Episode 3: Brian Rosenberg

In our third episode, Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation President, Sam Hyde, hosts our amazing guest, Brian Rosenberg! Brian is the founder of Gays With Kids which is a continuously growing community of dads, families and industry experts. They provide education, anecdotes and advice for wherever you might be in your journey to fatherhood. 

They chat about Brian's experience growing up during a tumultuous time for gay men surrounding the AIDs crisis, his own HIV status, meeting his husband, and becoming a dad. It's an emotionally charged episode with a beautifully happy ending. You won't want to miss it. 

Brian mentions the clinic partner, RMA CT and Dr. Mark Leondires. RMA CT has recently rebranded and is now called Illume Fertility. You can find more information on Illume here: https://www.illumefertility.com/

Brian also mentions his first blog post called "All You Really Need Is a Suitcase or a Drawer" which you can find here: https://www.gayswithkids.com/the-being-blog/all-you-need-is-a-suitcase-or-a-drawer

To learn more about GWK Academy, you can check out the website here: https://www.gayswithkids.com/gwk-academy?hsCtaTracking=d03be9b9-52a0-4cfa-ac75-f77385808087%7C99dafa53-a596-4c53-ab83-61e15c93ce04

Thank you for listening!

If you'd like to learn more about surrogacy, you can visit our website. If you'd like to chat with one of our team members, please reach out:

• Become a surrogate (email: applications@circlesurrogacy.com)
• Become a parent (email: info@circlesurrogacy.com)
• Become an egg donor (email: eggdonation@circlesurrogacy.com)

We'd love to hear your story and see how we can support you.

Chapters

• 0:12 Hello & Welcome - Sam Hyde
• 0:20 Introducing Brian Rosenberg
• 1:19 What Was it Like Growing Up in MA & Coming Out as Gay
• 2:05 HIV+ Disclosure
• 3:10 How Did You Meet Your Husband?
• 5:25 When Did You Both Decide You Were Ready to Grow Your Family?
• 7:28 What Did Conversations Look Like Around Adoption and Surrogacy?
• 16:37 What Was Your Thought Process in Starting Gays With Kids?
• 19:35 Why Do So Many People Gravitate Toward the Gays With Kids Community?
• 21:50 Do You Have Any Specific Stories of Families That Stand Out to You?
• 25:01 How Do You Choose IVF Clinics and Surrogacy Agencys to Work With at Gays With Kids?
• 27:54 What Advice Would You Give Gay Men Interested In Growing Their Family?
• 29:40 What Would You Say to Someone Who Doesn't Agree With Surrogacy?
• 31:58 Thank You!