Men Having Babies, Inc

Attention West Coast gay men who are thinking about becoming parents 🏳️🌈 Men Having Babies conference returns to San Francisco this March. Registration is now open at menhavingbabies.org/sf Our non-profit organization is comprised of gay dads, surrogates and allies, dedicated to serving the gay community and helping you to understand this complex journey and navigate through the medical, legal, and financial aspects of surrogacy. Join us as we discuss surrogacy costs, budgeting, insurance considerations, and MHB's member resources, discounts, and financial assistance. Whether you want to start right away or thinking about becoming parents *sometimes in the future* - this is right for you! Don't miss out on this comprehensive guidance relevant to intended parents pursuing surrogacy in the Bay Area and beyond. For more details and to register: menhavingbabies.org/sf #menhavingbabies #gaydads #surrogacy #gaysanfrancisco

The 2nd Annual MHB Atlanta takes place in a month and it's time to take a minute to thank our Platinum Sponsors, Family Formers and Victory Reproductive Care Teresa (Family Formers) Rockey, CEO of Family Formers, said: MHB conferences are the perfect venue for Intended Parents to gather knowledge, obtain guidance, and make connections with professionals for their family building journey to be a success." Dr. Rahi Victory said: "It's amazing to see how many people are in need of both the education and the assistance that Men Having Babies provides. I think there's no better way to effectively help in that process than to be part of the conference and provide as much guidance and assistance as possible." (watch the full interview with Dr. Victory: https://lnkd.in/gK-AEY36) Men Having Babies Atlanta, February 21-23 at the W Hotel, Atlanta: https://lnkd.in/gDC4WR4e #menhavingbabies #gaydads #surrogacy #nonprofit

The term "Independent Journey" means: without the help of full services from a surrogacy agency. Skipping the full agency fee can help with the overall costs of the journey - but it also means that you will have to be able to do all the work yourself. We're going to have a whole session dedicated to Independent Journey during our upcoming MHB Conference in Atlanta: https://lnkd.in/gDC4WR4e Single dad BJ who went through the journey independently (and will speak in the Singles Session in the upcoming Atlanta conference) explained the challenge in his surrogacy: "Going through it alone meant that I would have to select the doctor and the lawyers and do tons of research that led it to become a very overwhelming process after doing months of research on the whole process itself," BJ tells us. "I had to take time to find the right lawyer who would take on my case with no problem that was also affordable for the budget as I know I was paying for this all by myself to also selecting the doctor that was going to do the transfers and making sure that I felt comfortable with how they would communicate with me as this was something that was sensitive." "Also, the screening of the surrogate is very important - I had to make sure that the surrogate was in a mental state to be able to handle what was about to happen and I that there was nothing that would make me or her feel uncomfortable." For single dads, independent journey is obviously even more challenging. "Of course, with the help of my family for the emotional support I was able to make it through," BJ says, "but it was very rough throughout the process, knowing that at the end I had gone through this process alone." Don't miss out MHB Atlanta, February 21-23, 2025 at the W Hotel: https://lnkd.in/gDC4WR4e #menhavingbabies #gaydads #gayatlanta #surrogacy #lgbtq

We are SO excited about this milestone!! We are thrilled to announced that Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP) Stage II has brought 100 babies to the world! Babies whose dads couldn’t afford to become parents without MHB’s help. The 100th baby was born just a few weeks ago in California and you can read the story of the dads and what was the process like receiving the assistance from MHB: https://lnkd.in/g5eMsn2Y It's important to note that though this is the 100th baby born with the large-scope help of GPAP Stage II - there are a few hundreds that were born with the help of stage I (that helps with providing large discounts from participating providers). Learn more about our financial assistance program at https://lnkd.in/gu7tDzV6 🙏 Men Having Babies would like to thank San Diego Fertility Center, SurrogateFirst and the Law Offices of Gregory S. Masler for providing pro-bono services to help grow this family. 🙏 #menhavingbabies #gaydads #surrogacy #nonprofit #lgbtcharity #lgbtq

Men Having Babies Conference in Atlanta - for gay and queer men thinking about becoming parents:https://lnkd.in/gDC4WR4e We are here to provide you with unbiased and objective information about surrogacy costs, budgeting, insurance considerations, and MHB's member resources, discounts, and financial assistance. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is dedicated to serving the gay community and helping you to understand this complex journey and navigate through the medical, legal, and financial aspects of surrogacy as a way to grow your family. Don't miss out on this comprehensive guidance relevant to couple and single intended parents pursuing surrogacy, For more details and to register: https://lnkd.in/gDC4WR4e #menhavingbabies #gaydads #gayatlanta #surrogacy #conference #nonprofit

Thank you George Arison for setting a powerful precedent in addressing the financial barriers to parenthood for LGBTQ+ individuals 🙏 🏳️🌈

We are coming back to Atlanta!! February 21-23, 2025 at the W Hotel 😍 Thinking about becoming a father someday? Most gay men - couples and singles - face many questions when deciding to grow their family, like: How much does it cost? and what kind of financial assistance is available? How do we match with a surrogate? Where do we even begin? Men Having Babies is a nonprofit organization dedicated to help gay men in their journey to parenthood. We understand the overwhelm that can come with the amount of commercial information and options available - and we believe that we can help you navigate and realize your parenthood dream - as well as connect you to our growing community of supportive gay dads and prospective dads. In our upcoming conference in Atlanta you can get: 🔑 Easy-to-understand information on where and how to start 🩹 An introduction of all the resources available for our community to make the whole process easier on you 💰 Guidance on budgeting and overview of providers and procedures 🏳️🌈 AND a supportive community of gay dads, surrogates, allies, and prospective dads like you Don't miss out the Men Having Babies conference - whether you are planning to start your journey to fatherhood *NOW* or thinking about becoming a father *sometime in the future*: https://lnkd.in/gDC4WR4e #menhavingbabies #gaydads #surrogacy #gayatlanta #nonprofit #lgbtq

As a nonprofit organization, we highly value our duty to report back to our community on our work. So as 2024 comes to an end, we present some statistics and highlights of our accomplishments. This is our annual Report Card: https://lnkd.in/g32UhdH3 Men Having Babies stands for the dreams and the right for people in the LGBTQ+ community to become parents. We prioritize our community's needs, and take effective actions to achieve them. See you in 2025! #menhavingbabies #nonprofit #lgbtq #equality

Looking back at 2024 - this year we had some legislation accomplishments: Since 2020, MHB has been advocating for a change in the definition of 'Infertility' to include anyone who's “unable to reproduce either as an individual or with their partner without medical intervention.” This new definition is already helping expand eligibility for our community to IVF insurance coverage, that translate to thousands of dollars saved in overall journey costs. This year we helped to add California and New Jersey to the list of the states who made this new definition into a law. In addition, the Michigan Family Building Act passed, legalizing and regulating compensated surrogacy. Check out the legislation tracker on our website to see which states are (hopefully) coming next: https://lnkd.in/grEVhkY9 Learn more about Fertility Equality and our efforts: https://lnkd.in/g2RDETyy #menhavingbabies #gaydads #surrogacy #lgbtqcommunity #nonprofit #2024reportcard

As 2024 draws to its close, we are proud to look back at our work and accomplishments. This year we launched the Employer Benefit Database! A growing number of employers offer family building benefits ranging from $10,000 to $80,000 (and beyond) towards adoption, fertility treatments and surrogacy. To encourage more employers to offer such benefits, we developed an advanced searchable database of companies that offer benefits to support LGBTQ+ family formation, and we are adding dozens of employers monthly. The new tool was launched combined with a web and social media campaign featuring community members who received significant workplace benefits. Check out the database, and the highlights of the campaign here: https://lnkd.in/gHvPSNFW Looking ahead to 2025, we are developing a unique toolkit to help men advocate for benefits at companies that do not currently offer inclusive benefits, or whose benefits do not apply to surrogacy, or whose benefits exclude overseas employees. #menhavingbabies #gaydads #surrogacy #lgbtqcommunity #nonprofit #2024reportcard