S1 Episode 1: Conception

What does the super-gendered landscape of parenthood look like for non-binary parents? Our culture is largely organized around the idea that parents are either Moms or Dads. But not everyone feels like a mom or a dad, so then what? How do we conceive of ourselves?

Beyond the Binary website: www.beyondthebinarypodcast.com

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Resources:

National Center for Transgender Equality: https://transequality.org/issues/resources/understanding-non-binary-people-how-to-be-respectful-and-supportive

NPR: A Guide to Gender Identity Terms: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq

Beyond Kings and Queens: Gender and Politics in the 2019 Black Census: https://blackcensus.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Beyond-Kings-and-Queens-Gender-and-Politics.pdf

Rainbow Families Trans and Gender Diverse Parents Guide: https://www.transhealthsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Rainbow_Families_TGD_Parents-Guide.pdf

Xtra Magazine: “I’m a non-binary parent. There still isn’t space for me.” (andrea bennett): https://xtramagazine.com/love-sex/im-a-non-binary-parent-there-still-isnt-space-for-me-154990

Other podcasts:

“NB” My non-binary life” https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06y51dp/episodes/downloads

“Gender Reveal” https://www.genderpodcast.com/

Books:

Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity (edited by Micah Rajunov and Scott Duane)

Like a Boy But Not a Boy: Navigating Life, Mental Health, and Parenthood Outside the Gender Binary (by andrea bennett)

For the kids:

Neither (by Airlie Anderson)