Alternative Parenting Show today was another success

Today’s Alternative Parenting show was another resounding success. The show included many leading experts giving advice on how to navigate through the minefield of starting a family, whether in a same-sex relationship, single or needing a donor to conceive. Topics included legal provisions, surrogacy, fertility, co-parenting along with fostering and adoption. The one day event gave people the chance to ask questions about the different options available. Many people spoke to fertility clinics about their treatment options. Other options included finding a donor through a connection websites such as Pride Angel, the leading worldwide connection service for finding a known donor or co-parent. Erika co-founder of Pride Angel said ‘We spoke with many people today at the Alternative Parenting show, who were excited to hear about the possibility of being able to find and meet their own sperm or egg donor. With many people wishing to have the option of staying in touch with the donor and even for the child to have some level of contact, maybe like an ‘uncle type figure in their lives’. To read more about known sperm donation, egg donation or co-parenting visit www.prideangel.com

Choosing your sperm donor as a lesbian couple

For some couples the decision is easy, and the choice of a donor obvious, for others knowing your own standpoint on this or agreeing with your partner is harder. For some couples basic characteristics such as height, hair and eye colour are essential. For some couples meeting the donor in person is a very important step in being able to decide for the right donor or even co-parent. For some couples the wish for involvement from the donor is critical and the level of wanted involvement also varies greatly among couples. Common for all British lesbian couples though, is that the donor cannot be completely anonymous, as law prohibits this. The law from April 2005 was enforced, because it was believed that every child has a right to know its genetic background. How this influences couples' choices of a donor, is what greatly interests me. Looking for couples to interview My name is Siff Groth and my own thoughts on starting a family with my partner, has made me passionate about working with this subject in an academic way. I am a Danish student of Social Anthropology, and am currently in Brighton to do a five month long fieldwork, ending by the end of June. I meet with lesbian parents and parents-to-be and listen to their stories and hereby learn about how couples start their family and decide on the right donor for them. If you and your partner are in the process of choosing a donor or have already had your child, if you are located in the Sussex area, UK, and would like to share with me your experiences, it will be very much appreciated and I will look forward to listen your story! Feel free to contact me at frk.groth@gmail.com, also for any questions regarding the study. Article: 13th April 2013 by Sith, Student of Anthropology Find your sperm donor at www.prideangel.com

Ellen DeGeneres denies Sperm Donor Rumors

Rumors have been circulating that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi want a baby and to start a family together. DeGeneres recently shot down those rumors, insisting that the couple aren’t planning on kids, indeed, that they don’t even want them. DeGeneres appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on September 6 and was asked by host Jay Leno about the ongoing rumor that she is looking for a sperm donor in order to start a family with Portia De Rossi. The 54-year-old daytime talk show host denied the speculation with her usual deadpanning manner. “I heard you and Portia are having a baby,” said Leno. “Is this true?” “I’m here for your sperm,” DeGeneres joked. “That is not true. I don’t know why people want this. I’ve said it so many times: We are not going to have a child. And they say that we’re looking for the right donor. Although, you would be a good donor, so I’ll keep it in mind, just in case. I mean, it would have beautiful blue eyes, and a good sense of humor and a good shot at a NBC show. We would do well.” DeGeneres and De Rossi were married in their home in the summer of 2008 in the brief window of time during which same-sex marriage was legal in California. DeGeneres insisted that she has no problem with kids; she just doesn’t particularly want them herself. “I don’t want to have one. I don’t want to have six. I don’t want to have any,” DeGeneres said. “They’re precious to look at and I love them; we have nieces and I love them very much … don’t want ‘em.” DeGeneres has battled baby speculation before, notes MSN Wonderwall, joking in her 2011 book Seriously… I’m Kidding that she couldn’t have kids because “there is far too much glass in our house.” Do you think that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi would be good parents if they ultimately decided to pursue a family? Article:7th September 2012 www.inquisitr.com