Q I’m studying children and young people’s workforce early learning and childcare and doing my work placement in a nursery. I like working with children but I just don’t get along with the people I work with. I don’t feel comfortable to be ‘out’ as comments have been made about them turning down a ‘rough’…
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Russia: life as a gay man & choosing to leave
From Russia with love The situation for the lesbian and gay community in Russia is frighteningly dangerous. Here, Dmitry Gulyaev, 29, tells us his perspective as a gay Russian who has left his country for a better life. "As you might know, the Russian parliament has approved a very controversial law against gay propaganda. According…
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Surrogacy in the UK: a guide
A guide for gay men... & anyone else considering surrogacy in the UK! Natalie Gamble and her team at specialist fertility law firm Natalie Gamble Associates are widely known as the UK's leading surrogacy lawyers, having acted for the parents in the UK's first international surrogacy case in 2008 and virtually all the subsequent leading…
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Surrogacy: international options
Sam Everingham of Families Through Surrogacy guides you through your international options Thousands of gay men around the world now raise children. Understandably they want to be the sole parents and genetically related to their children, and surrogacy meets this need. Uncompensated surrogacy in the UK is popular. with many gay men trawling through online…
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Surrogacy in the USA
Accessing surrogacy in the USA: a guide for gay men Richard Westoby and his partner had twin girls via a surrogate in the USA. He now helps other gay men accessing surrogacy. You’ve decided finding a surrogate in the UK will take too long and the lack of laws make it a risk you’re not…
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Yotam Ottolenghi: surrogacy & parenthood
Chef Yotam Ottolenghi & his journey to parenthood For Israeli chef and food writer Yotam Ottolenghi, having children was culturally acceptable even as a gay men. This was not the case for his partner Karl, from Northern Ireland. Here Yotam talks about coming together and how they found the right ingredients to have their son,…
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