LGBTQ+ Parents

LGBTQ+ parents and parents-to-be are faced with unique challenges, all of which can affect mental health. This can be very isolating, so finding community & an affirming therapist is of monumental importance.

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Navigating Parenthood with Support

You may experience a range of emotions including disappointment, grief, and frustration, as well as the prejudice & stigma from friends, family, and society. Facing the stigma & bias, legal & social barriers that can affect your ability to form a family, having to explain your family diversity, financial obstacles and insurance difficulties all add to the mental load of your journey to become a parent.

Accept no one's definition of your life, define yourself.

Robert Frost

Resource List

2SLGBTQA+ Health Resources HFEA: UK fertility regulator Healthy People 2030 The Pride Study Supporting Trans Pregnancy: Trans Dads Share Their Story Podcast: Trystan Reese: Trans Gestation, Gender Roles in Parenting, Medical Self-Advocacy and Love Languages!Gay Parents To Be The Shoals Diversity Center University of North Alabama Resources

Books

And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families, edited by Susan Goldberg and Chloe Brushwood Rose

Confessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell All, edited by Harlyn Aizley

Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood: Firsthand Advice, Tips, and Stories from Lesbian and Gay Couples, by Eric Rosswood

Queer Conception: The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-to-be, by Kristin Kali

988: Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

If you are feeling vulnerable or suicidal or are worried about someone, call 988, the national number for all mental health, substance use, and suicide crises. For more information on this lifeline, visit

Alabama Department of Mental Health website.

Florence, AL

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