We help gay & queer people become dads
We believe every gay and queer person should have the opportunity to build the family of their dreams.
GWK Academy offers community, inspiration, education, resources, and discounts to guide and support you throughout your surrogacy, adoption or foster journey.
Join our rapidly growing community of dads-to-be!
- NO FEE REQUIRED
GWK Academy Includes
Coaching & Connections
Meet with gay dad mentors, connect with trusted family-building partners, and access private coaching.
Workshops & Events
Monthly virtual drop-in groups connect you with others going through similar journeys, and member-only workshops provide even more value.
Community
Connect with other dads & dads-to-be who have either recently completed their journey or are on their way to becoming parents.
Education & Resources
We break down your journey in easy-to-digest lessons that you can refer back to again and again. Think of GWK Academy as your trusted guide preparing you for everything you need to know before you even get started.
Discounts & Special Offers
Our Surrogacy & IVF family-building partners offer exclusive savings and special discounts.
Join our community of dads-to-be now!
Joining GWK Academy is quick and easy — create your account to get full access to all of the benefits such as educational resources, coaching, workshops and discounts from our family-building partners.
Let us help you become a dad!
We created GWK Academy to ensure you are fully-prepared for every step of your journey to parenthood, giving you the knowledge to face each decision with confidence, and the fortitude to successfully navigate past disappointing setbacks or unforeseen challenges.
Creating your family will be one of the most important achievements of your life…do not go it alone!
Surrogacy & IVF, Adoption and Foster
GWK Academy members get full access to our educational resources on everything involved in a gay surrogacy, adoption, or foster-adopt journey.
Surrogacy & IVF
With GWK Academy’s Surrogacy & IVF resources you’ll learn
✔ All that is involved in a gay US-based surrogacy journey
✔ An understanding of the typical costs of a surrogacy journey and how to afford it
✔ How long a surrogacy journey can take and what can impact a typical timeline
✔ What you need to know about finding a surrogate and egg donor
✔ Who are the essential family-building partners for every surrogacy journey and how to choose the right ones.
✔ Supplemental Legal and Insurance Guides
✔Frequently asked questions answered by trusted doctors and agency experts
✔ And much more…
Adoption & Foster Care
With GWK Academy’s Adoption & Foster-Adopt resources you’ll learn
✔ All that is involved in a US-based gay adoption and/or foster care journey
✔ An understanding of the typical costs of an adoption / foster journey and how to afford it
✔ How to mentally prepare for an adoption or foster journey
✔ All about the different adoption paths available to gay and queer dads-to-be
✔ How to choose your LGBTQ+ affirming family-building partners
✔ How to prepare for the home study
✔ What the matching process can look like for infant adoption
✔ And much more…
Hey,
I'm Brian
My husband and I created our family in the late aughts through adoption and surrogacy. The lack of resources available then was disheartening and problematic. Ironically, today there is an over-abundance of information, but you’ll spend hours searching the web and you’ll have to figure out which content is trusted and inclusive. That’s why we created GWK Academy. Let us put our years of experience and industry relationships to work for you!
— Brian Rosenberg (dad of three), Founder & Head Coach at GWK Academy
Get Access to Private Coaching
Whether you appreciate personalized support, you’re feeling frustrated or overwhelmed, or you want help identifying family-building partners, we’ve got you covered. Sign-up for a video coaching call with Brian, GWK Academy’s Head Coach.
1-on-1 Coaching
With GWK Academy’s Coaching you’ll recieve
✔ An individual, one-on-one 30-minute video session.
✔ The ability to get all your questions answered.
✔ Suggestions for saving money, finding grant money, and setting up your journey to meet your budget.
✔ Unlimited email support for the duration of your family-building journey
✔ Personalized suggestions to vetted surrogacy and adoption family-building partners
Our Exclusive Network of Family-Building Partners
Testimonials from GWK Academy Enrollees
20+ ★★★★★ reviews
We signed up for GWK Academy when we started our journey. In all our interactions, we found them to be knowledgeable, responsive, and courteous. They provided assistance getting started and regularly checked in on our progress. They had a network of agencies and clinics across the country to choose from. We highly recommend GWK for any couple starting their journey.
Brian and the team at GWK are absolutely wonderful: So supportive, so eager, and so very knowledgeable. Gay surrogacy is a complex, expensive process and GWK gives me comfort and security as my partner and I embark on this journey.
This is definitely money well spent. I believe this is the best information available on how to start your family, whether it's through adoption, foster-to-adopt, or surrogacy. I initially attended a variety of GWK webinars on various family-building topics before taking the course, which was incredibly informative. Then I took it again, and got even more out of it. Kudos to Brian and his crew for putting this all together. I cannot imagine attempting this process without the wisdom/knowledge/experience of those have done it. The whole idea was initially very overwhelming, but GWK Academy simplifies it so you feel comfortable that you understand it well enough to proceed fully understanding how it all works. At which point you can focus on the individual decisions you need to make to start your family. GWK Academy also has relationships with family-building partners, so you have vetted companies to work with and even discounts. They also have a mentoring program so you can get advice along the way. I'm well on my way to staring my family thanks to GWK Academy. And I would highly recommend this to anyone considering starting their family.
Brian Rosenberg & GWK Academy have been a tremendous help and exceptional guide to me and my husband in our pursuit to expand our family. GWK has truly been such a help in every way. The constant support and communication to answer any questions we have had, point us in the right direction, and simply be there has brought us a level of peace we weren't able to find anywhere else. We felt heard and safe with GWK being an outlet for the LGTBQIA+ community. We highly recommend for anyone looking for a place to start the process of expanding your family in any way to start here with GWK!