Are you considering starting a family? What options are you considering? Natural birth? Adoption? Or surrogacy? Becoming a parent is a wonderful thing, and many queer people in China see parenthood as a viable option. This has partly fueled the rapid expansion of commercial overseas surrogacy services, which exist in a shifting legal and ethical environment and involve complex, expensive international arrangements.

In China, the law prohibits surrogacy, and children born outside of marriage are prevented from acquiring hukou - just two of the many challenges that Chinese gay parents have to overcome. If you are hoping to start a family, it is important to be aware of the options and challenges - ethical, legal and practical.

Join the LGBT Centre on March 17, when Jack and Eddy, gay dads to two-year-old twins, will tell their family's story and answer questions on the realities of surrogacy and gay parenting in the China context. For more information, visit: https://ac.lingxi360.com/activity/ca4lkpryz7m38q09zgp9d9vxe2n15wog