Men Having Babies Asia - 2020 Parenting Options for Asian Gay Men
The 2nd annual MHB Asia returns with even more surrogacy parenting options in the USA and the debut of the Advocacy & Research Forum!
Men Having Babies (MHB) is an international non-profit organization that has helped thousands of gay men worldwide become biological parents. On October 2-3, 2020, in collaboration with local LGBT organization, MHB will return to Taipei to offer a comprehensive conference about parenting options for prospective Asian gay parents.
In addition to advice about parenting options, we offer in partnership with other organizations the Advocacy & Research Forum, to discuss the social, ethical, legal and empirical aspects of surrogacy and LGBT parenting.
More than 20 providers and community organizations will offer information on parenting options in the USA. In-depth programs will offer insights from the latest studies about contemporary gestational surrogacy in the United States, and specialty panels on insurance, budgeting, legal, medical and psychological aspects of surrogacy.
The program is based on a format MHB developed over the last 15 years in NY, Chicago, San Francisco, Barcelona, Brussels and Tel Aviv. Proceeds from sponsorship and exhibiting fees will benefit the Gay Parenting Assistance Program.
Note: while the event is organized by gay parenting organizations, non-gay prospective surrogacy parents are welcome and will no doubt highly benefit from it as well.
When...
October 2, 2020: 08:30AM - 06:00PM, October 3, 2020: 08:00 AM - 01:30 PM.
Where...
The conference will take place at W Hotel Taipei,
10 Zhongxiao East Road Sec. 5, Xinyi District, Taipei.
Registration...
The early bird advance cost is US$25 per person (instead of US$30 starting September 2, and US$35 the door) for prospective parents, and includes meals and receptions.
We strongly encourage advance registration - our events often sell out. It will also speed up your sign-in on the day of the event and allow us to send you program updates.
Online registration will end when we reach capacity, and no later than October 1.
Hotel information
Attendees can benefit from special group rates for hotel accommodations at the W Hotel (book by Oct 1)
Translation
The conference will be in English and Chinese, with simultaneous translation to both languages
Agenda in brief
Friday, October 2:
- 08:00 - 08:30AM: Registration
- 08:30 - 09:30AM: Planning your parenting journey - major legal, medical and financial considerations
- 09:30 - 10:00AM: Legal Panel
- 10:00 - 10:45AM: Expert panel: Budgeting and insurance (Sponsored by ART Risk)
- 10:45 - 11:00AM: Q&A session: The Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP)
- 11:00 - 11:15AM: Coffee break
- 11:15AM - 12:45PM: Expert panel: Medical aspects of surrogacy (Sponsored by Pacific Fertility Center of Los Angeles)
- 12:45 - 01:30PM: Lunch (courtesy of San Diego Fertility Center) and gay parenting resource fair (tables of surrogacy agencies, clinics, lawyers and community organizations open until 04:30PM).
- 01:30 - 02:00PM: Picking providers, budgeting and financial assistance (GPAP)
- 02:00 - 03:00PM: Personal stories - hear from several surrogates and parents (Sponsored by HRC Fertility)
- 03:00 - 03:30PM: Coffee break (courtesy of Center for Surrogate Parenting)
- 03:30 - 06:00PM: Advocacy and Research Forum MHB 2020: LGBT Parenting in Taiwan: Facing social stigma and discrimination
In May 2019 Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Yet, is the general public ready for LBGT individuals and couples to have children? What challenges will gay families encounter in their daily lives? Having succeeded in their struggle to have a child, how will LGBT parents face the stigma and discrimination of being a "gay family" in Taiwanese society?
Taiwan LGBT Family Rights Advocacy ("TLFRA") is honored to invite the following speakers to share their thoughts and suggestions about becoming parents with MHB participants. The speakers will discuss the current situation of gay parenting in Taiwan, possible challenges faced by LGBT parents, and corresponding strategies to respond to such challenges.
Speakers:
Daddy Luke, Taiwanese gay father
Dr. Yu-Ying Hu, Associate Professor of Gender Studies, Kaohsiung Medical University
Ms. Georgia Kuo, Loving Parents of LGBT Taiwan Association, Director
Ms. Hsuan-Ping (Reese) Li, Taiwan LGBT Family Rights Advocacy, Secretary General
- 06:00PM: Parents / Intended Parents’ Happy Hour (Sponsored by HRC Fertility)
Saturday, October 3:
- 08:00 - 08:45AM: Registration
- 08:45 - 09:00AM: Welcome and orientation
- 09:00 - 11:00AM: Breakout sessions - learn more about participating surrogacy providers
- 09:25AM - 01:30PM: Gay parenting resource fair (tables of surrogacy agencies, clinics, lawyers and community organizations).
- 11:00 - 11:30AM: Coffee break
- 11:30AM - 01:30PM: Drop-in interactive video consultations with exhibitors
