Starting and raising a family can be an exciting and highly emotional time for all involved.
For the LGBTQI community, starting and raising a family has its own unique hurdles from deciding how to start your family, the cost and the law; the birds and the bees talk isn’t so simple for us. Exploring topics such as finding the right ‘mothers’ groups for dads, transitioning parents, coming out to your kids, the legal and health hurdles of conceiving or even being a donor, and ultimately, creating a safe world for our ‘gay babies’.
Family Matters is here to entertain, inform and celebrate existing, expecting and prospective LGBTQI parents
Ahead of the Time to tell seminar we are joined by gay dads Michael & Terry who discuss their domestic surrogacy journey and the conversations with their children about where they came from. We are […]
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On the eve of Wear it Purple we chat with Switchboard Victoria’s CEO Joe Ball Wear it Purple was founded in 2010 in response to global stories of real teenagers, real heartache and their very […]
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Essential episode as we discuss family violence – busting myths and speaking to experts in this area and issues that impact the LGBTQI community. Dr Damien Riggs speaks about the new research into Domestic violence […]
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As the anniversary of the marriage equality survey starts popping up in our social media feeds, we reflect with Jason Tuazon-McCheyne – Gay dad and Marriage Celebrant. Jason & Adrian’s were one of a few […]
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Shae Cox, a mother of three young children, is often dubbed “the baby whisperer by family, friends, and colleagues, she is known well for her ability to settle the most unsettled babies, and relax and […]
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Clayton & guest co-host Jo Hirst interview Associate Professor Michelle Telfer. An in depth interview as they discuss the recently published Australian Standards of Treatment and Care for Trans Children and Adolescents. They also discuss […]
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Felicity Marlowe joined Michelle, Ana and Gina after presenting at day 1 of the LGBTIQ Women’s Health Conference. Felicity spoke about ‘Rainbow Families are Everywhere,’ the session she facilitated at #LGBTIQWHC18 We heard about the […]
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We chat with Frank Lowe, a forty-one-year-old divorced gay dad. Known well for his Twitter persona @GayAtHomeDad Frank joins us to discuss being a dad and his new book Raised by Unicorns: Stories from People with […]
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A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood… Gina & primary school educator Clayton geek out on their favourite kids books. A fun episode as we celebrate books for kids & young adults […]
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Family Matters were joined by Bess Hepworth, the Founder, Executive Director & Chief Disruptor of Planet Ally and key organiser of the Asia-Pacific Rainbow Families Forum. She has recently founded Planet Ally, an LGBTIQ […]
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