by QP Admin | Dec 23, 2021 | LGBT Family, New Family, Newborn, Postnatal, Queer Families
Gift giving to expecting families can be a bit daunting. There are many products that exist that do a really good job at convincing us that raising a child is impossible without it! However, the truth of the matter is that there is one time-tested gift that is...
by QP Admin | Oct 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Thank you for giving me this space to talk about my special family. I was adopted when I was 4 by my two mums, A and M. They had tried many times to conceive but A had PCOS and other gynaecological issues and M was born without a uterus. When I first met A and...
by QP Admin | Oct 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
TW: Mention of various traumas I was taken away from my birth mother within minutes of entering this world. She was a lesbian, a survivor of sexual violence and a heroin addict. These things were not unconnected. I was passed around my mum’s family until I was...
by QP Admin | Sep 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
When I became pregnant, I felt an overwhelming mix of emotions—excitement, fear, joy, and trepidation. As a Black queer woman, I knew my experience of motherhood would be a journey, but I didn’t realise just how much it would test me in ways I could never have...
by QP Admin | Sep 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
BEREAVED mother and TV personality Kiki Deville has written her debut novel aimed at tackling the stigma around talking about child loss. What Not to Say: A practical guide to supporting bereaved parents is aimed at the friends and family of people who have...
by QP Admin | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
18 July to 17 August is South Asian Heritage Month. This year’s theme is “Free to be me”. As I sit down to write my thoughts, I am filled with all sorts of emotions. My journey as a parent in the South Asian LGBTQ+ community has been both challenging and rewarding....
by QP Admin | Mar 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
I met My Girl in 2012 and we were instantly best friends but this friendship grew very deep very quickly. We moved from my home in Yorkshire to her home in Merseyside in 2013 following homophobia in the workplace but this move made us stronger than ever. We spoke of...
by QP Admin | Jan 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hey there, beautiful souls! Welcome to my Little corner of the internet. My name is M, and I wanted to share a bit of my journey with you.The path to parenthood is an intimate and deeply personal one, filled with joy and challenges. For my wife A and me, this journey...
by QP Admin | Nov 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
EXTREME TRIGGER WARNING I knew that the journey to parenthood would be challenging, especially as a transgender man. However, I did not expect what I went through. Bringing a life into this world should be a time of joy, but for me, it became a battleground of...
by QP Admin | Aug 13, 2023 | LGBT Family, Queer Families, Queer Stories
I was about six when I knew I was trans. I spoke to my mum about it but she didn’t accept it she told me I was being silly and of course I was a girl look at how pretty I was. I was very confused and hurt by the things that she said to me but I decided she must...
by QP Admin | May 5, 2023 | Queer Stories
I would like to preface this article by stating that the views expressed in this article are completely based on my own opinions and experiences. These cannot be held as a representative of the entire LGBT+ midwifery community, of which we admittedly know very little...