Events - L Group families

Our future free workshops will cover the following topics:

  • The law relating to lesbians having children
  • Different options to conceive
  • Overview of the many fertility clinics and hospitals and what to ask to make sure you get a good service and are able to make informed choices.
  • Hearing from lesbian women about their journey to parenthood
  • Support and social events for lesbians with children
  • When trying for a baby has failed: what to do and how to cope
  • Support while pregnant
  • An overview of the support services available to lesbians wanting to have children
  • Adoption as a lesbian

LGBT Parents' drop-in

We now have a partnership with Coin Street family & children’s centre.We will be holding a monthly LGBT Parent’s drop-in (including gay dad’s) starting the 15th of October 2011.This will be an opportunity to meet informally with other LGBT parents and parents to be.There will be activities for children and babies as well as the occasional speaker.If you would like to attend please email Tessa at: info@lgroupfamilies.org.uk

We will have a stall at the Alternative Families Show -GRAND CONNAUGHT ROOMS,
COVENT GARDEN, LONDON on SATURDAY the 17th of September. Please come and visit us there.
Workshop
Dates: In 2011

Venue: London Friend, 86 Caledonian Road, King's Cross, London, N1 9DN.
http://www.londonfriend.org.uk/


Sunday 17 April 11am-1pmSpeakers talking about adopting as a lesbian and conceiving through donor conception.
Sunday 15th May 11am 11am-1pm
Speaker: Trudi Campbell – Fertility Nurse from CRM London an IVF AND Fertility Clinic.
Speaker: Kate Brain talking about
-How to find a clinic
-What not to do and why
-Going through treatment
-NHS funding and how it works
-Emotional support
Sunday 3rd July 11am11am-1pmSpeaker: Erika Tranfield – Director and co founder of Pride Angel will be coming to speak.
Sunday 7th August 11am11am-1pmWe have a Doctor from the NHS Homerton Hospital fertility department coming to speak about accessing fertility treatment at the hospital as a NHS or private patient and answer any of your questions about fertility treatment. I recommend everyone try to attend.
Sunday 9th October 11am11am-1pmSpeaker : We have a Doctor from the Homerton Hospital coming to speak about all aspects of fertility treatment and NHS/Private treatment
Sunday 11th Decemeber 11am11am-1pmSpeaker TBC

We value your support whether by attending our workshops, volunteering or donating to our group, and we need this to continue if we are to keep running through 2011/12. Please contact us for more information on the ways in which you can help.

Workshop participants’ comments

“A big thank you to L group for putting on these free workshops”
“I have been waiting a long time to find support to become a parent as a lesbian”
“I have learnt loads from coming to an L Group families workshop and now I feel much more confident in choosing a fertility clinic and asking the right questions.”
“L Group families' workshops have made the whole idea of becoming a parent less daunting”
“The support I have received from the workshops has been invaluable”
“I was able to meet people in the same position as myself who want to become parents.”
“I did not realise the range of fertility clinics and other services that I could use.”