The Queer Family Podcast – LGBTQ Families & Queer Parenting Stories

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The Unicorn Uterus Mar 27, 2023

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The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 8 | Marie and Jill proposed on the SAME day in typical lesbian fashion. They tell us about the emotional toll of trying to get pregnant, their "silent" miscarriage, and their desire to raise awareness about this experience. Guest co-hosts Angela and Jess from S5 and S9 join Jaimie to introduce the episode and give an update on the long process of trying to get Angela pregnant with baby #2. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!

“I’m going in for fibroids and now I’m up a uterus and down a kidney? How does this work??” Marie

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Queer Moms Raising Sons Mar 20, 2023

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The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 7 | Jenn and Gail are queer moms, friends AND co-editors of a collection of stories and interviews about queer moms parenting sons without fathers. They tell us about their journeys to motherhood, the decision-making that goes into creating our families, and what nurturing healthy masculinity looks like. Guest co-host Tiq Milan from S3 and S10 joins Jamie to introduce the episode, unpack what gender means and the unconscious biases that exist. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!

"The whole #boymom makes me cringe… it’s so problematic and yet when I read the memes and posts or whatever, I’m like, “oh yeah, that’s my life too.” Jenn Marlowe

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The Two Mom Browns Mar 13, 2023

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The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 6 | Lauren and Amanda are interracial lesbian moms raising bi-racial, donor-conceived boys. They are also Instagram famous for documenting their Reciprocal IVF journey and sharing their babywearing, co-sleeping, cloth diaper-wearing, and attachment-based mom-lives on the app. Guest co-host Tom Coppola from S1 joins Jaimie to introduce the episode and update us on how his known donor-conceived family has been doing since we last spoke. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!

“We always joke that lesbian relationships travel at like three times the pace of straight relationships.” Lauren

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Not The Brady Bunch Mar 06, 2023

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The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 5 | Dr. Gwen Bass comes back with her current partner Liz to discuss how they make their large blended family work. Guest co-host's Nick and Katherine from S4 join Jaimie to introduce the episode and update us on how THEIR blended family has been doing since we last spoke. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!

“We have children with the people we fall in love with and then end up wondering, “where is our relationship?” Because all we’re doing is parenting together.” Liz

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Shit No One Tells You About Divorce Feb 27, 2023

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The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 4 | Queer mom Dawn Dais wrote a book called "Shit No-One Tells You About Divorce" because she did just that; got divorced and learned to navigate co-parenting with her ex-wife. The family also found their anonymous sperm donor and now shares a great friendship with him and his family. Guest co-host Zee from S10 joins Jaimie to introduce the episode and update us on what they've been doing since we last spoke. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!

“He [the donor] was curious from a sibling standpoint for his kids, so he put his name and information on the donor sibling registry, and he lives a couple of hours away.” Dawn

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Major Mamas Feb 20, 2023

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The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 3 | Thanks to the Mosie Baby Kit and a nephew's sperm, Ashley and Jonelle both share DNA with their beautiful baby girl. They talk about being an interracial couple and their new brand, Major Motivation.

Guest co-host's Tiffany and Carissa from S3 E2 join Jaimie to introduce the episode and update us on what they've been doing since we chronicled their extensive donor search 4 years ago. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!

“Although this part is complicated, I do like the fact that when she gets older she will know that person [the donor].” Ashley

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Mother and Daughter Feb 13, 2023

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The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 2 | Social worker/therapist Emma is joined by her teenage daughter Delia to talk about their blended family, what it's like having 2 moms, and the birds and the bees talk when you have queer parents. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!

“Let’s talk about how babies are made and how you stay safe in all the combinations; men and women together, men together, women together, and women by themselves. Also, how you have pleasure in all those spectrums.” Emma

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Immaculate Misconception Feb 06, 2023

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The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 1 | Dr. Gwen Bass, author of “Immaculate Misconception,” was born by “secret” artificial insemination in the ’80s to gay parents. A DNA test in Gwen's 30's confirmed the existence of multiple siblings and a shocking realization that the doctor inseminated multiple folks with the same donor. Gwen is also a queer mom with 4 kiddos in a blended family that came about through adoption, foster care, and the old-fashioned way. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!

“Finding my siblings….it’s not a threat, it’s like an expansion for me.” Dr. Gwen Bass

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HELLP Syndrome Encore Feb 04, 2023

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The Queer Family Podcast | BONUS | As we gear up for our Season 11 launch on 2/6, we will be releasing daily bonus eps to showcase the contributors who will be helping with the rebranded show! Take time to re-acclimate yourself with Angela and Jess from S5, E13. Listener faves, Angela and Jess share about putting 9k worth of sperm on their credit card, Hellp Syndrome, gallstones and having a baby 10 weeks early. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!

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A Queer Conception Encore Feb 03, 2023

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The Queer Family Podcast | BONUS | BONUS: As we gear up for our Season 11 launch on 2/6, we will be releasing daily bonus eps to showcase the contributors who will be helping with the rebranded show! Take time to re-acclimate yourself with Joanne and Lara from S9, E21. Liam talks about their large, blended family, transitioning from “she” to “they” and starting testosterone, and their new book, “Queer Conception: The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-To-Be. Buckle up buttercups….. we cover a lot of ground here. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!

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