- Rachel Epstein (ed.)
- Sumach Press, 2009
- Paperback, 375 pages
- ISBN: 9781894549783
This groundbreaking collection of writing brings vital and refreshing insights into current discussions about queer parenting, blending narrative and academic voices from Canada, the United States, England and Australia. The contributors are parents, prospective parents, writers, academics, lawyers, activists, health care professionals and — most significantly — queer spawn, the children of LGBTQ parents. The themes represented in these 40 essays include butches raising sons; queer youth as parents; trans experience in fertility clinics; legal and historical reflections; bisexuality and adoption; race relations in the family; heteronormativity in queer family kids' books; class issues within families; dealing with infertility; polyamory and parenting; discussions with sperm donors, single moms, gay dads; developments in reproductive technologies; rural and urban experience; and reflections on the meanings of biology and of "queer" parenting.
Who's Your Daddy? is a timely and dynamic collection that moves queer parents away from the defensive position they have historically been placed in having to prove that they are "normal" and that their kids are "okay." Instead, it offers a more honest exploration of the diversity that exists within queer families and a broader understanding of the complex issues that concern both queer parents and their children. These writings make a profound contribution to queer parenting discourse, looking at issues that have been previously unaddressed and introducing new and vibrant perspectives.
Rachel Epstein has been doing research, education and community organizing related to LGBTQ parenting for close to 20 years, and since 2001 has coordinated the LGBTQ Parenting Network at the Sherbourne Health Centre in Toronto, Ontario. In addition to her ongoing research, Rachel works as a mediator with LGBTQ parents and prospective parents. She is co-parent to a fabulous 16-year-old girl and step-parent to an equally fabulous 23-year-old boy.
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