And baby makes more : known donors, queer parents, and our unexpected families / edited by Susan Goldberg and Chloe Brushwood Rose.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London, Ont. : Insomniac Press, c2009
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1 online resource (237 p.)

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What happens when would-be dyke moms or gay dads ask a friend or acquaintance to donate sperm or an egg, or to act as a surrogate? What's the difference between being a donor and being a parent? What happens to non-biological parents when a known donor is also part of the picture? When and how does biology count -- or does it? Why do parents choose known donors, and what happens if things get ugly? And what does all this mean for queer families already facing extraordinary social pressures? A quirky, funny, and occasionally heartbreaking collection of personal essays, this book offers an intimate look at the relative risks and unexpected rewards of queer, do-it-yourself baby-making, and the ways in which families are re-made in the process. The contributors -- donors, biological and non-bio parents, and their children -- offer provocative, nuanced insights into what it means to be or to use a known donor, and how queer families are being re-conceived to include new roles, new rules, and kinship ties that transcend biology.
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English
Contents
""And Baby Makes More cover""; ""and baby makes more pages LAST 2_Layout 1""; ""And Baby Makes More back""
ISBN
1-897415-46-X
OCLC
180689473
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