The Queer Family Podcast – LGBTQ Families & Queer Parenting Stories

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. Pre-order the ITOCT book on Amazon ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter: @ovariestalk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium @robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio Press Brett Henne Theme song: Songfi...

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. Pre-order the ITOCT book on Amazon ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter: @ovariestalk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium @robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks t...

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. Pre-order the ITOCT book on Amazon ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter: @ovariestalk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium @robin633  Edited by Steph at EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffa...

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. Pre-order the ITOCT book on Amazon ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@R...

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. Pre-order the ITOCT book on Amazon ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@...

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. Pre-order the ITOCT book on Amazon ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries C...

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. Pre-order our book on Amazon HERE ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https:/...

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. Pre-order our book on Amazon HERE ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium...

Shaun T and his husband, Scott went through it to make their family. It took 5 years, multiple surrogates, and countless dollars before their beautiful twins arrived. Pre-order our book: https://www.amazon.com/If-These-Ovaries-Could-Talk-ebook/dp/B087ZRKVY6/ ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by...

Rachel Rapinoe talks about letting go of organized religion, representation, and how it affects LGBTQ folks when thinking about having kids, and of course her twin sister, Megan. https://www.themendico.com/ ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: S...

American Idol contestant, Sarah Isen took her two moms, her donor, and a clan of donor siblings to her Idol audition. Listen to her share her story about meeting her donor, her many, many siblings, and redefining the definition of family. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio p...

Sam Bettens, the lead singer of the bands K's Choice and Rex Rebel joins us. We talk about his recent transition, previous divorce, being a step-parent, and adopting 2 kids that are 3 months apart. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfi...

In need of sperm, Maura asked her brother if he would donate so she could make a baby using her partner's eggs with her brother's sperm. He said yes, and now their child has the genetics of both moms. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song:...

Robin and Jaimie answer questions from listeners. Like what would you do with leftover embryos? What life choices are you going to make after this pandemic? What bars did you used to hang out at? And they address the crankiness of Corona times. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditA...

Ashleigh and Amy found each other after divorce and abuse. And while Ashleigh had 3 young kids a year apart. Now their blended family feels just right. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to Modern Fertility ....

Sometimes the adoption process goes smoothly. And sometimes you get two babies in two years. That's Ryan and Josh's story. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to Nutrafol .  Support...

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. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol   Tha...

Kyle and Mike from Gayish podcast join us. Kyle talks about never wanting kids, and Mike talks about that time he divorced a lady and then a dude and might still want a baby. Someday. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Son...

Wondering how children are handling this pandemic? We chat with our kids about how they're feeling being stuck inside, homeschooling, and what would happen if someone in their family got sick. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. IT...

Alli and Jen talk about giving birth to a baby in a Subaru, an age gap in their kids, and how they started a diverse book box service with LGBTQ content for our families. Ourshelves.com   ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song...

One week into pandemic isolation, Jaimie and Robin talk about how they're coping with homeschooling, social distancing and job uncertainty. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to Moder...

Amanda and Cat talk about their careers as a comic book illustrator and writer, choosing a closed donor, and the fact that Wonder Woman is totally bi.   ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Tha...

KC and Lena wanted to foster a baby. They ended up with an 18-month-old. Then less than a year later, they took in his two siblings in order to keep the family together. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfin...

Richie Jackson, author of Gay Like Me, shares about surrogacy, losing a child at birth, and the letter he wrote to his gay son on the importance of respecting his gay identity in these troubling times. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Gay Like Me: A Father Writes To His...

Jenna Wolfe stops by to chat about coming out on The Today Show, choosing a closed donor, and when your parents don't wanna talk about how you made your babies. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Thinner in 30: Small Changes That Add Up to Big Weight Loss in Just 30 Da...