to practice must remain that of the patient.


Adoption Agency

California

Lafayette

Diane Michelsen, Esq.
Diane Michelsen's Family Formation Law Office
3190 Old Tunnel Road
Lafayette, CA 94549

Services Provided: Services limited to adoption and assisted reproduction. Assistance with any (or all) of the phases of adoption or assisted reproduction. Complete adoption program including a search component and a complete gestational surrogacy program. Performs any specific services necessary in either adoptions or assisted reproduction ranging from client consulting to terminating a birth parent's rights, from comparisons between adoption & assisted reproduction to surrogacy, ovum donation, embryo donation, and sperm donation contracts, contract reviews or contract monitoring.
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (925) 945-1880
Fax: (925) 933-6807
Web: http://www.lodm.com


Pleasant Hill

Harley Christensen
Independent Adoption Center
391 Taylor Blvd.
Suite 100
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Services Provided: IAC is an inclusive open adoption agency that places newborns with singles and couples/partners. Pre and post placement counseling, online peer-driven support groups, monthly counselor led support groups, assistance and guidance with Dear Birthmother Letter. Visit www.adoptionhelp.org for more information.
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (800) 877-6736
Fax: (925) 603-0820
Email: info@adoptionhelp.org
Web: http://www.adoptionhelp.org


San Francisco

Leah G. Sheldon
Adoption Connection
2150 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Services Provided: Works with adoptive families in 19 counties in CA and birth families throughout the U.S. Full domestic adoption program, international services, educational workshops, domestic partner/stepparent program. Welcomes couples and individuals of all ages, religions, ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientation.
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (415) 359-2494
Fax: (415) 359-2490
Email: families@adoptionconnection.org
Web: http://www.adoptionconnection.org


Massachusetts

Westborough

Adoption Community of New England, Inc.
45 Lyman Street
#2 South Terrace
Westborough, MA 01581

Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (508) 366-6812
Fax: (508) 366-6813
Email: info@adoptioncommunityofne.org
Web: http://www.AdoptionCommunityofNE.org


New York

New York

Jewish Child Care Association
120 Wall Street
12th Floor
New York, NY 10005

Services Provided: Home studies, post placements, parent education, consultations.
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (212) 558-9949
Fax: (212) 558-9993
Web: http://www.jccany.org


Rochester

Lisa D. Maynard
Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children's Center
1183 Monroe Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620

Services Provided: Information, education, referral and support on all aspects of adoption and foster care.
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (585) 256-7967
Fax: (585) 256-7555
Email: lmaynard@hillside.com
Web: http://www.hillside.com


Vermont

Middletown Springs

Dawn Smith-Pliner
AAA - Friends in Adoption
44 South Street
P. O. Box 1228
Middletown Springs, VT 05757

Services Provided: Compassionate adoption services. Licensed in VT, NY, RI, NJ & able to practice in CT. Full service, licensed child placement agency.
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (800) 844-3630
Fax: (802) 235-2311
Email: dawn@friendsinadoption.org
Web: http://www.friends-in-adoption.org