The Queer Family Podcast – LGBTQ Families & Queer Parenting Stories

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Tomboy Oct 05, 2020

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Lisa Selin Davis joins us to talk about the evolution of Tomboyism, the construct of gender, and being served pink and blue by Amazon from a very young age.

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When Your Husband Has a Baby Sep 28, 2020

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Shay and Morgan, are just a couple of guys who had a baby the old fashion way. But not before dealing with miscarriages, insurance rejections, and a whole lot of misgendering along the way.

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Edited by Steph at EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol

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Shipping Sperm & Worrying Sep 21, 2020

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Danielle and Annie are struggling to make a family. They've gone from trying at home with overnighted sperm to the medical pipeline to that dark place of worrying that they'll never get pregnant.

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Edited by Steph at EditAudio Press Brett Henne Theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol

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Living Rosa Sep 14, 2020

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Tara and Mandi of @LivingRosa fame, join us to talk about meeting on myspace, donated IVF medication, twins, having four kids, and sharing it all along the way on YouTube.

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Edited by Steph at EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol

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Chateau Buteau feat. Michelle Buteau Sep 07, 2020

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Michelle Buteau talks about her six-year journey to parenthood. From a brain tumor to IUI to IVF to surrogacy to the work she did with Andy Cohen to legalized surrogacy in New York State.

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Fight the Power Jul 27, 2020

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Amanda and Gab experienced very serious microaggressions at the clinic where they were trying to make a family. Instead of suing, they worked hand in hand with the clinic to improve all aspects of how they interact with the LGBTQ population.

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Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol

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Lezbedovas Jul 20, 2020

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Lesbian influencers Mel and Neg talk about making a baby at home using pipettes filled with sperm and how that backfired. They also chat about Mira - an at-home ovulation tracker, that predicted exactly when to fly their donor in for go-time.

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Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol

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Lawyers In Love Jul 13, 2020

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Kathryn and Grace want to have a child, but they've suffered from the paralysis of analysis because of all the choices that need to be made in LGBTQ family creation. They also got sidetracked by CORONA, but they're back on track and on the move again toward making a baby.

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Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol

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Queer Collaboration Jul 06, 2020

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This is our first joint podcast episode with Mia and Ronnie from the transPARENTsy podcast. In this roundtable discussion, we talk about raising our kids in the era of Black Lives Matter and Covid 19, and the impact two pandemics will have on our families.

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Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol

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One and Done Jun 29, 2020

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Mo & Justin share how they carefully planned their finances for surrogacy. And how they implanted one embryo, one time, and got one very cute baby. They also talk about feeling closer to the surrogate than the egg donor because they shared the journey together.

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Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol

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