Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) individuals’ (nonheterosexual or noncisgender) desires and intentions to form families have been under‐researched. Further, research on family formation among SGM individuals is even more scant in India. Family formation, a significant milestone for many individuals, has important implications for overall health. Using data from interviews (n=25) and focus group discussions (8 participants) with SGM individuals in Bangalore, Chennai, and Kolkata, we explore desires and intentions related to parenting. Pressure to have children was ubiquitous, though participants’ parenting‐related desires varied. Participants considering parenting noted many priorities including their financial stability, relationships with partners, and the legality and legitimacy of their partnerships. Adoption and assisted biological reproduction (e.g., IVF) were the preferred methods of family formation. Experiences and expectations of stigma for themselves and their children shaped participants’ limited control over parenting‐related decisions. However, they exerted agency as they navigated achieving their ideals for family formation.

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印度城市地区的性别少数群体中的家庭形成目标。

对性和性别少数群体（SGM）个体（非异性恋或非顺式性别者）组建家庭的欲望和意图进行了研究。此外，在印度，关于SGM个体中家庭形成的研究还很少。家庭结成对许多人来说是一个重要的里程碑，对整体健康具有重要意义。使用来自班加罗尔，金奈和加尔各答的SGM个人的访谈（n = 25）和焦点小组讨论（8名参与者）的数据，我们探索了与育儿有关的愿望和意图。尽管参与者的育儿相关愿望各不相同，但生孩子的压力无处不在。考虑养育子女的参与者指出了许多优先事项，包括他们的财务稳定性，与伙伴的关系以及伙伴关系的合法性和合法性。领养和辅助生物繁殖（例如IVF）是形成家庭的首选方法。对自己和孩子的污名经历和期望使参与者对育儿相关决定的控制有限。但是，他们在寻求实现家庭组建理想的过程中发挥了代理作用。