Ace-ing Life
For as long as I can remember, I felt out of step with the world around me. I didn’t know what it was at first, and I didn’t have the language to explain it. But from a young age, I noticed that there was something different about the way people around me talked about...
Four parents and me
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...
My experience as a non-binary millennial adoptee.
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...
Sharing my story this Black Maternal Mental Health Week
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...
Bereaved mother turns heartbreak into legacy of love, with new book to support grieving parents
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...
South Asian Heritage Month – Free to be me
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....
Chaos from the beginning
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...
A Little (person) Goes a Long Way
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...
My Journey as a Trans Man Giving Birth
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...