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The Queer Parent: Everything You Need to Know from Gay to Ze

AUTHOR Oakley, Stu; Jeffs, Lotte
PUBLISHER Cleis Press (06/04/2024)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

Description
The only guide you'll ever need when it comes to the ins and outs of queer parenting. . .

LGBTQ+ people have more options than ever before when it comes to starting a family, but a lack of both focused information and mainstream representation can leave parents, prospective parents, friends and relatives in the dark.

Authors Lotte Jeffs and Stu Oakley spoke to dozens of experts and queer families, and this hugely-needed book is the product of those conversations and their own experiences of becoming parents through IUI and adoption respectively.

Ninety percent of queer parenting is just . . . parenting, but being LGBTQ+ when you're a parent does bring with it a host of conundrums that mainstream guides -- which tend to assume heterosexuality -- do not address.

From adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatment and other routes to parenthood, to donors, trans parenting, how to deal with family-focused homophobia, coming out at the school gates and much more, The Queer Parent is a groundbreaking toolkit for LGBTQ+ parents, parents-to-be, and anyone looking to support their journey. It is a book that redefines the family for the modern age.

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ISBN-13: 9781627783378
ISBN-10: 1627783377
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 406
Carton Quantity: 40
Product Dimensions: 5.50 x 1.20 x 7.90 inches
Weight: 0.80 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | Personal & Practical Guides
Reference | LGBTQ+
Reference | Parenting - General
Dewey Decimal: 649.108
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The only guide you'll ever need when it comes to the ins and outs of queer parenting. . .

LGBTQ+ people have more options than ever before when it comes to starting a family, but a lack of both focused information and mainstream representation can leave parents, prospective parents, friends and relatives in the dark.

Authors Lotte Jeffs and Stu Oakley spoke to dozens of experts and queer families, and this hugely-needed book is the product of those conversations and their own experiences of becoming parents through IUI and adoption respectively.

Ninety percent of queer parenting is just . . . parenting, but being LGBTQ+ when you're a parent does bring with it a host of conundrums that mainstream guides -- which tend to assume heterosexuality -- do not address.

From adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatment and other routes to parenthood, to donors, trans parenting, how to deal with family-focused homophobia, coming out at the school gates and much more, The Queer Parent is a groundbreaking toolkit for LGBTQ+ parents, parents-to-be, and anyone looking to support their journey. It is a book that redefines the family for the modern age.

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