Reece and Thomas Tatam, also known as The Tatam Family, became gay dads through surrogacy before they were 25. They met when they were 18 years old and started saving for a wedding and having a baby straight away. After exploring different routes to become LGBT parents, including adoption and surrogacy in different countries, they decided on surrogacy in the UK. We discuss their path to becoming LGBTQ parents to son Hugo, which wasn't straightforward and there were a number of setbacks along the way. We also talk about the challenges faced as a gay parent, the very strange questions they got asked by a social worker when obtaining a parental order and their plans for raising their son as part of a same-sex parent family.
The Proud Parent Club is the inclusive LGBTQ+ parenting podcast and community hosted by Sanjay Sood-Smith, gay dad through surrogacy with his husband Doug a.k.a The Travelling Gays. Subscribe for reminders of each podcast out weekly and follow on Instagram.
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