Joining host Sanjay Sood-Smith in the first episode of The Proud Parent Club podcast is Nancy Kelley, CEO of Stonewall, Europe's largest LGBTQ+ organisation. Stonewall stands for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere and imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and can live their lives to the full.
In this episode we discuss the current social, legal and political landscape for LGBTQ+ parents and LGBTQ+ people wanting to become parents through a variety of routes including adoption, fostering, surrogacy and IVF. Nancy explains Stonewall's IVF For All campaign and her own experiences of going through the adoption process and the barriers and challenges that LGBTQ+ people face when starting a family. We also talk about her own personal journey including some hilarious parenting anecdotes.
Stonewall have been a vital part of the LGBTQ+ movement and their campaigns have helped to achieve much of the legislative change that has happened in the UK including the abolition of Section 28, introduction of equal marriage and same-sex couples being free to adopt children.
Find out more about Stonewall and their work at www.stonewall.org.uk
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