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Each week, "elder" millennial moms Ann-Sophie and Maria meet people who challenge the traditional notion of family-forming and parenting. We explore the joy, the pain, and - let’s face it - dysfunction of creating a family. Adoption, IVF, surrogacy, child-free by choice, and more … these are our families, told through our voices.

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GOOAAAL! Starting a Family as a Lesbian Couple with Fei Wu & Lee Lawlor

February 13, 2024 • Season 1 • Episode 4

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We talk to our dear friends Fei & Lee about their experience starting a family as an interracial, lesbian couple. It’s a long and winding road that takes them from spa-like fertility clinics to wheeling sperm through Target.

Listen to learn about:

The challenges of starting a family as a LGBTQ+ couple
How LGBTQ+ folks can feel less isolated in the process
Why shorter men need not apply to be sperm donors
The painful truth about fertility treatment costs
Why the Dutch national soccer team is the perfect analogy for family

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