LGBTQIA+ Resources & Support
JustBirth - accessible, BIPOC & LGBTQIA2+ inclusive/led pregnancy & parent support groups, text support warmline, & education for those who live in NYC or northern NJ. Text 646-681-1648.
Whole Body Pregnancy Childbirth Education Class (Erika Davis) – for LGBTQ+ Families, led by a queer doula, offered virtually.
The Center - provides a variety of groups, clinics and workshops designed to support LGBT Parents. Parenthood support includes: parenthood planning workshops, networking opportunities, pro-bono legal and tax clinics, Adoption, foster care, alternative insemination/IVF and surrogacy referrals, monthly family play days.
Men Having Babies - peer support network for biological gay fathers and fathers to be, offering monthly workshops and an annual seminar, as well as online forums.
Gays With Kids - Helping gay dads navigate fatherhood
Baby Making for Everybody — book by Ray Rachlin and Marea Goodman
NYC Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project: 212-714-1141
“Our Favorite Queer and Trans-Centered Resources for Families and Birth Workers” (Birth Advocacy Doula Trainings blog post)
Mental Health Resources
Trans Lifeline: 877-330-6366
Held Heart- Laura Vladimirova, LMSW - Perinatal focused, queer / 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming & trauma trained. Most major insurances accepted. Laura formerly worked as a doula, childbirth educator & lactation counselor. Based in Brooklyn
Union Square Psychotherapy - Jeanette Samyn - specializing in reproductive health (but also trauma, grief, substance use, and LGBTQIA+) and can do sliding scale (Zoom or in-office in Union Square).
Manhattan Alternative - LGBTQ+ supportive & trauma-informed therapists