What's in a Name? - Perspectives from Non-Biological and Non-Gestational Queer Mothers (Paperback)

Queer parenthood: It's multifaceted. It's complex. And it is constantly changing, as laws and culture shift around us. What's in a Name? reflects on this complexity through the voices of nonbiological/non-gestational queer mothers/parents who explore our experiences parenting across our different social and familial locations. The authors have all taken different routes to parenting, live in different countries, and understand our relationships to parenting through our own personal experiences. What we share is a commitment to parenting beyond the limits of biology, and of building families that are drawn together and maintained by the love and labour of parenting. The fifteen essays in this book address three key moments in our parenting journeys. First, we examine the routes we took to parenting, with many of us specifically focusing on the experience of being the "other" mother while our partners were pregnant, and the particular fears, anxieties, and triumphs that come with it. Second, we locate ourselves "in the thick of it" as parents, where the experiences shared among parents are colored by our particular experiences as nonbiological/non-gestational mothers/parents. Finally, we reflect on our identities, including the identity of "mother," and how those grow, shift, and develop throughout our parenting journeys.

General

Imprint:	Demeter Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	September 2020
Editors:	Emily Regan Wills • Raechel Johns • Sherri Martin-Baron
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-77258-237-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Advice on parenting > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	1-77258-237-9
Barcode:	9781772582376

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