"So You’ve Got Your LGBTQ Family. Now What?" Robin Hopkins and Jaimie Kelton Discuss their Forthcoming Book

“So You’ve Got Your LGBTQ Family. Now What?”

From the executive producers and hosts of If These Ovaries Could Talk, authors of the forthcoming book If These Ovaries Could Talk: The Things We’ve Learned About Making an LGBTQ Family (September 22, 2020).

If These Ovaries Could Talk: The Things We’ve Learned About Making an LGBTQ Family

HAVING A BABY AS AN LGBTQ PERSON MEANS NEVER BEING IN THE CLOSET AGAIN. Navigating being out as a family, as well as your non-traditional setup, fears about whether or not being in an LGBTQ family will affect your kids, and the legalese of our families can be overwhelming. Robin Hopkins and Jaimie Kelton, authors of If These Ovaries Could The Things We’ve Learned About Making an LGBTQ Family and hosts of the award-winning podcast If These Ovaries Could Talk joined Curve Media to talk in a live event about these topics and more from their forthcoming book.

From Robin Hopkins and Jaimie Kelton

So You've Got Your LGBTQ Family. Now What? That is the second section of our book where we focus on all the things that happen after you spent a fortune to make your LGBTQ baby. That includes topics like being out as an LGBTQ family, talking to your kids about where they come from and how it turns out in the end for the kids. In this Curve Media event, Jaimie and Robin Hopkins discussed these themes, then read some selected clips from the book that highlight various families as they shared their experiences around these topics.

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, If These Ovaries Could Talk: The Things We’ve Learned About Making An LGBTQ Family 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?

Praise

“Robin and Jaimie have put together a masterpiece. It’s funny. It’s informative. It’s brutally honest.” – Comedian and Actor, Judy Gold

Winner of best LGBTQ Podcast People's Choice Podcast Awards – People's Choice Podcast Awards

“This podcast is bold, refreshing, and relevant to so many of us, as it brings this community of strong women together. They’ve started the podcast we never knew we needed the most.”– AfterEllen.com

"Unique, and quirky, and eclectic, and ultimately so fun. The epitome of these hyper-niche podcasts, and a quality podcast to boot." – Discover Pods

Lesbian mums Robin Hopkins and Jamie Kelton get up close and personal with guests, as they discuss making babies and raising families in non-traditional ways. Perfect for parents and people who’d like to be parents – Cosmopolitan

“Typically when I think of fertility issues, I think of them in hetero terms, so this podcast is a refreshing switch up. In it, two lesbian hosts, Robin Hopkins and Jaimie Kelton, talk about the challenges and experiences of gay families having babies and invite guests to discuss their non-traditional families.” – Brooklyn Based

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