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Shannon Curley

English Composition II

8 March 2019

Working Bibliography

Fatherhood Dreams (2007).

Dir. Julia Ivanova. Runtime: 55 min. Interfilm.

- Fatherhood Dreams Summary: A documentary about four gay men who share their

journey of becoming fathers and how their struggles differ from those of a heterosexual

couple. The director is Julia Ivanova. She is a credible film maker because this film is not

her first film. The main people in this film are telling their real-life struggles. I will use

this information to share how real gay men couples start a family.

“Fenway Health.” National LGBT Health Education Center, www.lgbthealtheducation.org/.

Ginsburg, Elizabeth S., and Catherine Racowsky. In Vitro Fertilization. [Electronic Resource] :

A Comprehensive Guide. New York : Springer, [2012], 2012. EBSCOhost,

search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat01128a&AN=scc.b1459767&site=ed

s-live.

- Fenway Health Summary: This is a website for an organization aimed to provide education

for LGBT people regarding health issues they will face as a homosexual person. The website

also provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations

with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for LGBT people. The authors

and staff include medical and nonmedical doctors, experienced directors and coordinators.

They are credible because they share their educational credentials and all of them being
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post-secondary qualifications. I will use this information by sharing the quality and cost

effective options for family planning for LGBT individuals.

Klein, David A., et al. “Providing Quality Family Planning Services to LGBTQIA Individuals: A

Systematic Review.” Contraception, vol. 97, no. 5, May 2018, pp. 378–391. EBSCOhost,

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2017.12.016.

- David Klein Summary: This is a website for an organization aimed at specifically providing

information to LGBT individuals. The author is David Klein. This information is credible

because it was published by Elsevier, a global business that provides information regarding

healthcare and sciences. I will use this information to share the family planning services

available to LGBT people.

“LGBTQ Family Planning | Women & Infants' Fertility Center Providence, RI.” Women &

Infants' Fertility Center, fertility.womenandinfants.org/treatment/lgbt-family-planning.

- Women & Infants Fertility Center Summary: This is a website for the Women & Infants

Center in Providence, RI. They provide information regarding health care and services for

women and infants. Although it is based out of RI, this website provides information that is

relevant to everyone, worldwide. I know they are credible because they give many ways of

contacting them and they are a well-established medical center. I will use this information to

share the fertility process for women.

“Parenting Among LGBT People and Same-Sex Couples.” Williams Institute, 28 Mar. 2013,

williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/williams-in-the-news/parenting-among-lgbt-people-and-

same-sex-couples/.

- Summary: This website provides information regarding the trials, struggles, and successes or

parenting for LGBT people. I know this information is credible because it is published by a
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law school. I will use this information to explain and give an insight for readers about what

life is like after getting through the difficult process of pregnancy.

Paternal Instinct: The Road to Fatherhood is Not Always Straight (2004) Dir. Murray Nossel.

Runtime 73 minutes. Two Spirit Productions.

- Summary: This is a documentary style movie about several gay men and their journey to

parenthood in a homosexual relationship. I know this is credible because it is showcasing

real people, real LGBT couples. I will use this information to share the experiences of gay

men for gay men.

Scott, Richard T., and Richard T. Scott. “Family Planning Options For LGBT

Couples.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 1 July 2017, www.huffpost.com/entry/family-planning-

options-f_n_10733982.

- Summary: This is an article that provides information for LGBT people about the family

planning and pregnancy options. The author is Richard Scott. I know this is credible because

the author is medical doctor and director of reproductive medicine associates of New Jersey.

I will use this information to show the family planning options for LGBT people.