The Queer Parent, Lotte Jeffs
The Queer Parent, Lotte Jeffs
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The Queer Parent
Everything You Need to Know from Gay to Ze

Author: Lotte Jeffs, Stu Oakley

Narrator: Sarah Beth Pfeifer

Unabridged: 12 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/25/2024

Synopsis

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.

About Lotte Jeffs

Lotte Jeffs (she/they) is an award-winning writer and the author of the acclaimed non-fiction books How To Be a Gentlewoman and The Queer Parent, and a children’s picture book My Magic Family. She writes for the Sunday Times, the Guardian (London), and numerous other publications, and was previously the deputy editor of Elle (UK). Lotte also co-hosts the podcast Gay to Ze about queer parenting and pop culture, and lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by PAUL on May 13, 2023

Firstly - it’s amazing this book exists and is out there. Is it useful as a queer parent and will support you in your journey/lived experience? Not really. It valiantly tries to cover every subject possible with a kitchen sink mentality but doesn’t effectively cover much well, or when it heads that......more

Goodreads review by Angel on September 21, 2024

A great resource for information on surrogacy, adoption, IVF, and support options. The guest writers covered a variety of experiences, and the legal information was shared in an easy to understand way. It lost stars because it had some holes. The authors notably lacked knowledge based on trans people......more

Goodreads review by Lizzie on July 27, 2024

As one half of an engaged lesbian couple (with a couple of ex-girlfriends myself), this book was supposed to be a key step on our fertility journey (the research stage). Whilst I prided myself on already knowing every word in the glossary, this book truly is an INTRODUCTION to queer parenting. For e......more

Goodreads review by Anna on June 14, 2023

I expected more from this book than I got. Yes, there was some interesting information about adoption, donors, co-parenting, and a few other things, but it mostly skimmed the surface. If they hadn't included the soundbytes from other folks, it would've been hard to get through. My main gripe is the a......more

Goodreads review by Robin on January 28, 2025

This book is a lovely introduction to a variety of challenges faced by LGBTQ+ parents. I found it informative to learn about adoption, donors and surrogacy. However, like many queer resources, it felt like it was primarily focused on the 'L' and 'G' of the acronym. Sure there's a chapter 'T is for T......more

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