<description>&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of Season 2, we turn the tables and have parenting allies ask Lotte and Stu questions about being LGBTQ+ parents. Some Families reached out to the wider parenting community to help answer any questions about queer families, in a non-judgemental space.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;As one listener once said “As a straight parent of two young children who have friends from LGBTQ+ families, this is a great educational tool for myself and answers a lot of the questions I am afraid to ask / don’t ask.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;So this episode, Marvyn Harrison from Dope Black Dads, Lorraine Candy author of 'Mum, What's Wrong with You?': 101 Things Only Mothers of Teenage Girls Know and Helen and Ellie from the podcast Scummy Mummies send their own questions in to Some Families. Plus Stu and Lotte reflect back on this season of the podcast and some of things they’ve learned from our fabulous guests.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In the final episode of Season 2, we turn the tables and have parenting allies ask Lotte and Stu questions about being LGBTQ+ parents. Some Families reached out to the wider parenting community to help answer any questions about queer families, in a no...

In the final episode of Season 2, we turn the tables and have parenting allies ask Lotte and Stu questions about being LGBTQ+ parents. Some Families reached out to the wider parenting community to help answer any questions about queer families, in a non-judgemental space.&nbsp; As one listener once said “As a straight parent of two young children who have friends from LGBTQ+ families, this is a great educational tool for myself and answers a lot of the questions I am afraid to ask / don’t ask.” So this episode, Marvyn Harrison from Dope Black Dads, Lorraine Candy author of 'Mum, What's Wrong with You?': 101 Things Only Mothers of Teenage Girls Know and Helen and Ellie from the podcast Scummy Mummies send their own questions in to Some Families. Plus Stu and Lotte reflect back on this season of the podcast and some of things they’ve learned from our fabulous guests.&nbsp; <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Questions From Our Straight Allies

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, in the penultimate episode of the series, Lotte and Stu are joined by Claire Lynch, author of the new book 'Small: On motherhoods’. Claire is mum to three daughters with her wife, who&amp;nbsp;they had&amp;nbsp;via reciprocal IVF. Her new book considers whether it is our smallness that&amp;nbsp;makes our lives so big.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LINK:&amp;nbsp;https://www.amazon.co.uk/Small-motherhoods-Claire-Lynch-ebook/dp/B08YDHDSV7&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week, in the penultimate episode of the series, Lotte and Stu are joined by Claire Lynch, author of the new book 'Small: On motherhoods’. Claire is mum to three daughter with her wife, who&nbsp;they had&nbsp;via reciprocal IVF. Her ne...

This week, in the penultimate episode of the series, Lotte and Stu are joined by Claire Lynch, author of the new book 'Small: On motherhoods’. Claire is mum to three daughters with her wife, who&nbsp;they had&nbsp;via reciprocal IVF. Her new book considers whether it is our smallness that&nbsp;makes our lives so big.&nbsp;LINK:&nbsp;https://www.amazon.co.uk/Small-motherhoods-Claire-Lynch-ebook/dp/B08YDHDSV7 <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The small gift that made this whole word possible: donors, IVF addiction and parenting as people

<description>&lt;p&gt;Actor, presenter and dad, Kieron Richardson joins the Some Families hosts, Lotte and Stu to talk about all things parenting from bedtime, swimmings classes and balancing his long shooting schedule with being a parent. Kieron had the twins with his husband Carl, four years ago via surrogacy. Lotte and Stu catch up on the representation of gay parents in TV shows, specifically Modern Family.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some Families is a StoryHunter Production &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Actor, presenter and dad, Kieron Richardson joins the Some Families hosts, Lotte and Stu to talk about all things parenting from bedtime, swimmings classes and balancing his long shooting schedule with being a parent. Kieron had the twins with his husb...

Actor, presenter and dad, Kieron Richardson joins the Some Families hosts, Lotte and Stu to talk about all things parenting from bedtime, swimmings classes and balancing his long shooting schedule with being a parent. Kieron had the twins with his husband Carl, four years ago via surrogacy. Lotte and Stu catch up on the representation of gay parents in TV shows, specifically Modern Family.&nbsp;Some Families is a StoryHunter Production <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

TV’s finest Kieron Richardson a proud parent to four year old twins

<description>&lt;p&gt;We meet Benjamin Carpenter in this week’s episode. Stu caught up with adoptive Dad to six children with additional and complex needs. Benjamin talks about being the youngest single gay male adopter, as he wanted to adopt when he was 21, he discusses how he ended up adopting six children and the devastating loss of his son. Lotte and Stu catch up on meeting ally parents, and being misgendered.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some Families is a StoryHunter Production&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We meet Benjamin Carpenter in this week’s episode. Stu caught up with adoptive Dad to six children with additional and complex needs. Benjamin talks about being the youngest single gay male adopter, as he wanted to adopt when he was 21, he discusses ho...

We meet Benjamin Carpenter in this week’s episode. Stu caught up with adoptive Dad to six children with additional and complex needs. Benjamin talks about being the youngest single gay male adopter, as he wanted to adopt when he was 21, he discusses how he ended up adopting six children and the devastating loss of his son. Lotte and Stu catch up on meeting ally parents, and being misgendered.&nbsp;Some Families is a StoryHunter Production <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Adopting Six Children with Complex Needs; The Single Dad who Started Adopting at 21

<description>&lt;p&gt;Gabriela Herman is a Brooklyn-based photographer. She is a Mum and a wife and her mum came&amp;nbsp;out when she was 15. At the time Gabriela found it difficult to come to terms with it because not&amp;nbsp;only had her mum come out, but her parents were separating. It was when she came across&amp;nbsp;COLAGE, the charity for people with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer parents, that&amp;nbsp;she decided to make a book about her experience, showcasing others experiences.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her book ‘The Kids’ came off the back of the question of the impact of being raised by LGBTQ+&amp;nbsp;parents. In the photo book she interviews kids across America who have been brought up by&amp;nbsp;LGBTQ+ parents.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some Families is a StoryHunter Production &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Gabriela Herman is a Brooklyn-based photographer. She is a Mum and a wife and her mum came&nbsp;out when she was 15. At the time Gabriela found it difficult to come to terms with it because not&nbsp;only had her mum come out, but her parents we...

Gabriela Herman is a Brooklyn-based photographer. She is a Mum and a wife and her mum came&nbsp;out when she was 15. At the time Gabriela found it difficult to come to terms with it because not&nbsp;only had her mum come out, but her parents were separating. It was when she came across&nbsp;COLAGE, the charity for people with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer parents, that&nbsp;she decided to make a book about her experience, showcasing others experiences.&nbsp;Her book ‘The Kids’ came off the back of the question of the impact of being raised by LGBTQ+&nbsp;parents. In the photo book she interviews kids across America who have been brought up by&nbsp;LGBTQ+ parents.&nbsp; Some Families is a StoryHunter Production <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Kids are Alright: Celebrating the stories of children in LGBTQ families

Some Families is a podcast dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ families. Hosts Lotte Jeffs and Stu Oakley share funny, emotional and true stories from a diverse range of families with the series exploring all routes to queer parenthood including adoption, IUI and IVF donor insemination, surrogacy and co-parenting. The series also explores many different topics such as transitioning gender as a parent, growing up with LGBTQ+ parents, fostering, raising disabled children and general day to day parenting highs and lows – all through a queer parenting lens.Some Families is a StoryHunter Production. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Some Families is a podcast dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ families. Hosts Lotte Jeffs and Stu Oakley share funny, emotional and true stories from a diverse range of families – all through a queer parenting lens.

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