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The Proud Parent Club

Sanjay Sood-Smith

The Proud Parent Club is the inclusive podcast and community for LGBTQ+ parents and future LGBT parents. Sanjay Sood-Smith (he/him) is joined by different guests each week to discuss all aspects of family building and LGBT parenting for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer people. Sanjay and his husband Doug (a.k.a The Travelling Gays on Instagram) became parents through through surrogacy and before starting their journey spent a lot of time researching the different ways that LGBTQ+ people become parents and these will be explored by talking to experts and people from across the LGBTQ+ community who have taken different routes to becoming parents including adoption, surrogacy in different countries, co-parenting, IUI, IVF, reciprocal IVF, solo-parenting and having children before coming out. The Proud Parent Club will also explore what happens when a child arrives arrives, the experiences of being parents, the highs, the lows, the challenges of being an LGBT parent and shared wisdom of how these are overcome. The experiences of LGBT parenting are unique and no topic is off limits to help us find our way - whether you are already a parent, soon to be one or just thinking about the process there will be something here for you.
E14: Adopting our baby through concurrent planning: Mike and Paul Campbell-JenningsJanuary 09, 2023
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E13: Building community for LGBT families and ensuring everyone is included in the battle for equality: Laura-Rose, LGBT MummiesOctober 24, 2022
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E12: Our friend offered to be our surrogate in the UK but our embryos were in the USA: Stuart & FrancisOctober 17, 2022
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E11: Having a newborn in a pandemic, choosing a sperm donor and managing mental health as a parent: Jules and Kath October 10, 2022
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E10: Talking to my husband about our journey to being gay dads through surrogacy: The Travelling GaysOctober 03, 2022
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E9: Raising our kids and shifting attitudes as gay dads belonging to two minority groups: Terrell & JariusSeptember 26, 2022
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E8: Handling awkward conversations as an LGBTQ+ parent: Lisa Parkins, Teddy Has Two MamsSeptember 19, 2022
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E7: Inclusive LGBTQ+ storytelling and talking to kids about diversity and identity: Olly Pike of Pop'n'OllySeptember 12, 2022
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E6: Campaigning for fertility equality for same-sex couples and starting our motherhood journey: What Wegan Did NextSeptember 05, 2022
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E5: Gay dads through adoption and normalising same-sex parenting: Two Dads in LondonAugust 29, 2022
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E4: Raising my kids with my wife as a bi mum of two in the US military: Abby's Rollercoaster LifeAugust 22, 2022
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E3: Creating our two mum family with one cis mum and one trans mum: Ayla and Wren HoldomAugust 15, 2022
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E2: Gay dads through surrogacy in our early 20's: The Tatam FamilyAugust 08, 2022
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E1: CEO of Stonewall Nancy Kelley on LGBTQ+ parentingJuly 31, 2022
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Trailer - Series launching 1st AugustJuly 20, 2022
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