Rainbow Family Stories

Matt and Thang from Melbourne/Naarm.

Meet Matt and Thang and their little family. Their two children were born via surrogacy in Canada. We are also lucky to have Matt as a Rainbow Families Board Director, helping us move...

Simone and Louise from Sydney.

Rainbow families changing the lives of vulnerable children Barnardos short-term foster carers Simone and Louise start each day with a walk and a coffee together. Often, they are also joined by a...

Mark, Geoff and *Ben - from near Canberra

Geoff, Mark and Foster Son *Ben. Geoff and Mark, two gay dads in their 50s, have opened up their home and hearts to Ben, who now gets to grow up on a...

Heather, Qingwen and Xinle from Brisbane/Meanjin

Heather Corkhill shares her journey to parenthood and her passion for supporting LGBTQ+ families through her work with Rainbow Families. As a board member, she's dedicated to expanding support, especially in regional...

Frankie Shares Inspo & Tips Behind Canberra's Seahorse Playgroup

Frankie has done an amazing job driving Seahorse playgroup in Canberra - Ngunnawal and Ngambri land, creating a warm and supportive community for LGBTQ+ families. We wanted to gather some of Frankie’s...

Ashleigh and Zoe from Sydney

Zoe and Ashleigh's Story *** (Update - the cat's out of the bag and Zoe and Ashleigh's families are thrilled to know they will be welcoming a baby soon!) “My...

Barnardos Foster: Jason and Tony's Story

This is a sponsored content piece from our amazing fostering and adoption partner Barnardos Australia My partner Jason and I have been together for 14 years.We met in Melbourne and hit it...

Brandon and Jake from Adelaide

Brandon and Jake's baby is due in March, 2024! ) Can you tell us how you decided to start a family and the journey you took to get there, including the method...

Will and David from Sydney

Can you tell us how you decided to start a family and the journey you took to get there, including the method you used (IVF, adoption, surrogacy, etc.)? Our son was born...

Adam and Andrew from Sydney.

Can you tell us how you came to explore surrogacy as an option to start your family? We have always been interested in having children. To understand more, we attended the Australian...

Tyson and Dan from Melbourne.

Can you tell us how you decided to start a family and the journey you took to get there, including the method you used (IVF, adoption, surrogacy, etc.)? Daniel and I...

Ben and Terry from Brisbane

Can you tell us how you came to explore surrogacy as an option to start your family? Ben and I were open to adoption or surrogacy and started looking at Barnardos but...

Frankie and Aevi from Canberra

Can you tell us how you decided to start a family and the journey you took to get there, including the method you used (IVF, adoption, surrogacy, etc.)? My partner and I...

Vik, Mikhayla, Quinn and Francesca from Sydney

The adventures of Quinn(dianna-Jones) and Frankie(saurus-Rex): A planned IVF pregnancy of lesbian parents My wife Mikhayla and I have been married for 3 years and together for 8. Our journey to children...

Shauna, Mel and Ziggy from Sydney

Can you tell us how you decided to start a family and the journey you took to get there, including the method you used? My wife and myself started planning for a...

Izzy, Tayla and Austin from Sydney

Can you tell us how you decided to start a family and the journey you took to get there, including the method you used? My fiancé and I had been together...