While the birth of your child may signify the end of your surrogacy journey, it’s never the end of Circle’s relationship with parents – you always remain part of the Circle family! We love receiving updates from our parents about how their lives have changed, how their families are doing, and – of course – […]
Gestational surrogacy helps those who are unable to have children on their own grow their families. Through IVF, embryos are created in a lab at a fertility clinic. Sometimes the intended parents use their own genetic material. Sometimes, an egg donor is required. Many people choose gestational surrogacy to grow their families. Intended parents are matched […]
In conjunction with Gays with Kids, Circle has created a resource specifically for gay men interested in becoming parents through surrogacy. … You’ve already made the big decision. You’re ready to start your journey as a gay parent, and surrogacy and egg donation is the way you’d like to do it. Now, you have to decide […]
Part of the Men Having Babies Conference, this video features three young adults, born with Circle Surrogacy, discussing their personal experiences dealing with prejudice. (The Teen Panel from the left, Elinor, Liv, and Zachary.) Elinor started the discussion by sharing her experience being raised Jewish. She explains that there are passages in the Torah forbidding […]
In this video, filmed at the Men Having Babies Conference, Elinor, Liv, and Zachary (young adults born with Circle Surrogacy) discuss two defining moments they’ve experienced within the last few years. The first moment is the passage of the Marriage Equality Act on June 26, 2015. Each panelist had a very positive response to this pivotal […]
In this Teen Panel, Elinor, Liv, and Zachary, teens born through Circle Surrogacy, share how they found out they were born via gestational carrier. The panelists described asking questions from ages 3 years old to 8 years old about coming into the world through surrogacy. They also asked their parents about genetics and their background. […]
In this video, Elinor, Liv, and Zachary (teens born with Circle Surrogacy) share their experiences growing up as children born through surrogacy. The first question asked is, “How do you describe your families to other people?” Each panelist explained that they tell people they have two dads and they were born through surrogacy. When asked […]
The United States Supreme Court has issued a landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalizes same-sex marriage in every state. This is a major victory for the LGBT community now ending the fight for marriage equality in America, marking a time to rejoice and celebrate yet another historic LGBT Pride month. Today with […]
The sun is shining bright and the rainbow flags are waving! It must be June: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month! “Why do we celebrate at this time of the year?” you may wonder. Let’s take a look back at June 28th, 1969, the night that LGBT Pride Month commemorates. Only decades ago homosexuality […]