To find other gay families. When Brill was pregnant with her first child, other pregnant lesbians were often invisible to each other. Finding some to celebrate and commiserate with was a challenge. We would race across supermarkets when we saw each other and exchange phone numbers. In The Queer Parent's Primer, Brill covers issues facing families entering the more public phases of their babies' toddler years and childhood.
Hands settle gently on the rounder of two stomachs.
Sanford says she wants to be present for the birth and not pass out. I've been getting excited for months now. Wanting to decorate and get everything ready for the baby. But it's been real hard for Steph. Eckhaus looks around the room and shakes her head.