Looking for a queer/LGBTQ doula

Try Michi Arguedas or Rebecca Orozco, they were my amazing doulas! Both queer and have served queer families. My prenatal time, labor and postpartum with them was a wonderful experience. I was cared for and loved on, and my baby and family too. 

I've done some volunteer work with a few people from Roots of Labor and based on conversations with them, they seem to have a great focus on LGBTQ+ accessibility to doulas and doula services, and I know there are some LGBTQ+ folks who are doulas there.

http://www.rootsoflaborbc.com/

We had a great experience with Born Collective SF (https://www.borncollectivesf.com/).   They are definitely queer/LGBTQ friendly--both of the doulas who worked with us identify as queer -- although I should say that my partner and I are a straight couple.  They work with East Bay clients.  Brooke attended our birth and was amazing,  I couldn't recommend them highly enough! 

She's not based in the East Bay but we worked with Cherie Lockwood (https://www.borncollectivesf.com/cherie-lockwood). We're based in Oakland and gave birth at Kaiser Oakland.

I highly recommend Celia Donaldson https://www.intuitivebirth.org/about. 

Hi there! I highly recommend getting in touch with Molly Escobar. My family and I just worked with her and she is AMAZING! Her attitude, demeanor and expertise made my challenging birth more smooth and dare I say enjoyable than I could ever imagine. She is also a certified lactation consultant, doula and LGBTQ Educator & Doula. She came highly recommended from a friend who works in the childcare arena and I'm so glad we were able to work with her. She also does complimentary consultations so you can get to know her and ask questions. 

Here's her contact information, feel free to reach out if you have more questions.  

https://www.instagram.com/doulamee/

https://doulamee.com/pages/meet-doulamee

I strongly recommend Shoshana Friedman-Hawk and Sarah Goldfine - they work as a team, both meet with you for pre and post-natal visits and one attends the birth. They were such an important and valuable part of my pregnancy and birth, offering holistic support through post-partum. They are a lovely presence during this special time. Incredibly knowledgeable and responsive across the key dimensions of pregnancy, birth, and post-partum. They genuinely seek to understand you in a non-judgemental way to best support and are woven into the fabric of the East Bay birth community so they have a pulse on everything from hospital practices to local resources. I trust them both completely. Best of luck in your doula search!

Shoshana (shoshana [at] encirclingmothers.com (shoshana[at]encirclingmothers[dot]com)): https://www.encirclingmothers.com/

Sarah: http://www.goldenhourdoula.com/