Jaimie Kelton and Robin Hopkins, If These Ovaries Could Talk
Jaimie Kelton (right) and Robin Hopkins (left) If These Ovaries Could Talk.
Jaimie Kelton and Robin Hopkins
If These Ovaries Could Talk: The Things We've Learned About Making an LGBTQ Family
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Category: Nonfiction (LGBTQ, LGBTQ Family, LGBTQ Parents)
348 Pages | 6 x 9 | 1.2 lb
ISBN: 978-0-9992943-9-0 (Paperback)
JAIMIE KELTON (left) and ROBIN HOPKINS (right) meet up each year at the Pride Family Picnic with their wives and kids in tow. That’s when then-pregnant Jaimie pitched Robin the idea to make a podcast about LGBTQ families. One baby and countless beautiful stories later, the popular and award-winning podcast If These Ovaries Could Talk was born. While shining a spotlight on all the different ways nontraditional families get made, Jaimie and Robin share their personal fertility journeys and their parenting adventures. Now the two hosts have written a book, If These Ovaries Could Talk: The Things We've Learned About Making an LGBTQ Family.
Jaimie Kelton
JAIMIE KELTON is an award-winning actor, voiceover artist, producer, and podcast host based in New York City. She has over 17 years of experience performing on stages in New York City, in Regional Theaters, and on National Tours. She is a Helen Hayes Award winner recognized for excellence in professional theater and a SOVAS Award winner for her portrayal of Bo Peep on The Syfy Network’s, Happy! Her voice can also be heard in Disney’s hit cartoon, The Octonauts (Tweak, Pinto, Twinkle the Sea Star), Amazon’s Bug Diaries (Scarlet Lily Beetle, Ant Leader), and Fairy Tale Forest (Gaby). Jamie co-hosts the popular People’s Choice award-winning podcast If These Ovaries Could Talk, where she chats with guests about non-traditional families making babies when making babies doesn’t come naturally. She lives with her wife, two children, and a tiny dog named Roxie in Manhattan. Visit Jaimie Kelton online here.
Robin Hopkins
ROBIN HOPKINS is an award-winning actor, writer, producer, and podcast host. Her acting credits include Boardwalk Empire, Louie, Hindsight, and Mi America. In the writing world, she is a frequent contributor to both HuffPost and Medium. Her television writing credits include VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live and Divas, MTV’s Teen Mom Reunion Special and O Music Awards, and a pilot, Age Against the Machine. Robin is also an accomplished playwright. Her one-woman show In Search of Tulla Berman debuted to sold-out crowds in San Francisco, with subsequent runs in Winnipeg, Canada, the Pelican Theatre and the Ars Nova Theatre in New York City. Robin’s play Love, Punky went on to have a reading at Ars Nova and a run at the Midtown International Theatre Festival. She is the co-host of the popular People’s Choice award-winning podcast If These Ovaries Could Talk where she chats weekly with LGBTQ families, highlighting, normalizing, and lifting them up for all the world to see. Visit Robin Hopkins online here.
If These Ovaries Could Talk: The Things We've Learned About Making an LGBTQ Family
Sales Date: September 22, 2020
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Genre: Nonfiction (LGBTQ, LGBTQ Family, LGBTQ Parents)
348 Pages | 6 x 9 | 1.2 lb
ISBN: 978-0-9992943-9-0
About the Book
JAIMIE KELTON and ROBIN HOPKINS, the creators and hosts of the popular podcast If These Ovaries Could Talk, realized the world needed to know there was more than one way to make an LGBTQ family. Each of their families came about in different ways, so how many other stories were out there? Turns out, lots. Inspired, the two friends launched their podcast asking LGTBQ families every question imaginable about their journeys to parenthood. Now the two hosts have written a book based on dozens of interviews to help address recurring questions that came up during their podcast. Is it important to have a child with your genetics? How does one pick a sperm donor? How will you talk to your children about where they came from? And just how does one pay for a baby because rumor has it, it costs a lot? With insights and stories from guests such as StaceyAnn Chin, Judy Gold, and State Senator Zach Wahls, Jaimie and Robin go humorously in-depth and guide you on a journey that is equal parts funny, serious, happy, sad, celebratory, cautionary, and powerful. You can read this book cover-to-cover or skip around like your very own LGBTQ choose your own baby adventure book. You’ll learn a lot and laugh even more along the way! Who knew making a baby could be this much fun? More about the book.
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If These Ovaries Could Talk Podcast
IF THESE OVARIES COULD TALK is a podcast where two lesbians chat about making babies and non-traditional families. Hosts Jaimie Kelton and Robin Hopkins go humorously in-depth with weekly guests about their hopes, dreams, fears, and setbacks when bringing a new life into the world with a lot of love and a good amount of science. The mission is to normalize, elevate and celebrate non-traditional families while confirming that they’re just like other parents. The result is a compelling podcast that explores the age-old question. What it's like to live as an LGBTQ family in a world built for straight people? If These Ovaries Could Talk is available on all podcasting platforms. Tune in!