Ms. Li and Ms. Wang, a lesbian couple from Beijing, are a campus-to-marriage archetype who have been together for years. Now 35, they are cross-border e-commerce entrepreneurs, successful in business. They did IVF in the U.S. in 2018; today their elder son is 5 and their baby daughter just turned one.

With the means and after careful thought, we decided to bring them into this world — love-based unions deserve sunlight. We long for our legal relationship to be recognized, to give my partner and child more security; we look forward to positive change. But until then, having a child first feels great — we won't wait for the law's slow protection; we secure our little family ourselves first. — Ms. Li & Ms. Wang