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‘My Partner Is Hurt I’ve Changed My Mind About Having a Baby’

This is one of those incredibly difficult situations where you and your partner are both entitled to your feelings even…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Mar 4, 2025

PARENTING &AMP; FAMILY

For Many Queer People, Cutting Off Family Is Hard but Vital

My wife, novelist Kristen Arnett, hasn’t had any real contact with her parents for about…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Nov 7, 2024

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I Am Not Lorelai Gilmore But I Also Kind of Am

“Suddenly I was pregnant. And then I was a dropout. And then I was a…

Kristen Arnett

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Sep 25, 2024

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Queer Moms Discuss What It Means To Come Out to Our Kids

Tig Notaro recently discussed what it was like to come out to her eight-year-old sons.…

Sa’iyda Shabazz

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Jul 5, 2024

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When it Comes to Queer Fertility, There Are No Perfect Choices

I was 22 years old when I donated my eggs anonymously at a fertility clinic…

Lauren Herold

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May 29, 2024

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For Many Queer People, Cutting Off Family Is Hard but Vital

My wife, novelist Kristen Arnett, hasn’t had any real contact with her parents for about eight years.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 7, 2024

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I Am Not Lorelai Gilmore But I Also Kind of Am

“Suddenly I was pregnant. And then I was a dropout. And then I was a single mother. I had no money or resources outside of my deeply evangelical family, the…

Kristen Arnett —

Sep 25, 2024

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Queer Moms Discuss What It Means To Come Out to Our Kids

Tig Notaro recently discussed what it was like to come out to her eight-year-old sons. Hearing Tig’s words made me think about my own kid.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jul 5, 2024

Queer Mom Chronicles

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Queer Mom Chronicles: Why Is It So Hard for Us To Take Time for Ourselves?

There have been many times when I’ve said that I’m going to make a stronger effort to take time for myself and that lasts for a couple weeks before I…

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Mar 25, 2024

Queer Mom Chronicles

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Queer Mom Chronicles: I Have Mixed Feelings About Homework

As a parent who is making a concentrated effort to teach my child boundaries when it comes to helping manage burnout, homework doesn’t really fit in with that.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Mar 11, 2024

Queer Mom Chronicles

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Queer Mom Chronicles: We Must Stand Up For Queer Kids

As a parent, I can’t imagine the pain Nex’s family is going through right now.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Feb 26, 2024

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I’m In My Thirties and Can’t Make Up My Mind About Having Kids

I’ve been thinking about it almost every day lately.

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Feb 16, 2024

Queer Mom Chronicles

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Queer Mom Chronicles: How Do You Spend Quality Time With Your Kids?

My son is genuinely one of my favorite people to hang out with.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jan 29, 2024

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Queer Mom Chronicles: Let’s Talk Mom Fashion

Admittedly, I’m still trying to figure out how my queerness factors into my mom style.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jan 16, 2024

Queer Mom Chronicles

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Queer Mom Chronicles: Happy New Year!

Giving up control is hard for me as a mom who was a single parent for so many years.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jan 1, 2024

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Queer Mom Chronicles: Christmas With a Tween

My mother warned me that it goes by fast, but f*ck. The constant back and forth of being the mom of a tween is breaking my heart.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Dec 18, 2023

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‘My Partner Is Hurt I’ve Changed My Mind About Having a Baby’

This is one of those incredibly difficult situations where you and your partner are both entitled to your feelings even though those feelings are at direct odds with each other.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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For Many Queer People, Cutting Off Family Is Hard but Vital

My wife, novelist Kristen Arnett, hasn’t had any real contact with her parents for about eight years.

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Nov 7, 2024

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I Am Not Lorelai Gilmore But I Also Kind of Am

“Suddenly I was pregnant. And then I was a dropout. And then I was a single mother. I had no money or resources outside of my deeply evangelical family, the…

Kristen Arnett —

Sep 25, 2024

Queer Moms Discuss What It Means To Come Out to Our Kids

Tig Notaro recently discussed what it was like to come out to her eight-year-old sons. Hearing Tig’s words made me think about my own kid.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jul 5, 2024

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When it Comes to Queer Fertility, There Are No Perfect Choices

I was 22 years old when I donated my eggs anonymously at a fertility clinic in New York City.

Lauren Herold —

May 29, 2024

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‘My Partner Is Hurt I’ve Changed My Mind About Having a Baby’

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For Many Queer People, Cutting Off Family Is Hard but Vital

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I Am Not Lorelai Gilmore But I Also Kind of Am

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Queer Moms Discuss What It Means To Come Out to Our Kids

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When it Comes to Queer Fertility, There Are No Perfect Choices

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