Building a family, choosing a school, or finding care that doesn’t require an explanation shouldn’t be its own project. This page gathers the pediatricians, family lawyers, fertility specialists, doulas, and educators that 10th Muses members — queer women, trans, and nonbinary parents and caregivers across NYC and LA — actually trust with the people they love most.
The right provider here does more than tolerate a queer family — they know the legal and medical realities of two-mom households, trans parents, ENM co-parenting, and non-traditional custody, and they treat it as normal because it is. Bedside manner and paperwork fluency both matter.
Below are the family lawyers, fertility clinics, pediatricians, doulas, and schools that members have brought their own kids, partners, and paperwork to — and would send a friend to without hesitating. Organized by what you’re looking for, not just alphabetically.
We don’t publish a name until a member has vouched for it firsthand — then we follow up on the actual experience before it goes live. Recommendations stay on the page only as long as the community’s trust in them holds.
Family and caregiving needs often mean picking based on your commute, not just your favorite recommendation. Below, we sort providers and resources by neighborhood across the NYC boroughs and the greater Los Angeles area, so proximity is part of the decision.
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10th Muses — Social Club for Queer Women and Nonbinary Folks in NYC. Founded in September 2025 by Andrea Himmel.