Family Planning: Family planning is more difficult for same-sex couples than heterosexual couples due to the obvious biological differences. It is increasingly common to see children with two moms or two dads and studies show that those children turn out just fine, with no averse side effects. Children of same-sex parents are no likelier to be gay than children of heterosexual parents.
Family planning for lesbians usually comes in the form of artificial insemination, with known or unknown sperm donors, or adoption. Family planning for gay men usually comes in the form of a surrogate mother (sometimes with a separate egg donor) or adoption. Most countries outside of the U.S. do not let gay people adopt children.
When working with a same-sex couple, if you are curious about their plans for building a family, ask the question in a very open-ended way, such as, "Are you planning to have a kids someday?" rather than making assumptions about what they can or cannot do.
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