We Are Family: The Struggles of LGBTQ+ Family-Making, And How It's Changing
“You almost have to become a fertility specialist to do this," says writer and sex educator Ericka Hart of getting pregnant as a queer, trans and/or nonbinary person.
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“You almost have to become a fertility specialist to do this," says writer and sex educator Ericka Hart of getting pregnant as a queer, trans and/or nonbinary person.
By Pooja Makhijani | Jan 08, 2021 What was once considered the archetypical American household—a mom and dad of the same racial or ethnic background and in their first marriage, providing care and stability for their 2.2 offspring—is now far from the norm. Life choices that decades ago would have been scandalous or illegal, such as divorce, or interracial or same-sex marriage, are now more acceptable and also protected by law. Women, queer people, and others with marginalized identities, especially, have benefitted from these shifts. This is all to say: as family structur...