LGBTQ conception, pregnancy, childbirth and parenting
See Maia Midwifery & Fertility Services‘ support groups and classes offerings. Most are held on zoom.
Our Executive Director, Alice Ruby, will be speaking at the Talking with kids about donor conception session. Sign up here
Queer birthing education
Embodied Birth offers regularly occurring online classes with a focus on affirming all genders and family structures.
Kids ages 8+ who have one or more LGBTQ+ parents
COLAGE Peer Support Groups Variety of options for a variety of families.
LGBTQ families
Our Family Coalition advances equity for the full and expanding spectrum of LGBTQ families and children through support, education, and advocacy: workshops, support groups, play groups, and other resources. Periodic legal resource clinics to establish parentage protections
Legal parentage: wondering how to legally protect your LGBTQ+ family?
- The National Center for Lesbian Rights recommend this LGBTQ parenting guide put out by the NY Times
- GLAD, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, work to protect LGBTQ+ rights to form, parent and live as a family; see their resources
- Look for periodic legal workshops at Our Family Coalition
Guides for donor-conceived people/people with LGBTQ+ parents
COLAGE has updated, downloadable guides created by and for people with LGBTQ+ parents: Donor Conceived Guide and People with Trans Parents Guide.
LGBTQ Family Building: A Guide for Prospective Parents
Goldberg, Abbie. American Psychological Association (APA) 2022. This book provides LGBTQ+ parents and prospective parents with the detailed, evidence‑based knowledge they need to navigate the transition to parenthood, and help their children thrive.
Queer Conception : The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-To-Be
Kali, Kristin L. Sasquatch Books, 2022. Fertility guide for LGBTQ+ and single people interested in creating family through pregnancy. Evidence-based, written by an experienced health care provider.
Queer parent perspective
What does it is mean to be an LGBTQ parent planning a family? What does it mean for donor-conceived people (as kids and as adults) to grow up in queer families? Here is a parent’s perspective.
DC dad & openness
Vince Londini: Father of three children conceived by donor conception. Vince provides an important voice not heard enough in the media. See his commentary on openness in families with donor origins.
DC adults speak
Good Morning America talks with LGBTQ+ families
Podcast Dibs: Welcome to the Family. Hear what it’s like to come from a family created with the assistance of a sperm donor. Interviewer Aiden Wood talks with people who have a donor (some who share her donor!) and others from the world of donor-assisted family building.
Requests from individuals and organizations outside TSBC
None at this time
The Sperm Bank of California is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of all in our community. We will continue to follow all federal, state, and city health related recommendations regarding COVID precautions for our visitors and staff, and for handling all sperm stored in our facility. We continue to require masking at our facility and ask that anyone who may have COVID reschedule any in-person appointments.
We are a small nonprofit organization and appreciate your patience with delays that may be caused by the COVID pandemic. We continue to experience more shipping delays and supply chain issues than prior to 2020.