My first step was finding support and help with my search. I discovered our local Gay Center has a group called PARENTING PARTNERSHIPS:
http://www.gaycenter.org/families/groups
It meets the second wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm. The mission is not only to bring interested gay men and women together to make a co-parent match. There are also occasional speakers who discuss childcare, finances, legal family arrangements, etc. The group is headed by Susan, who found her ‘baby daddy’ at this group in 2001. They now raise their daughter and also live together. The problem—poor attendance, lack of energy and community interest. The group was larger in the years before I joined, but has slowly dwindled to a handful of (often frustrated) regulars. Why? Well, Susan is (understandably) busy with family and work. We’ve neglected outreach. Very few people in the community seem to know about us. We brainstormed during this week’s meeting. A ‘Sperm/Egg Mixer’ was suggested. Cute title! Maybe. An ad in the Center newsletter? Hopefully, the Center will find us as important as the other Family groups—Adoption and Surrogacy. I meet next week with a Center employee—fingers crossed.
http://www.gaycenter.org/families/groups
It meets the second wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm. The mission is not only to bring interested gay men and women together to make a co-parent match. There are also occasional speakers who discuss childcare, finances, legal family arrangements, etc. The group is headed by Susan, who found her ‘baby daddy’ at this group in 2001. They now raise their daughter and also live together. The problem—poor attendance, lack of energy and community interest. The group was larger in the years before I joined, but has slowly dwindled to a handful of (often frustrated) regulars. Why? Well, Susan is (understandably) busy with family and work. We’ve neglected outreach. Very few people in the community seem to know about us. We brainstormed during this week’s meeting. A ‘Sperm/Egg Mixer’ was suggested. Cute title! Maybe. An ad in the Center newsletter? Hopefully, the Center will find us as important as the other Family groups—Adoption and Surrogacy. I meet next week with a Center employee—fingers crossed.
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