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Having a Baby When You Identify as LGBTQ
Medically reviewed by Leyla Bilali
Whether you identify as same/similar gender-attracted and/or are transgender, if you want to have a baby or raise children, you have many options—possibly more options that you’ve imagined. Granted, having babies as a same- or similar-gender couple or transgender individual can be complicated. There are logistical issues, legal hurdles, and financial obstacles that cisgender heterosexual couples rarely consider or ever need to deal with.
Understanding Donor Arrangements
Medically reviewed by Leyla Bilali, RN
When choosing to use third-party reproduction technologies, one of the decisions you need to make is what kind of donor arrangement you want: known, anonymous, semi-open, or open. This decision applies to sperm, egg, and embryo donor arrangements.
The kind of arrangement you and the donor choose will have an impact not only on you, the intended parent, but also on your future child, the donor, and the donor's children (if they have any). The potential impact of your choice is good reason to carefully consider your options.