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The Queer Family Podcast
The show all about family; but with gay! Queer mom, Jaimie Kelton, humorously goes in-depth with weekly LGBTQIA+ guests about their families; how they made them, and how they show up in a world that wasn't necessarily designed for them. The mission is to normalize, elevate and celebrate, while c...
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Queer Family Life, IVF & LGBTQ+ Parenting—And Why It All Feels So Hard Right Now
Robin Maril—law professor, former Human Rights Campaign attorney, and host of A Queer Guide to Saving Democracy—joins us for a conversation that start...
A Very Real Family Update
This week’s episode is a little different—and very real.
When a scheduled guest wasn’t ready to share their story, Jaimie and her wife Anne step...
Foster to Adopt as a Gay Dad: Jameel Mayers’ Path to Parenthood
Jaimie sits down with fellow podcaster Jameel Mayers, host of Fathernetics, to talk about his journey to fatherhood through the foster-to-adopt system...
Surrogacy for Gay Dads: Cost, Ethics & Building a Family
Jaimie sits down with Daniel Berezowsky to talk about his and his husband’s journey to parenthood through surrogacy — and how their work in human righ...
Leaving the American Dream: Raising a Trans Daughter and Starting Over in Spain
What happens when the life you built no longer fits who you are — or the world no longer feels safe for your family? In this episode, Jaimie sits down...
Surrogacy, Parentage Orders, and the Legal Side of Queer Family Building
What does it really take to build a family through surrogacy as a same sex couple? In this episode, Jaimie sits down with attorney and dad Alexander P...
We Bought Sperm 4 Months In”: A Trans Dad + Cis Mom’s Donor Conception Story
Robert and Shannon are “two regular degular schmegular queers” who went from friends… to dating… to buying sperm in just a few months (yes, it’s as le...
Lesbian IVF Journey: From Infertility to Double Donor Twins
Building a family didn’t happen the way same sex parents Sarah and Beth originally imagined. What began as a straightforward plan unfolded into miscar...
Come Out. Make Art. Repeat. | Coming Out Later in Life + Raising a Trans Teen
Jaimie sits down with Hilde Festerling—queer mom, children’s writer, and the creator of the all-ages “barnyard gothic” audio drama podcast The Goat Am...
Seven Kids, One Lesbian, and a Graduation Gift of Sperm
Lex Beach is a gay mom of seven kids (ages 8–23), and her LGBTQ family-building story truly covers the waterfront: donor sperm, IUIs, donor sibling co...
BONUS EPISODE: Love, Take Two: A Very Special Announcement (with Jose Rolón / @nycgaydad)
We were supposed to be dark this week… but instead, we popped in with a very special bonus episode. In this short, unscripted, slightly chaotic conver...
ARCHIVE: Marie Newman on LGBTQ+ Rights, Trans Advocacy & Fighting Anti-Trans Laws
I’m putting this archived conversation back into the world because, like many of you, I’m feeling overwhelmed, angry, and honestly a bit helpless afte...
Trans Dad Shares Journey of Self-Discovery and Parenthood
ARCHIVE (Recorded in 2024): Meet Shawndeez, a non-binary trans dad who shares their journey towards self-discovery and parenthood. Shawndeez discusses...
ARCHIVAL: Children’s Equality in Ireland with Ranae von Meding
This episode was recorded in 2020 and originally released under the show’s former name, If These Ovaries Could Talk. While Ranae von Meding’s family l...
ARCHIVAL: Shipping Fresh Sperm Can Work!
This episode originally aired back when the show was called If These Ovaries Could Talk, hosted by Jaimie Kelton and Robin Hopkins — before the show e...
ARCHIVAL: What Does Pride Mean to You?
As we head into a new year, we’re revisiting a very special episode — and carrying those Pride vibes forward with us.
This episode originally ai...
ARCHIVAL: How It All Started — Anne & Jaimie on Infertility, IVF, and Building a Lesbian Family
Before The Queer Family Podcast had its name, it began as If These Ovaries Could Talk—a show Jaimie launched with original co-host Robin Hopkins.
Surrogacy Without the Waitlist: Inside Be Parent with Founder Naia
Jaimie talks with Naia, founder of Be Parent Surrogacy, about international surrogacy options, what intended parents can expect when working with an a...
Anish & Miguel: A Surrogacy Masterclass from Berlin
Anish & Miguel are two dads in Berlin who recently welcomed their son, Alexander, through agency-based surrogacy. And listen — some of us (cough… Jaim...
Two Moms, One Donor: Sam & Laura Abbey on IVF, Extra Sperm & Raising Their Donor-Conceived Boys
Sam & Laura Abbey are BACK, y’all. The last time they were on the show it was still called If These Ovaries Could Talk, they only had one kid, and the...
Ash on Queer Birth Justice, Pregnancy & Palestine
Midwife, parent, nurse, educator, and proud Palestinian Ash joins Jaimie for a powerful, expansive conversation that connects queer birth work, libera...
Queer Parenting and Interracial Family Life: Navigating Donor Conception and LGBTQ Family Challenges
Jaimie chats with Yanica & Leah, the interracial two-mom family behind @thefaustinfam, about building a queer family with intention. They discuss thei...
Kirsty Loehr: From Reciprocal IVF to Blended Family and Writing Our History
Author and educator Kirsty Loehr joins Jaimie to share her beautifully messy story of queer family building — from reciprocal IVF with her ex-wife to...
No Accidents Here: Alon Rivel on Intentional Gay Parenting
Alon Rivel joins Jaimie for a brutally honest, funny, and heartfelt conversation about what it really takes—emotionally, financially, and spiritually—...
Mark & Eoin: Two Irish Dads, Two Daughters, and a Fight for Change
Meet Mark and Eoin, two Irish dads proving that queer family building is both an act of love and of advocacy. Their path to fatherhood took them from...
From Cult Upbringing to Queer Co-Parenting
What happens when you grow up in an evangelical cult, spend years closeted, marry to appease your family, and still find your way to queerness, healin...
Breaking the Binary: Maya Gonzalez and the Gender Wheel
In this mind-expanding conversation, Jaimie sits down with Maya Gonzalez — genderqueer artist, author, publisher, educator, parent, and creator of The...
The Bio/Non-Bio Myth: Why Love, Not DNA, Makes a Family
Kevin and Alim—longtime partners, dads of two, and global citizens—share how they built their family through Canadian surrogacy, what they looked for...
Screens, Teens, and Privilege: Positive Discipline and Tech Limits with Casey O’Roarty
Screens are everywhere — but how do we keep them from taking over our kids’ lives? In this special ally episode, Jaimie sits down with Casey O’Roarty,...
Two Dads, One Mom, Zero Apologies | Therapist Ann Russo on Religious Trauma, Chosen Family & Queer Joy
Queer therapist and “kid of queer parents” Ann Russo joins Jaimie to show what ordinary, extraordinary queer family looks like. Raised in the ’80s by...
Jesse Callans: Transitioning While Parenting Four Kids + Writing Ollie in Between
Transmasc author and parent Jesse Callans joins Jaimie to flip the parenting script. Jesse shares how he pressed pause on transition to build a family...
What the New LGBTQ+ Study Really Says—And Why It Matters for Queer Families With Orion Rummler (The 19th) & Pew’s Rachel Minkin
We went in-studio (!) with journalist Orion Rummler (The 19th) and Rachel Minkin (Pew Research Center, and a gay mom) to unpack Pew’s major 2025 study...
José Rolón (NYC Gay Dad) and Luce Remy (Family Equality): Why LGBTQ+ Family Policy Helps Everyone
In this Season 20 opener, Jaimie sits down in person (for the first time in years!) with two powerhouse voices in the LGBTQIA+ family-building world:...
Bonus Replay: Redefining Parenthood: A Queer Guide to Modern Parenting
🎉 Bonus Episode Alert! 🎉 Season 20 officially drops on September 1st, but while you wait, we’ve got one last bonus for you. This heartfelt and thoug...
BONUS REPLAY: A Beautifully Complicated Transition with Emme Reynolds
As we gear up for the launch of Season 20 this September, we're sharing some favorite past episodes that continue to resonate—because queer family-bui...
Bonus: Cruising Podcast Swap — Les Pierres, Love, and Queer Family in the Deep South
While we gear up for Season 20 (September 1st!), I’m sharing something special — an episode swap with the fabulous podcast Cruising. They’re featuring...
BONUS REPLAY: Flipping the Script on Foster Adoption
🎉 BONUS REPLAY: Flipping the Script on Foster Adoption
As we gear up for the launch of Season 20 this September (!!!), I’m revisiting some of m...
BONUS! Navigating the Fertility Journey as a Queer Couple, with Jaimie Kelton
🎉 BONUS EPISODE DROP! 🎉
As I get ready to launch Season 20 of The Queer Family Podcast this September(!), I’m sharing a few guest appearances...
Upstanders vs. Bystanders: Embracing Allyship for LGBTQ Families Everywhere with Jaimie Kelton
🎉 Bonus Episode Drop! 🎉
While we gear up for Season 20 of The Queer Family Podcast, we're sharing this powerful conversation Jaimie had as a g...
Celebrating Queer Families & Normalizing Representation with Jaimie from the Queer Family Podcast
🎉 Bonus Episode Drop! 🎉
While Jaimie gears up for Season 20 of The Queer Family Podcast—launching this August!—she's sharing this bonus episod...