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Gay Dads
& Parenting Links -
Australia
- Gay
Dads NSW - The Gay Dads Group has been
established as a social/support group which organises dinners,
picnics and information talks. The website is aimed at
keeping gay dads from all over NSW in contact, and aware of
services available to them and highlight any news or articles that
may be of interest.
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 Love
Makes a Family - This Victorian community
education and lobbying campaign aims to achieve equal rights and
choices for lesbian, gay and bisexual, trangender and intersex
(LGBTI or 'rainbow') parents, prospective parents and families. We
are working to improve both the law and social attitudes in the
broader community. The campaign is coordinated by the Fertility
Access Rights Lobby, a working group of the Victorian Gay and
Lesbian Rights Lobby, and The ALSO Foundation (a non-profit
foundation that works to enhance LGBTI people's lives) and members
of our
communities.
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 Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby - The Victorian Gay and Lesbian
Rights Lobby represents gay and lesbian interests and works
co-operatively and constructively within the political framework
and the community at large. The VGLRL maintains a high level of
community relevance. While it focuses on key issues the VGLRL
continually canvases community needs and assesses the political
landscape.
- Gay and Lesbian Rights
Lobby
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Information and advocacy for gay and lesbian parents, couples and
individuals, including fact sheets on a range topics including
parenting, work, relationships, writing a will, and federal
issues.
- Maybe Baby Melbourne - A
social group for people who are considering forming a rainbow
family. People of all sexualities who share the aim of creating a
family within the GLBTI community are welcome. We meet for a
friendly and informal dinner / drinks on the first Tuesday of each
month (excluding December and January) from 7pm the venue will be
announced for each meeting. There is no need to book.
Singles and couples welcome.
- PFLAG - Victoria - Parents,
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays promotes the health and
well being of gay, lesbian and bisexual persons, their families
and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society;
education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to
end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents,
Families, and Friends of Lesbians and
Gays provides an opportunity to dialogue about sexual orientation
and acts to create a society that is healthy and
respectful of human diversity.
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GAMMA - Gay and Married Men's Association (VIC) - Gamma is
a discreet information and support group for men who are married,
previously married or in a long term heterosexual relationship,
who feel emotionally and/or sexually attracted to other men. We
meet on the last Monday of each month for group discussions and to
listen to guest speakers. We are located in Melbourne, Australia.
Surrogacy
Services:
- Growing
Generations - Welcome to the Growing Generations web
site. Founded in 1996, Growing Generations is the oldest and
largest surrogacy and egg donation firm dedicated to serving the
gay and lesbian community. As you explore our web site, we
encourage you to consider the many benefits of working with our
agency.
- Fertility Futures
International, LLC - Fertility Futures is the
source for extraordinary surrogates who will assist you in
creating your dream of having a family. Our full-service agency
will expertly guide you through the surrogacy process with
compassionate and knowledgeable support. FFI was founded on one
simple principle — to provide our clients with the highest
standard of care in the surrogacy industry. From that simple
mission, the company has grown from 2 dedicated founders, parents
themselves through assisted reproduction, to a professional staff
of 15 and a referral network of some of the most respected
doctors, attorneys and psychologists in the surrogacy field. This
highly skilled team has assisted more than 650 clients from over
18 countries.
- OurBirthRight - OurBirthRight
(Surrogacy Parenting Services) is an agency created specifically
for the gay community. We work with physicians who have high
pregnancy success rates. A smaller agency providing full service
at a lower cost. Co-founders Paul Jones and Christina Maichl
created OurBirthRight as a unique surrogacy service based on their
own first-hand experience with surrogacy – Paul as a father of a
child conceived through surrogacy and Christina as an experienced
surrogate mother. They understand the challenges and rewards of
making this significant decision.
- Center for
Surrogate Parenting Inc. - The Center for
Surrogate Parenting, Inc. is a world renown surrogate parenting
agency with offices in California and Maryland. CSP was
established because we strongly believe that couples who are ready
and willing to take on the responsibility of parenthood deserve
that opportunity. Having a child with the help of a surrogate can
be an exciting and fulfilling way to meet that need. Unlike some
alternative methods of creating a family, the surrogacy process
allows a child to be biologically related to either one or (in the
case of In Vitro Fertilization) both parents. It also gives the
couple the opportunity to become involved in the pregnancy itself.
And finally, since their child is conceived only because of their
own existence, the true genesis of the child is its creation in
the minds and hearts of the couple.
- Surrogate
Alternatives, Inc
- Surrogate Alternative's Mission is to
assist infertile couples who want to become parents and need an
agency which specializes in third party reproduction through
Surrogacy Arrangements. With the help of compassionate individuals
and people involved in the infertility field, our goal is to make
the dream of becoming a parent - a
reality.
General
Sites:
- Gay and Lesbian
Switchboard Victoria - Gay and Lesbian Switchboard
(Victoria) Incorporated is a volunteer organisation which provides
a telephone counselling, referral and information service.
Switchboard's service is free, anonymous, and confidential. Our
phones are staffed by trained volunteer counsellors who are
themselves gay, lesbian, bisexual, or
transgender. Switchboard was established in 1991 to provide a
vitally important service to Melbourne's queer community. Since
then, our service has grown to a team of over 60 trained volunteer
counsellors that staff our service for over 30 hours per week, and
take approximately 400 calls per
month.
- Rainbow Parents -
Rainbow Parents provides a variety of resources to Proud Parents
and their kids including best in class travel, shopping and a
collective web resource guide for Proud
Parenting.
- Family Pride - The
Family Pride Coalition (FPC) has for 25 years been the only
national (US) non-profit organization solely dedicated to equality
for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents and
their families. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., FPC supports
nearly 200 membership-based LGBT parenting groups nationwide with
a base of 35,000
supporters.
- Colage - Children of
Lesbians and Gays Everywhere. Our Mission: To engage, connect, and
empower people to make the world a better place for children of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender parents and families.
People and Place: COLAGE was created for people just like you! In
the United States alone, more than 10 million people have one or
more lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender parent(s). Today,
COLAGE is the only national organization in the world specifically
supporting children, youth and adults with LGBT parent(s). Using
our experiences and creativity, COLAGE offers a diverse array of
support, education and advocacy by and for folks with LGBT
parents.
- Gay Parenting
Page - There's a lot of information for gay parents
on the web. But as a new dad, I was having trouble finding it. So,
I created this page to pull it all together, using my own
journey as a guidepost for some places you might want to
visit.
- Parents with
Pride - Parents With
Pride is a support, networking, and resources forum for Australian
and NZ parents, partners, and prospective parents who identify as
being GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans*), and their
families. Providing free resources and local group listings
... bringing families
together.
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 Joy
94.9 - JOY Melbourne 94.9FM is Australia's only Gay
and Lesbian
Community Radio Station. JOY Melbounre is a Gay and Lesbian volunteer-based
community radio station, committed to providing a voice for
the diverse lesbian and gay communities, enabling freedom of expression,
the breaking down of isolation and the celebration of
our culture, achievements and pride.
General Legal Help
- Gay & Lesbian Immigration Task Force Inc. (Victoria)
Advice & support for same sex couples seeking permanent residency for the overseas partner of Australian Citizen or permanent resident. Meetings at Betty Day Centre 6-7 Argyle Street, St Kilda 5:00pm, 1st Sunday monthly, 7:30pm 3rd Monday monthly.
- Gaylawnet
Dedicated to providing general information and resources concerning the law as it affects the global gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (GLBTI) community and the simplest access to a gay or lesbian (or gay or lesbian-friendly) lawyer.
- HIV / AIDS Legal Centre ( HALC )
Free confidential advice and referral for PLWHA`s (Partners, carers, family, friends where problem relates to HIV/AIDS). Sessions fortnightly each Thursday 7-9pm.
- North Melbourne Legal Service
Free legal advice and casework. Including Criminal Law, Police Complaints, Family Law, Discrimination, Social Security Law and Wills. Registered Migration Agent is available by appointment. Please note: NMLS services those in Nth & Wst Melb, Parkville and CBD
- Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria - The Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria helps people resolve complaints of discrimination, sexual harassment and racial and religious vilification by offering a conciliation process that is confidential, impartial, free and simple. The Commission is not a tribunal or court. We help people to resolve complaints by mutual agreement. We do not prosecute, make judgments for or against either side, nor can we award compensation. In addition to our complaint resolution service, we offer information, education and consultancy services, conduct research and provide legal and policy advice. The Commission is a statutory body that reports to the Victorian Parliament through the State Attorney-General.
- Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission - The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission was established in 1986 by an act of the Federal Parliament. Our goal is to foster greater understanding and protection of human rights in Australia and to address the human rights concerns of a broad range of individuals and groups. We are an independent statutory organisation and report to the federal Parliament through the Attorney-General.
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