ABSTRACT
This chapter highlights the malleability of queer reproductive loss in order to move beyond merely acknowledging the “double invisibility” that bereaved lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) parents face. As evidenced in the quote from j wallace skelton, many LGBTQ people are also openly challenging the cultural silences surrounding reproduction loss. Understanding the malleability with regard to the diverse responses LGBTQ people have to reproductive loss positions the experiences as queer losses and allows for a “queer” reading of the cultural silences surrounding them. The processes of commemoration, memorialization, and ritualization of death and grief can be fraught for LGBTQ people, both in situations of shared loss and losses that are mourned more privately. the rising tide of conservatism within the political administration in the US—with its unwavering support of pro-life politics—also has significant implications for LGBTQ people’s future access to assisted reproductive technology treatment and adoption.
