Description
| Product ID: | 9781035001835 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Queer Parent |
| Subtitle: | Everything You Need to Know From Gay to Ze |
| Authors: | Author: Lotte Jeffs, Stuart Oakley |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Parenting: advice and issues, Advice on parenting |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The ultimate parenting handbook for LGBTQ+ people, from the hosts of the award-winning podcast Some Families, now with an introduction by Sandi Toksvig. <p><b>'I am so glad this book is here, and only sorry it didn't arrive sooner.' - Sandi Toksvig</b><br><br><b>This informative, funny and empowering book from the hosts of the award-winning podcast <i>Some Families </i>is the must-have parenting toolkit for the LGTBQ+ community, their friends, family and allies, now with an introduction by Sandi Toksvig.<br><br>‘Answers every question you could have about LGBTQ+ families. A must read.’ - Will Young</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>90% 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.<br><br>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, <i>The Queer Parent </i>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.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Bluebird |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-05-16 |