The Queer Family Podcast – LGBTQ Families & Queer Parenting Stories

Eric and Justin talk about choosing independent adoption as a path to parenthood. It's a path that can save money, but also presents some hurdles. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks to Beam , First Republic , Everyplate (...

Carolyn and Laurel shipped sperm to their porch, had a baby via IVF, then decide to have a second via adoption. Adoption in Canada was a bumpy road, but they now have two happy, healthy sons. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thank...

Kim and Paige decided to have a baby because Kim had some time off. Months later Kim was pregnant, followed by 100 days of bed rest, then delivering a baby early, then watching over a baby in the NICU. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany T...

Actor and Comedian extraordinaire Alec Mapa talks about his house that’s filled with two dads and their son they adopted out of the foster care system. He also dishes out a healthy dose of parenting advice too. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch &...

Nikki got a loan to freeze her eggs, found the guy of her dreams (or the sperm of her dreams), met the love of her life, and is now gearing up to make some babies. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks to Modern Fertility , Kiwi...

Rosie and Louisa proved that good things come to those who wait. It was 5 years before they dated, 7 men before they found their known donor, and 7 tries before they got pregnant. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks to First R...

Natalie was one of the first kids adopted by two gay dads, at the same time. She chats about her amazing childhood and being part of an open adoption. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks to California Cryobank (code: OCT), Fir...

Ebony, from the TikTok famous family Team2Moms, talks about meeting Denise on MySpace, having 3 kids, and sharing their family life online to normalize LGBTQ parenting. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks to Betterhelp , KiwiC...

Justin and Hugh wanted a child, and when an acquaintance offered an egg and to carry the baby, they thought they won the lottery. But the woman got pregnant and disappeared. Four years later, they're still in litigation over their son. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne...

Robin Lowey shares about having a baby in the 90s when no one in her community was having kids, using her brother as a donor, and that book she wrote about trailblazing lesbians. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks to Californ...

Trystan Reese was just a year into a relationship when his (now) husband’s niece and nephew were about to be removed from their home by Child Protective Services. Trystan and Biff took in the two kids, becoming caregivers overnight. Then their family grew when Trystan, who is transgender, became pregnant. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @o...

Bria and her wife, Melissa fought through rejection from family, miscarriage, medical micro-aggressions, and a PCOS diagnosis. But there's still hope on the horizon. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks to California Cryoba...

Cassie and Erin were pregnant with twins and went into labor at 25 weeks. Their son died in the NICU, and their daughter has developmental issues because of being born prematurely. Despite what they've gone through, their daughter is the light of their life, they are hopeful and trying again. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestal...

Alyce and Zoe met, fell in love, moved into Alyce's childhood home, asked Zoe's brother for sperm, and made a baby. In that order. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound , Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks to California Cryobank (code: OCT), BetterHelp , Mo...

Alia identifies as asexual, Emily identifies as bisexual, and together they co-parent Emily's son from a previous relationship. And now they're trying to have a child together. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound or Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks to C...

Lilian and Laura have been trying to have a baby while stationed in Japan, six hours apart! How are they doing that? With an English translator and a lot of tickets for the bullet train so they could meet up at a clinic in the middle. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound or Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne the...

Ashely and Sheria are a military family who've chronicled their journey trying to conceive. They've gone through pregnancy, miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, parenthood, surrogacy, and most recently, an autism diagnosis for one of their kids. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound or Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio pres...

Danny found a baby in a subway station on his way home from work. Pete and Danny ended up adopting the baby together, and although neither of them had prepared for parenthood, they knew, "Where there is love, anything is possible." Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound or Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henn...

Oliver returns for the conclusion of our chat about fertility options for Trans Men. He brings Dr. Mok-Lin from UCSF with him to answer all our burning questions. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound or Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks to Title Nine and Californ...

Oliver refers to himself as a "trans dinosaur" because he began taking T over a decade ago. As he considers having children, he's now in the process of figuring out what options are open to him. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound or Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tif...

Meredith and Courtney tried to hide from their sexuality because of their religious upbringings. After coming out, next steps included marriage, kids, and buying sperm from Helen. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound or Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol Thanks to Ana Lu...

Ian and his partner, Alan met another lovely man and decided to form a thruple. Today, the loving dads have two kids, and the honor of being the first polyamorous family with all parents on the birth certificate. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound or Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch &am...

Dads of two, Terrell and Jarius decided to be the representation that they didn't see in the media. They share about their DIY Surrogacy, their twins that aren't really twins, and how they built their influencer empire. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound or Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song...

Dallas, a child of a strict religious household, struggled with the decision to keep her child after she was raped. Today, she's processed her trauma and is happily settled down and trying to have another child with her spouse. Warning: this episode talks about rape. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound or Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edit...

Kate and Claire share their self-described boring story (that's not boring at all), and we learn that you may be able to get free IVF in the UK if you donate half the eggs. Who knew? Order the #ITOCT book Amazon , IndieBound or Audible . ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB: @ovariestalk   Medium @robin633 Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol   Thanks...