Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood by Eric Rosswood

All that said, Waffle enjoyed it a bunch and tried to get me to read it many times.Ģ. The author, Rachel Pepper, also takes a very specific opinion on circumcision (no), natural childbirth (yes), and breastfeeding (hell yes), which may be helpful to you or not depending on your own beliefs. It’s a little outdated in that it was last updated before same-gender marriage was recognized across the U.S., so some of the legal and partner stuff isn’t true anymore. It includes info on intersex children, personal stories of lesbian pregnancy, and practical advice for non-gestational carriers. It has a lot of practical info about fertility treatments, the process of pregnancy and labor, and lots of other really useful, practical info. This is the lesbian version of the quintessential guide to all things getting knocked up. Neither of us identifies as a lesbian, but this at least falls a little closer to how we identify our relationship (very gay). I did not because I barely read any pregnancy books. The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians: How to Stay Sane and Care for Yourself from Pre-conception Through Birth, by Rachel Pepper That said, here are a few places to start if you’re looking for some queer parenting reading, with the caveat that I hope we get even better, more inclusive representation in the future! In fact, if you know of some new queer, fabulous and/or especially trans-centered parenting book, please let me know in the comments!ġ. Even books written by and for gay dads and lesbian moms are primarily written with cis people in mind. To be honest, there still isn’t a lot out there and what is out there still isn’t inclusive of all of us. In response to an A+ member’s request, here are some books that queer the norm on parenting and family-making. Don’t we deserve better, though? Don’t we deserve something for us? Popular parenting books tend to fall into “mom books” and “dad books.” We can certainly read those books and replace “dad” with “non-gestational carrier” and “mom” with “gestational carrier” in our minds as we get the essential info. Unfortunately, the quintessential What to Expect When You’re Expecting wasn’t written with queer moms, trans dads, non-binary parents and gestational carriers, and families that look like ours in mind.

When we were considering our parenting decisions as a queer couple, we found very few books that weren’t super heteronormative and cisnormative. The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.

Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood by Eric Rosswood