The Queer Family Podcast – LGBTQ Families & Queer Parenting Stories

At 8 months pregnant, Ranae learned that after the birth of her daughter, her wife would not be considered a parent under Irish law. Now Ranae is fighting back, and she won't stop until there is full legal protection for all children of LGBTQ parents. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://mediu...

Sarah's life took a dramatic turn when her husband left her because he was gay. That's where her journey began. She figured out how to support her 3 kids, realized she was a lesbian, and learned to love her body exactly as it is. https://www.thebeautifullproject.com/ Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk M...

When you have two moms and your uncle is also your donor! Kelci and Alexis are that rare but lucky queerspawn who are genetically related to both their moms. 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: Songfinch and Tiffa...

Staceyann Chin returns to talk body image after babies, teaching your kids about sex, their body, racism and how to be an upstander, not a bystander. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   https://www.amazon.com/Crossfire-Litany-Survival-Staceyann-Chin/dp/1642591742   Edited b...

Romaine comes back with her wife Iris and she gets to respond to all the smack that Romaine talked the first time she was on the show. We also talk about when a grandparent won't accept your LGBTQ family and wanting to have that second, but not feeling ready to commit. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Med...

Kathy Tu from WNYC's Nancy talks about not wanting kids, that time she donated her eggs, twice, and if she ever thinks about the little Kathy's running around the world that she's never met. 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:...

Michelle and Mari chat about their IVF vacation in Mexico, having triplets, and how the non-bio mom induced lactation so she could also feed the babies. 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: Songfinch and Tiffany To...

Ashleigh and Bliss made medical history when they became the first two women to both carry the same child. Confused? Take a listen. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   https://people.com/human-interest/two-married-woman-carry-same-baby/   Edited by Steph at EDITAUDIO, press...

Rosie O’Donnell gives an unfiltered interview about what it was like to be a trailblazer as an LGBTQ parent during a time when few Hollywood stars were out, her struggles with personal relationships as well as with her children, and what it’s like to be the target of Donald Trump’s wrath. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovarie...

Mary Keane welcomed LOADS of kids to her family through foster care. She also made it her life's work, when she became a dedicated director with an organization called You Gotta Believe whose motto is, "It's never too late for family." And Jaimie and Robin learn they're not worthy of someone as amazing as Mary! Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariest...

Does being in a longterm relationship mean you will grow apart? Robin and Jaimie discuss navigating the disconnect that can happen between partners after kids are in the picture. 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:...

Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO of GLAAD and Kristen Henderson, from Antigone Rising join us to talk about having a baby at the exact same time, why representation in media matters, and that time Kristen's water broke. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 https://www.glaad.org   htt...

Tony the lawyer answers listener legal questions. We talk about frozen embryos having legal standing, if you get maternity/paternity leave when you're an LGBT or a Q, the fact that a birth certificate doesn't prove parentage, and so much more legal junk. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https:...

How do you approach your future "Baby Daddy"? Britt and Liss do it while tipsy at their wedding. Next steps for them? Explore LGBTQ fertility options in a state where the sperm donor has parental rights if you make the baby at home. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin@jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Robin on medium https://medium.com/@R...

Brian Copeland is a self-described preacher’s wife. He talks about the struggles they went through as a gay family who wanted a Christian education for their kids, and the importance of helping people understand our LGBTQ families. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @ jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Robin on medium https://medium.com/@Robin63...

Madhu and Jes are your typical lesbians who met through Buddhism, live outside the city with chickens named after famous lesbians, and have a son named Nio.  Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @ jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Robin on medium https://medium.com/@Robin633 Follow Queerbies on insta: queerbies_app Edited by Steph at EDITAUDIO ,...

Seth Rudetsky joins with his husband James to talk about adopting a sibling’s child, foster care, being the non-bio parent and when parenting gets rough in high school. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin  @ jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Robin on medium https://medium.com/@Robin633 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-auwOTpl5o Edited by Steph...

Nick lived as a woman. Birthed four babies. Met Katherine. Fell in love. Transitioned. Now they’re just another beautiful family with five kids and a minivan.  Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin, @ jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Robin on medium https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EDITAUDIO , press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfi...

Matt is a single gay dad by choice of twins. He thought he was a unicorn, but it turns out there are loads of other SGDBCOT out there. His advice? Get help, and put your kids on a schedule. It works for him. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin, @ jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Robin on medium https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at ED...

Adoption, waiting til you’re 40 to have a kid, being the mom in a two dad house, and a made up child named Benjamin. These are all topics that come up in our live show at WNYC’s prestigious Greene Space . Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin, @ jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Robin on medium https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EDITA...

Whether your kid is in a good stage or bad stage, it doesn’t matter because soon they’ll be in a new one. Listen to our very special guest talk about all the phases of parenting, from birth to tween and everything in between. Ophira Eisenberg also joins to talk about making her baby! Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin, @ jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries...

The idea of carrying someone else’s baby may seem foreign to some, but Kelly always knew she wanted to be a surrogate. She carried two sets of twins and a singleton for 3 LGBTQ families! Note: this episode contains a story about childhood cancer at the 41 minute mark. Skip ahead to 47 minutes if it’s a topic that is tough for you. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin, @ jamay16 @ovarie...

Having a baby with a surrogate can be an overwhelming process, you need doctors, a lawyer, maybe an egg donor and oh yeah, the surrogate. Kim from Growing Generations stops by to break down the process. And she also talks about getting sperm on the black market! Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin, @ jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Robin on me...

Jess and Holly opened their home to a sweet foster kiddo. Almost two years later, they were ready to adopt, but she was sent back to the birth mom (in a rehab) because of a clerical error. But they still believe in foster care. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin, @ jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Robin on medium https://medium.com/@Robin633 E...

Let’s dispel the myth that LGBTQ folks aren’t welcome to foster. Sheila from the Graham foster care agency swings by to talk about fostering as a path to parenthood. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin, @ jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Robin on medium https://medium.com/@Robin633 https://www.graham-windham.org/ Edited by Steph at EDITAUDIO ,...