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Love Wins: Two Dads, One Dream
From Ibiza to Belgium — a love story that became a movement for LGBTQ+ family rights across Europe. 🇪🇺
Two dads. One dream. A family built on intention.
In this deeply emotional episode, Richard Westoby sits down with Guy — who, alongside his husband Milan, shares their journey through egg donation, surrogacy, and parenthood in Belgium. From choosing their egg donor to advocating for better surrogacy laws, their story proves that love can rewrite the rules.
“We wanted to prove that love could rewrite the rules.” — Guy
Chapters
- 00:00 — Journey to Parenthood: A Love Story
- 02:43 — Navigating the Surrogacy Process
- 05:11 — The Impact of Their Story on Society
- 07:38 — Advocacy for Change in Belgium
What you’ll take away (and actually use)
- Decision clarity: how they chose their egg donor with values-first criteria.
- Process calm: the exact steps that reduced stress during surrogacy.
- Legal literacy: current realities for intended parents in Belgium (and what’s changing).
- Advocacy toolkit: small actions that create big visibility for LGBTQ+ families.
Spotlight: Papa’s 2 Be – How Two Men Become Dads
By Sjors Veenendaal & Aart van der Haven — a powerful diary of two men determined to become fathers. The English edition of the Dutch original (Papa’s 2 Be – hoe twee mannen papa’s worden). Honest, tender, and wildly practical.
📖 Add to your reading listIf you believe every family deserves a voice:
💌 Subscribe + ShareComment “Love Wins” if you stand for equality and visibility.
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Next week: The 5 biggest money traps in fertility (and the clinic questions that save you €€€).
Stay until the end — we’re giving away our Fertility Decoder checklist.
With love and clarity,
Julio & Richard — IVF Daddies 🍼✨
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