For LGBTQIA+ or queer people, not having children is always part of a bigger picture, one that spans history and involves society, one affected by law as well as biology.
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I have always wanted to be a parent. Growing up, my home situation was awful and when things were tough, I told myself one day I would have my own family and life would be better.
Read moreSpeaking the unspeakable: queer, no children
Rainbow parenting—it’s everywhere. In LGBTQIA lifestyle magazines, peer support groups, Pride events.
Read moreThe Queer edge of elderhood: Reflections on childlessness and futurism as a 60-something Queer woman
Ever since I was a child, I have hated thinking and talking about the future. And yet, in my family of origin, the future seemed to be a preferred topic of discussion, especially by my father.
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