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  • Queer Joy as Resistance: Kyle Casey Chu (aka Panda Dulce) on Drag, Books, and Building a Better World

    Queer Joy as Resistance: Kyle Casey Chu (aka Panda Dulce) on Drag, Books, and Building a Better World
    Jun 12 2025
    Kyle Casey Chu (@pandadulce) is a drag performer, author, filmmaker, and one of the founding queens of Drag Story Hour—and in this powerful Pride Extravaganza episode, Kyle joins host Jaimie Kelton to talk about the art and activism that’s helping queer youth thrive. Kyle opens up about growing up in San Francisco with his autistic twin brother, coming out in middle school, and how queer joy, drag, and storytelling became his path to healing.He shares the terrifying moment when Proud Boys stormed his reading at a public library—and how he turned that trauma into a short film now making waves on the festival circuit. And Kyle’s not stopping there: he also just released his debut middle-grade novel The Queen Bees of Tybee County, a story rooted in queer joy, chosen identity, and pageant glamor.This conversation is about imagination, healing, and finding light even in dark places. It’s a celebration of the resilience of queer families, kids, creators, and the radical power of showing up in joy.🎙️ “We don’t have the benefit of systems being created for us. So we have to craft them by hand. And hurt.” – Kyle Casey Chu🏳️‍🌈 Thanks to our sponsor California Cryobank!Thinking of growing your queer family? Use code QUEERFAM25 at cryobank.com for a FREE Level 2 subscription to their donor catalog!🏳️‍🌈 Interested in advertising? Check out our sponsor packages ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠🎧 Loved this episode?Support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and help keep these stories alive!OR become a paid subscriber through our RedCircle page for bonus episodes and one-time or recurring donations:🔗 redcircle.com/thequeerfamilypodcast/exclusive-content🏳️‍🌈 Key TakeawaysThe origins of Drag Story Hour and its missionKyle’s journey as a queer Chinese American artistFacing and responding to hate with courage and creativityWriting queer joy for middle schoolers in The Queen Bees of Tybee CountyHow media representation impacts identityThe importance of queer imagination🏳️‍🌈 About the Guest(s)🏳️‍🌈 Kyle Casey Chu, AKA Panda Dulce is a San Francisco-based drag performer, writer, filmmaker, and one of the pioneering figures of Drag Story Hour, a program designed to introduce children to diverse role models through the art of storytelling. Known for his work in social advocacy and his creative pursuits, Kyle holds a background in social work and education. He is also an accomplished author with his debut middle-grade book, "The Queen Bees of Tybee County," and the filmmaker behind "After What Happened at the Library", which sheds light on his personal experience with hate crime.🏳️‍🌈 Resources MentionedThe Queen Bees of Tybee County After What Happened at the Library is currently on the festival circuit🏳️‍🌈 What resonated most with you?Drop a comment, DM us, or email thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com—we love hearing your stories!🏳️‍🌈 Let’s Connect!Find us on IG, TikTok, Bluesky, & YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast 🏳️‍🌈 Watch full episodes on YouTube🏳️‍🌈 Order the If These Ovaries Could Talk book 🏳️‍🌈 Edited by: Jerson Barajas 🏳️‍🌈 Theme Song by: Tiffany Topol 🏳️‍🌈 Logo by: Daneen Stevenato 🏳️‍🌈 Shop merch here. 🏳️‍🌈 Full transcript & episode info available on our website🗳️ VOTE. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ADVOCATE. 🍼 BUILD QUEER FAMILIES.The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional advice. Always consult a trusted professional for your specific situation!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-queer-family-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  • Queer Dads, an Adoption Journey, and the Movie It Inspired: I Don’t Understand You

    Queer Dads, an Adoption Journey, and the Movie It Inspired: I Don’t Understand You
    Jun 9 2025
    Brian Crano and David Craig are husbands, dads, filmmakers—and now the creators of a new dark comedy based on their real journey to queer parenthood. In this powerful and delightfully funny Pride Extravaganza episode, they sit down with host Jaimie Kelton to share how their long, complicated path to adoption—complete with a scam, soul-searching, and spreadsheets—turned into “I Don’t Understand You,” a heartfelt horror-comedy now hitting theaters.The couple opens up about the grief, the grit, and the gay tax of becoming parents, how their birth mother became the hero of their story, and why queer joy deserves more screen time. Plus, Jaimie shares her reactions to the film (spoiler alert: she hasn’t finished it yet) and why telling our stories, no matter the genre, is an act of pride.🎙️ “There’s a level of loss in queer family building. And also? So much joy.🏳️‍🌈 Thanks to our sponsor California Cryobank!Thinking of growing your queer family? Use code QUEERFAM25 at cryobank.com for a FREE Level 2 subscription to their donor catalog!🏳️‍🌈 Interested in advertising? Check out our sponsor packages ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠🎧 Loved this episode?Support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and help keep these stories alive!OR become a paid subscriber through our RedCircle page for bonus episodes and one-time or recurring donations:🔗 redcircle.com/thequeerfamilypodcast/exclusive-content🏳️‍🌈 Key TakeawaysFrom blind date to 15 years togetherA dark comedy based on their actual adoption journeyFacing a devastating adoption scam—and choosing to keep goingWorking with a lawyer instead of an agencyWhy their birth mother is the hero of the storyThe trauma, thoughtfulness, and transformation of queer family buildingCentering queer joy on screen🏳️‍🌈 About the Guest(s)🏳️‍🌈Brian Crano and David Craig are partners in life, parenting, and storytelling. As filmmakers, their work explores the beauty, absurdity, and emotional complexity of modern life—and now, queer family building. Their new film, “I Don’t Understand You” (starring Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells), is based on their own experience navigating the U.S. adoption system and finding joy, love, and humor in the chaos. They live in Los Angeles with their 5-year-old son.🏳️‍🌈 Resources Mentioned🎥 I Don’t Understand You – In theaters nowBrian and David on Instagram: @cranoandcraig🏳️‍🌈 What resonated most with you?Drop a comment, DM us, or email thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com—we love hearing your stories!🏳️‍🌈 Let’s Connect!Find us on IG, TikTok, Bluesky, & YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast 🏳️‍🌈 Watch full episodes on YouTube🏳️‍🌈 Order the If These Ovaries Could Talk book 🏳️‍🌈 Edited by: Jerson Barajas 🏳️‍🌈 Theme Song by: Tiffany Topol 🏳️‍🌈 Logo by: Daneen Stevenato 🏳️‍🌈 Shop merch here. 🏳️‍🌈 Full transcript & episode info available on our website🗳️ VOTE. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ADVOCATE. 🍼 BUILD QUEER FAMILIES.The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional advice. Always consult a trusted professional for your specific situation!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-queer-family-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  • Intentional Parenting: Lessons from Single Gay Dad Darren Graham

    Intentional Parenting: Lessons from Single Gay Dad Darren Graham
    Jun 5 2025

    Darren Graham (@therealdarrengraham), a single gay dad by choice and content creator, shares his beautiful and powerful journey to fatherhood. Originally from St. Vincent, Darren opens up to host Jaimie Kelton about his path through trauma, coming into his queerness, and eventually adopting his son as a solo parent. He also shares how parenting has become a space of healing and intention, and why he never "came out"—he simply confirmed who he was all along. This episode is a celebration of resilience, chosen family, and the many ways queer folks build home.

    🎙️ "I didn’t come out. I just confirmed who I’ve been all along." - Darren Graham

    🏳️‍🌈 Thanks to our sponsor California Cryobank!

    Thinking of growing your queer family? Use code QUEERFAM25 at cryobank.com for a FREE Level 2 subscription to their donor catalog!

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    🏳️‍🌈 Key Takeaways

    • Growing up in St. Vincent and navigating identity
    • Trauma, resilience, and the healing power of parenting
    • Becoming a single gay dad by choice through adoption
    • Queer family visibility and representation
    • Why Darren never "came out"

    🏳️‍🌈 About the Guest(s)🏳️‍🌈

    Darren Graham is a single gay dad by choice, content creator, and fierce advocate for queer families. His candid and joyful posts on social media (@therealdarrengraham) have resonated with thousands, and he uses his platform to highlight the beauty and realities of intentional parenthood. Originally from St. Vincent, Darren now lives in the U.S. with his young son.

    🏳️‍🌈 Resources Mentioned

    • Darren on Instagram: @therealdarrengraham

    🏳️‍🌈 What resonated most with you?

    Drop a comment, DM us, or email thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com—we love hearing your stories!

    🏳️‍🌈 Let’s Connect!

    Find us on IG, TikTok, Bluesky, & YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast 🏳️‍🌈 Watch full episodes on YouTube

    🏳️‍🌈 Order the If These Ovaries Could Talk book

    🏳️‍🌈 Edited by: Jerson Barajas 🏳️‍🌈 Theme Song by: Tiffany Topol 🏳️‍🌈 Logo by: Daneen Stevenato 🏳️‍🌈 Shop merch here. 🏳️‍🌈 Full transcript & episode info available on our website

    🗳️ VOTE. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ADVOCATE. 🍼 BUILD QUEER FAMILIES.

    The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional advice. Always consult a trusted professional for your specific situation!



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  • Gays With Kids Founder Brian Rosenberg: From HIV Diagnosis to Proud Dad of 3

    Gays With Kids Founder Brian Rosenberg: From HIV Diagnosis to Proud Dad of 3
    Jun 2 2025
    It’s Pride Extravaganza, y’all! 🌈To kick off this month-long celebration of queer family goodness, Jaimie sits down with Brian Rosenberg, longtime advocate, dad of three, and founder of Gays With Kids and GWK Academy. From navigating HIV and homophobia in the '80s to building a beautiful family through adoption and surrogacy, Brian shares his powerful story with honesty, humor, and heart.He opens up about the challenges of coming out as HIV-positive before coming out as gay, what it was like to raise kids during a time when queer family building had very little visibility, and why he’s now dedicated to making the process easier for all LGBTQIA+ folks looking to become parents. You’ll laugh, cry, and walk away feeling a little more seen.🎙️ “I’m one of the first out gay men living with HIV to have biological kids through surrogacy. Now there are hundreds of us—and counting.” – Brian Rosenberg🏳️‍🌈 Thanks to our sponsor California Cryobank! Thinking of growing your queer family? Use code QUEERFAM25 at cryobank.com for a FREE Level 2 subscription to their donor catalog!🏳️‍🌈 Interested in advertising? Check out our sponsor packages ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠🎧 Loved this episode? Support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and help keep these stories alive!OR become a paid subscriber through our RedCircle page for bonus episodes and one-time or recurring donations:🔗 redcircle.com/thequeerfamilypodcast/exclusive-content🏳️‍🌈 Key TakeawaysBrian’s coming out journey and living with HIVAdoption heartbreak and eventual joyBecoming one of the first out gay men to use sperm washingRaising twins through surrogacyThe creation of Gays With Kids and GWK AcademyResources for every LGBTQIA+ family-building path🏳️‍🌈 About the Guest(s)🏳️‍🌈 Brian Rosenberg is the founder of Gays with Kids and the GWK Academy. He is an advocate for LGBTQIA+ families and has been instrumental in providing resources and support for gay men and the broader LGBTQ community on their journeys to parenthood. Brian, along with his husband, has three children gained through adoption and surrogacy. His initiatives through Gays with Kids aim to help others navigate the complexities of gay fatherhood and family building.🏳️‍🌈 Resources MentionedGays With KidsGWK AcademyGays with Kids on InstagramGWK Academy on Instagram🏳️‍🌈 What resonated most with you?Drop a comment, DM us, or email thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com—we love hearing your stories!🏳️‍🌈 Let’s Connect!Find us on IG, TikTok, Bluesky, & YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast 🏳️‍🌈 Watch full episodes on YouTube🏳️‍🌈 Order the If These Ovaries Could Talk book 🏳️‍🌈 Edited by: Jerson Barajas 🏳️‍🌈 Theme Song by: Tiffany Topol 🏳️‍🌈 Logo by: Daneen Stevenato 🏳️‍🌈 Shop merch here. 🏳️‍🌈 Full transcript & episode info available on our website🗳️ VOTE. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ADVOCATE. 🍼 BUILD QUEER FAMILIES.The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional advice. Always consult a trusted professional for your specific situation!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-queer-family-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  • Bonus Replay | Out And Proud With The Mazelins

    Bonus Replay | Out And Proud With The Mazelins
    May 26 2025

    This joyful, visibility-filled throwback deserves another listen.

    Originally aired during our 2023 Pride Extravaganza, this episode features Brian and Alec Mazelin, a gay couple raising their daughter and showing up online as their fabulous, authentic selves. Their story of love, intentional family building, and unapologetic visibility is exactly what we need right now.

    🎙️ “The more we show up, the more space we take up—and that matters.” – Brian Mazelin

    In a time when LGBTQIA+ families are being erased from classrooms and attacked in legislation, the Mazelins’ presence is political. Their family is love in action, and this episode is your reminder that we’re still here, still queer, and still thriving.

    🛑 This episode originally aired in June 2023, but its message is even more vital in 2025.

    🎧 Take a listen. Share it wide. Let’s take up space together.

    🏳️‍🌈 Thanks to our sponsor California Cryobank!

    Thinking of growing your queer family? Use code LOVEISLOVE at cryobank.com for a FREE Level 2 subscription to their donor catalog!

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    🏳️‍🌈 Key Takeaways

    • Finding your community and building it yourself
    • Deciding to show up publicly as a queer family
    • Parenting a young daughter while navigating online hate—and love
    • Using humor and honesty to shift narratives
    • Why being seen is part of the resistance


    🏳️‍🌈 About the Guest(s)🏳️‍🌈

    Brian and Alec Mazelin (@meetthemazelins) are husbands, fathers, and content creators using their platform to normalize LGBTQ+ families and spread a message of pride, joy, and unapologetic queer parenting.


    🏳️‍🌈 What resonated most with you?

    Drop a comment, DM us, or email thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com—we love hearing your stories!

    🏳️‍🌈 Let’s Connect!

    Find us on IG, TikTok, Bluesky, & YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast 🏳️‍🌈 Watch full episodes on YouTube

    🏳️‍🌈 Order the If These Ovaries Could Talk book

    🏳️‍🌈 Edited by: Jerson Barajas 🏳️‍🌈 Theme Song by: Tiffany Topol 🏳️‍🌈 Logo by: Daneen Stevenato 🏳️‍🌈 Shop merch here. 🏳️‍🌈 Full transcript & episode info available on our website

    🗳️ VOTE. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ADVOCATE. 🍼 BUILD QUEER FAMILIES.

    The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional advice. Always consult a trusted professional for your specific situation!



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    56 m
  • Bonus Replay | Celebrating What DeSantis Fears (w/ Peggy Gillespie)

    Bonus Replay | Celebrating What DeSantis Fears (w/ Peggy Gillespie)
    May 19 2025

    This Pride Month warm-up replay is a must-listen.

    Peggy Gillespie—author, queer parent, and co-director of Family Diversity Projects—has been celebrating LGBTQIA+ families and underrepresented voices for decades. In this episode (originally part of our Pride Extravaganza), she shares how her work has helped shift hearts and minds across the country—including the very communities where our identities are under attack today.

    🎙️ “A child should wear what they feel comfortable in.” – Peggy Gillespie

    We’re bringing this one back now because, in a time when lawmakers like Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott continue to pass anti-LGBTQ legislation, we need stories like Peggy’s more than ever. From Don’t Say Gay bills to book bans, our families are under fire. But Peggy reminds us that queer joy, truth, and visibility will always be revolutionary.

    🛑 This episode originally aired in June 2022 as part of our Pride Extravaganza, but it hits harder than ever in 2025.

    🎧 Take a listen. Share it wide. And let’s keep showing up.

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    🏳️‍🌈 Resources Mentioned

    • 💥 Learn more about Peggy:
    • 🔗 Facebook
    • 🔗 LinkedIn

    🏳️‍🌈 What resonated most with you?

    Drop a comment, DM us, or email thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com—we love hearing your stories!

    🏳️‍🌈 Let’s Connect!

    Find us on IG, TikTok, Bluesky, & YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast 🏳️‍🌈 Watch full episodes on YouTube

    🏳️‍🌈 Order the If These Ovaries Could Talk book

    🏳️‍🌈 Edited by: Jerson Barajas 🏳️‍🌈 Theme Song by: Tiffany Topol 🏳️‍🌈 Logo by: Daneen Stevenato 🏳️‍🌈 Shop merch here. 🏳️‍🌈 Full transcript & episode info available on our website

    🗳️ VOTE. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ADVOCATE. 🍼 BUILD QUEER FAMILIES.

    The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional advice. Always consult a trusted professional for your specific situation!



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  • Nonbinary Pregnancy, Known Donor Family Building, and Fighting Cancer Together | Casey & Sarah

    Nonbinary Pregnancy, Known Donor Family Building, and Fighting Cancer Together | Casey & Sarah
    Apr 28 2025
    Casey and Sarah share their beautiful, uniquely queer family-building journey—featuring a known donor (Sarah’s brother!), a nonbinary pregnancy, chestfeeding after top surgery, and building a milk-sharing network. Plus, we dive into Sarah’s breast cancer diagnosis and how their love and resilience are carrying them through. Full of heart, humor, and radical queer joy. 🌈Through all the twists and turns, Casey and Sarah’s story is a powerful reminder: queer families show up for each other, through everything—birth, milk, chemo, and beyond.🏳️‍🌈 Thanks to our sponsor California Cryobank!Thinking of growing your queer family? Use code LOVEISLOVE at cryobank.com for a FREE Level 2 subscription to their donor catalog!🏳️‍🌈Check out Everywhere is Queer! IOS l Android🏳️‍🌈 Interested in advertising? Check out our sponsor packages ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠🎧 Loved this episode?Support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and help keep these stories alive!Or! Become a paid subscriber directly through your podcast app. (Look for a "subscribe" or "support" button wherever you're listening.)🏳️‍🌈 Key TakeawaysTrans, nonbinary pregnancy after testosterone and top surgeryUsing a known donor (Sarah’s brother!) for at-home inseminationCreating a milk-sharing collective and inducing lactationNavigating second-parent adoption and estate planningFacing a breast cancer diagnosis as queer parents of young kidsThe emotional parallels between pregnancy, parenting, and cancer journeysHow queer love and resilience show up in every stage of family building📍 Bonus: That moment when your mechanic plants the seed that one day you might be asked to be a sperm donor. #JustQueerThings🏳️‍🌈 About the Guest(s)🏳️‍🌈Casey and Sarah are a married couple living in Philadelphia with their two young children. Casey (they/them) is a nurse practitioner specializing in trans healthcare and a midwifery school educator. Sarah (she/her) is a loving parent, breast cancer warrior, and advocate for queer family visibility. Their story weaves together themes of chosen family, resilience, humor, and radical love.🏳️‍🌈 Resources MentionedCalifornia Cryobank – Use code: LOVEISLOVEJourney Law (Philadelphia area family law specialists)🏳️‍🌈 What resonated most with you?Drop a comment, DM us, or email thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com—we love hearing your stories!🏳️‍🌈 Let’s Connect!Find us on IG, TikTok, Bluesky, & YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast 🏳️‍🌈 Watch full episodes on YouTube🏳️‍🌈 Order the If These Ovaries Could Talk book 🏳️‍🌈 Edited by: Jerson Barajas 🏳️‍🌈 Theme Song by: Tiffany Topol 🏳️‍🌈 Logo by: Daneen Stevenato 🏳️‍🌈 Shop merch here. 🏳️‍🌈 Full transcript & episode info available on our website🗳️ VOTE. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ADVOCATE. 🍼 BUILD QUEER FAMILIES.The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional advice. Always consult a trusted professional for your specific situation!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-queer-family-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  • The Donor Mix-Up That Made A Family

    The Donor Mix-Up That Made A Family
    Apr 21 2025
    Kim and Katie walk us through their ultra-intentional path to queer family building: from meeting online and moving in together lesbian-fast, to getting certified as foster parents just in case, to navigating a heartbreaking late miscarriage after IUI in a clinic, to finding success through home insemination—and thawing donor sperm under a boob.As we dive deeper, the episode unpacks the layered complexities of queer family building. The couple reflects on the fear and beauty of non-biological parenthood, the nuanced choice between known and anonymous sperm donors, and how a simple donor mix-up led to a deeper understanding of what really makes a family. With humor, heart, and radical honesty, Kim and Katie show us the power of queer intentionality, the importance of early and open conversations with their daughter, and the legal logistics we all have to consider—especially now.Through all the twists and turns, their story is a beautiful reminder: queer families are built with love, purpose, and a whole lot of intention.🏳️‍🌈 Thanks to our sponsor California Cryobank!Thinking of growing your queer family? Use code LOVEISLOVE at cryobank.com for a FREE Level 2 subscription to their donor catalog!🏳️‍🌈Check out Everywhere is Queer! IOS l Android🏳️‍🌈 Interested in advertising? Check out our sponsor packages ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠🎧 Loved this episode?Support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and help keep these stories alive!🏳️‍🌈 Key TakeawaysFrom foster certification to home ICI: A uniquely intentional family-building journeyThe donor mix-up that became a story for the agesNavigating miscarriage, grief, and queer resilienceThe non-bio parent perspective and bonding fearsChoosing an anonymous donor—and rethinking it years laterLegal protections, second-parent adoption, and estate planningTalking to their daughter about donor conception, early and often📍 Bonus: The sperm vial was thawed under a boob. Yes, really.🏳️‍🌈 About the Guest(s)🏳️‍🌈Kim and Katie are a married lesbian couple raising their 7-year-old daughter in a predominantly straight suburb outside of Philadelphia. After facing unexpected hurdles—including a pregnancy loss, a donor switch, and the legal logistics of queer parenting—they’re now parenting with joy, honesty, and visibility. Their story is a testament to the power of love, intention, and community.🏳️‍🌈 Resources MentionedCalifornia Cryobank – Use code: LOVEISLOVEZach’s Safari by Vanessa Brantley-Newton (children’s book about donor conception)🏳️‍🌈 What resonated most with you?Drop a comment, DM us, or email thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com—we love hearing your stories!🏳️‍🌈 Let’s Connect!Find us on IG, TikTok, Bluesky, & YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast 🏳️‍🌈 Watch full episodes on YouTube🏳️‍🌈 Order the If These Ovaries Could Talk book 🏳️‍🌈 Edited by: Jerson Barajas 🏳️‍🌈 Theme Song by: Tiffany Topol 🏳️‍🌈 Logo by: Daneen Stevenato 🏳️‍🌈 Shop merch here 🏳️‍🌈 Full transcript & episode info available on our website🗳️ VOTE. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ADVOCATE. 🍼 BUILD QUEER FAMILIES.The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional advice. Always consult a trusted professional for your specific situation!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-queer-family-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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