ABSTRACT
LGBTQ+ parents may access fertility services for a variety of reasons. They may simply require the provision of gametes to conceive, or they may experience the same range of difficulties in conception that cisgender heterosexual people do. Other LGBTQ+ people may not need to access fertility treatment, but nevertheless wish for conception to occur in a clinical setting for a variety of personal and legal reasons. Globally, LGBTQ+ people face barriers when accessing fertility clinic services. This ranges from laws making such services only available to cisheterosexual people, to inequalities in the financing of care for LGBTQ+ patients. As well as examining these structural barriers, in this chapter we will explore the subjective experiences of LGBTQ+ people who have accessed fertility services, drawing upon our own research with trans and/or non-binary (TNB) parents to contextualise these findings. We also outline TNB parents’ recommendations for inclusive practice.
