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The Queer Parent by Lotte Jeffs and Stu Oakley

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The Queer Parent

Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Publish Date
11 May 2023
Run Time
9 hours 58 minutes
Format
Audiobook

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What to expect

This audiobook includes an exclusive introduction from Sandi Toksvig OBE.

Find all the information you need – and more – about becoming a parent with this groundbreaking and comprehensive guide for the LGBTQ+ community, written and read by the hosts of the award-winning podcast Some Families.


Funny, informative and empowering, The Queer Parent is the ultimate resource for chosen families everywhere.

The path to parenthood is never easy, but for LGBTQ+ people, it can be even less straightforward. There are more options than ever before for queer people to start families, but a lack of specific information and resources can leave would-be parents floundering. From IVF to surrogacy to adoption, there is so much to learn and consider. How do you work out the best option for you?

As hosts of the award-winning podcast Some Families, authors Lotte Jeffs and Stu Oakley have spoken to dozens of queer families, all of whom found their own unique path to parenthood. The Queer Parent is the product of these conversations and the authors' own experiences of becoming parents through IVF and adoption.

The audiobook includes further interviews with diverse LGBTQ+ parents, providing advice and support from a wide range range of sexual orientations, gender identities and backgrounds to help you navigate the many different roads you could choose from.

‘Answers every question you could have about LGBTQ+ families’ – Will Young

'Fantastic . . . Full of knowledge, empathy, laughs and above all hope' – Suzi Ruffell, comedian and author of Am I Having Fun Now?

Critics Review

  • I wish this book had been available when my kids were young. It would have made me feel less alone

    Mary Portas

  • An indispensable and urgently necessary guide to parenthood in all its forms

    Elizabeth Day, bestselling author of How to Fail

  • A fantastic read. Full of knowledge, empathy, laughs and above all hope

    Suzi Ruffell, comedian and author of Am I Having Fun Now?

  • Not only does this book need to exist but queer parents like Lotte and Stu needed to step up and write it themselves. I for one am ecstatic that they have

    Freddy McConnell

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  • Eye-opening and a vital read for understanding how LGBTQ+ parents are redefining family structures

    Anna Whitehouse, AKA Mother Pukka

  • Answers every question you could have about LGBTQ+ families. A must read

    Will Young

  • A wonderful book – one that both queer families and allies alike will find kind, necessary and funny

    Alexandra Heminsley, journalist and author of Some Body to Love

  • A fresh take on parenting from two funny and empathetic modern writers. Straight people should read this book! I learnt so much

    Lorraine Candy, journalist and author of What's Wrong With Me?

  • This book is a vital insight into the spectrum of modern family

    Chris Sweeney, Homo Sapiens podcast

  • Clever, moving and hilarious in parts too – this is a brilliant read for all parents

    Lena de Casparis, Associate Editor ELLE

  • A beacon of support, information, reassurance and hope

    Romy, The xx

  • I am so glad this book is here, and only sorry it didn't arrive sooner

    Sandi Toksvig

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Details

Author
Lotte Jeffs and Stu Oakley
Narrator
Lotte Jeffs, Sandi Toksvig, Stu Oakley
Duration
9 hours 58 minutes
Release Date
11 May 2023
ISBN
9781035001859
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Genre
Parenting, parenthood: advice, topics and issues, Involuntary childlessness: advice, topics and issues, Adoption and fostering: advice, topics and issues

Synopsis

This audiobook includes an exclusive introduction from Sandi Toksvig OBE.Find all the information you need – and more – about becoming a parent with this groundbreaking and comprehensive guide for the LGBTQ+ community, written and read by the hosts of the award-winning podcast Some Families.Funny, informative and empowering, The Queer Parent is the ultimate resource for chosen families everywhere.The path to parenthood is never easy, but for LGBTQ+ people, it can be even less straightforward. There are more options than ever before for queer people to start families, but a lack of specific information and resources can leave would-be parents floundering. From IVF to surrogacy to adoption, there is so much to learn and consider. How do you work out the best option for you?As hosts of the award-winning podcast Some Families, authors Lotte Jeffs and Stu Oakley have spoken to dozens of queer families, all of whom found their own unique path to parenthood. The Queer Parent is the product of these conversations and the authors' own experiences of becoming parents through IVF and adoption.The audiobook includes further interviews with diverse LGBTQ+ parents, providing advice and support from a wide range range of sexual orientations, gender identities and backgrounds to help you navigate the many different roads you could choose from.‘Answers every question you could have about LGBTQ+ families’ – Will Young'Fantastic . . . Full of knowledge, empathy, laughs and above all hope' – Suzi Ruffell, comedian and author of Am I Having Fun Now?

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