The Queer Parent: Everything You Need to Know From Gay to Ze

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Children raised by lesbian co-parents should and do seem to grow up more open to homoerotic relationships. There are times as a queer mum — and especially during the journey to get there — that I was made hyper-aware of my otherness in the pregnancy, birth, and parenting worlds, which remain so focused on the cisgender heterosexual experience.

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Stacey and Biblarz and Herek stress that the sexual orientation and gender identification of children is of limited relevance to discussions of parental fitness or policies based on the same. We were, and are, so proud of the book so think that pride carried us through the process rather than pressure. The study also found that negative effects of stigma can be offset by a strong sense of coherence, while satisfaction in the family's functioning can be strengthened by a strong sense of coherence.Same-sex couples and single women in the UK must pay for 12 IUI or IVF treatments to “prove” medical infertility before they are eligible for NHS treatment. The courts ruled that "the applicant's transsexuality, in itself, without further evidence, would not constitute a material change in circumstances, nor would it be considered a negative factor in a custody determination", marking a landmark case in family law whereby "a person's transsexuality is irrelevant on its own as a factor in his or her ability to be a good parent".

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Additionally, a resident trans man from Toronto, Canada "was permitted to identify as [the child's] father on the province of Ontario's Statement of Live Birth Form", marking a decoupling of genetics and bio-sex in relation to parental roles. In addition to the physical, psychological, and social aspects, where we belong lives in our ideals. It’s a subject Stu and I ask many of our guests’ advice on, and, overwhelmingly, what they tell us is to be open and honest from the get-go. Many trans individuals cite, since their younger years, not wanting to have children or become pregnant due to the body and gender dysphoria that accompanies childbearing. In some countries, the donor can choose to be anonymous (for example in Spain) and in others, they cannot have their identity withheld (United Kingdom).A gay man, a lesbian, or a transgender person who transitions later in life may have children within an opposite-sex relationship, such as a mixed-orientation marriage, for various reasons. To learn what we do to deliver the best health and lifestyle insights to you, check out our content review principles.