trans parenting
I’m Being Forced to Go Abroad to Give Birth
In the UK and across Europe, trans parents have almost zero legal recognition. However, safe havens are emerging—it’s just a question of getting there.
Giving Birth at Home Can Be Essential to Transgender Parents Like Me
For soon-to-be trans parents, laboring and birthing in the private, predictable environment of home is sometimes the safest option.
Pregnancy Doesn't Have to Feel Like a Perpetual Guilt Trip
When I overhear a fellow preggo order decaf, I want to yell, “Even the straight, cis male doctors say it’s safe to drink five cups of coffee a day!”
After a Year of Trying as a Single Dad, I'm Finally Pregnant Again
Before my IUI, it felt like I was enduring gender dysphoria for no reason while off testosterone. But this fertility treatment worked right away.
Pressing Play on Getting Pregnant Again
Reconsidering my approach to fertility made me wonder how much data around what works reflects the reality of life for LGBTQ+ people.
I Set Out to Document My Pregnancy. Things Haven’t Gone as Planned
Call it arrogance or naive optimism, but I started writing before I conceived because I thought this stage would only take a couple of months.
TV Is Teaching America How to Treat Trans Kids
How a new slate of TV shows are using jokes and touching storylines to normalize trans and gender nonconforming youth.