Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals pursue various paths to parenthood and creating families. For decades LGBT individuals have become parents and showered their children with the same love and attention that opposite sex parents also express. Some have children through the use of reproductive technology such as donor insemination or surrogacy, while others adopt or become foster parents. There are LGBT people who have children from previous heterosexual relationships. While our families deserve the same legal protections and social support granted to married opposite-sex couples and their children, they have few protections and, in some places, are even banned from adopting or becoming foster parents.

Triangle Foundation works hard to make sure that LGBT families enjoy equal rights and access to benefits that heterosexual couples receive. That means that domestic partner benefits, civil unions or marriage equality is granted to LGBT people in Michigan. We also support equality in parenting in issues ranging from adoption, foster care, custody, family planning, and respectful services in the area of donor insemination.