My Story
Our Story
Let us share our journey with you, to give an insight into why we feel so passionate about Pride Angel and helping our members achieve their dream of becoming parents.
Our Journey
Pride Angel was founded in 2009 by Erika. Over the years, she has gained both professional and personal experience by bringing her three children into the world using a known donor, through both home insemination and clinical methods, with her wife carrying their third child. This experience along with her scientific background and industry knowledge has given her a deep understanding of the struggles that many single, lesbian, gay, and infertile couples face while
wanting to become parents. It is this understanding that drives her mission in creating Pride Angel
– to offer a safe space where people can come together to form families and build a supportive community,
one connection at a time.
Erika's Story
Erika is a scientist specializing in microbiology. She has used her expertise in health screening and
infection testing, along with her understanding of the challenges lesbian women face when trying to
conceive with a sperm donor. To drive her life mission of trying to help others who also want to
become a parent.
By creating Pride Angel, Erika was able to find her known sperm donor and conceived through home
insemination. She gave birth to their first daughter in 2017 and their second daughter in 2021, both via
home water births with a 'one to one' midwife, giving birth naturally without any intervention or pain
relief using hypno-birthing. Erika is a firm believer in natural birth, as she feels it enabled her children
to be born in a more relaxed manner.
In 2025, their third daughter was born, carried by Erika’s wife using the same known sperm donor, but
this time they used a fertility clinic, giving them the experience of both journeys. It was important for
their children to be genetically connected, and for them to choose a donor who also chose them and
was happy to keep in touch with their daughters and be part of their lives as an 'uncle type' figure.
They decided that their donor would be called 'daddy' to make it easier for their children to tell their
friends that they have a dad and two mums.
They have also extended the love for their children and family by having regular contact with their
donor's parents, who live only an hour away and are known as 'nanny and grandad'. It is clear that
Erika and her wife believe in the concept of "the more love, the better," and have found that their
daughters knowing their biological father and grandparents helps with their identity as they grow up.
They are overjoyed and grateful for their third and final addition to their family this year, as it has
helped them understand so much more about the industry they work in and want to support. Their
journey continues to inspire them to help others on their path to parenthood