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Pride & Joy

For queers, having kids is complicated. Yet lots of us make it happen. These are our stories.

Sounds,9 episodes

Episodes

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Ginger Beer
How to prepare a kid from a queer family for a straight world.
06 Jul 2020,19 mins,
Choosing The One
How do you choose a sperm donor?
29 Jun 2020,22 mins
The Kids Are All Right
What happens when you come out after having kids?
22 Jun 2020,26 mins,
No Blueprint
How queers are learning to co-parent.
15 Jun 2020,28 mins
Extreme Babysitting
UK surrogacy is unregulated and can seem a little mysterious. So, what’s it really like?
08 Jun 2020,33 mins,
Keeping it in the family
How 61 year old Cecile ended up giving birth to her grandchild.
01 Jun 2020,27 mins,
A-Team
What happens when your baby-making plans fall apart?
25 May 2020,26 mins,
The Old-fashioned Way
How two trans men discovered that they could have children.
18 May 2020,22 mins
The Hardest, Most Rewarding Thing
A podcast about how queers have kids.
07 May 2020,2 mins