What a wonderful post to share, thank you for encouraging alternative methods of becoming a parent! I myself believe that anybody can become a parent, regardless of age, *** and orientation. You can decide to be a loving, caring and respectful person and your identity does not define you as a "bad parent" and such. I think that gender prediction is another important issue to discuss when talking about pregnancies, especially if the pregnancy will be carried out by somebody other than you or your partner.