The Daddy Issue

The Daddy Issue

Season 2 is coming! Stories of queer parenthood, told by queer parents.

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May 31, 2021 53 secs

The Daddy Issue, coming this June! Join us as we explore the world of queer parenting through the eyes of experts, and the queer parents through the eyes of our host, a young gay man curious about his options for fatherhood. 

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Welcome to The Daddy Issue. Join us for a candid conversation between our host Connor and his partner Kevin, as they discuss their hopes, fears and expectations of gay parenthood. From family acceptance, finances to race the couple are frank, open and honest about what they think the journey that lies ahead could be. 

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June 21, 2021 54 mins

Listen, we need to talk. You may remember the birds and the bees, but just because a person loves a person very much doesn't mean one of those people is able or willing to carry a child. This week on The Daddy Issue we're talking to Sara Coster from More Than Wished For (Meer Dan Gewenst) about LGBT parenting, and what options are out there - and how they work. ⁠So, get ready for the talk every queer person deserved to have, but di...

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June 28, 2021 45 mins

The first half of our journey into co-parenting: This week we talk to Sara Coster about her journey into co-parenting her two children with a gay couple, and what it's like being a rainbow coach. 

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July 5, 2021 66 mins

What's it like raising a child with your husband, and your best friend? We talk to Nevlynn who has done just that, co-parenting his daughter with his husband and childhood best friend. 

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July 12, 2021 63 mins

Non-binary parent and seaweed expert (intertidal ecologist) Ariel sits down with Connor to discuss non-binary parenting, and the challenges they faced with their trans husband on their journey to parenthood. 

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July 26, 2021 79 mins

Esther was a surrogate mother for her old dance teacher, and shares her journey through surrogacy for a gay man with us. 

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August 3, 2021 50 mins

Chris from the Zwei Papas podcast tells us what it's like being a gay father in Germany sharing his experiences of surrogacy.

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August 9, 2021 57 mins

This week we're talking to Sanne, a surrogate mother about her experiences carrying a child for a gay couple, including what she learned from the experience and hopes to see change regarding surrogacy in The Netherlands. 

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August 16, 2021 65 mins

This week Sjors shares his story of becoming a father via surrogacy in The Netherlands. It's a rollercoaster journey, but one well worth the ride. 

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August 31, 2021 82 mins

Kirsten Visser founder of Trans Parents, tells us about the journey she shared with her son, raising him through his transition.

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September 7, 2021 64 mins

In this weeks episode we're talking to Ben, who recently became a father of two via Foster to Adopt in the UK. 

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