New Documentary by Lesbian Mom Looks at Miscarriage and How We Treat It
An award-winning filmmaker and lesbian mom is making a documentary using her own miscarriage as a starting point to look broadly at miscarriage care in the U.S., in the context of the current attacks...
View ArticleNew Queer Parenting Memoir Looks at (In)Fertility and Its Discontents
Michelle Tea's new book isn't the first queer parenting memoir, nor the first by a single queer person who decided to get pregnant, nor the first to look at infertility. Yet the humorous, revealing,...
View ArticleThe Queer Birth Project Combines Data and Art to Share Our Stories
An interdisciplinary project is blending research and storytelling to create visual artworks that share the birth and family formation experiences of queer people. Intrigued? Here's how you can take...
View Article“Are You Ready to Be a Parent?”: Parenting in The L Word: Generation Q, S3E2
Several characters in the latest LW:GQ faced the question "Are you ready to be a parent?" I explore their responses---and offer some resources for those asking themselves the same question in real...
View Article“Bernie’s Mitten Maker”: A Memoir of Crafting, Connection, and Queer Parenthood
Jen Ellis, the Vermont teacher who created the mittens that Senator Bernie Sanders wore in his now-famous photo, has written a surprisingly moving memoir not only about how that happened, but also how...
View ArticleListen to My Spouse and Me on “The Queer Family Podcast”
My spouse Helen and I chatted recently with Jaimie Kelton of The Queer Family Podcast about our path to parenthood via reciprocal IVF, having a son who's now in college, why I started this blog, and...
View ArticleRecent LGBTQ Parenting Books: Which Ones Are Right for You?
The past two years have seen many great books about starting and raising families as an LGBTQ person, as well as books for all parents wanting to raise children with an understanding of LGBTQ...
View ArticleGlamour UK Pride Issue Features Pregnant Trans Man Logan Brown
Glamour UK's Pride cover features transgender man Logan Brown, who was pregnant at the time and is now a dad. He spoke with them about his experience of pregnancy, birth, and being a trans parent....
View ArticleListen to My Spouse and Me on the “Donor Conception Conversations” Podcast
My spouse Helen and I recently chatted with Lisa Schuman of the Donor Conception Conversations podcast about creating our family via reciprocal IVF 20 years ago, talking with our son about his donor,...
View Article8 Tips for Queer People Starting the Journey to Parenthood
New year, new endeavors! For some, this may mean taking the first steps towards parenthood—so I want to revisit some of the tips I found most useful as my spouse and I began our own journey. The post 8...
View Article5 New Books About New and Growing LGBTQ Families
Starting or growing your family? Here are five absolutely terrific new and upcoming LGBTQ-inclusive picture books to consider: one that celebrates all the people involved in family creation; another...
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