ABSTRACT
Last weekend I gave a talk to a group of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Intersexed, Two Spirited, Queer, and Questioning (LGBT-TI2QQ) would-be parents. The group was diverse and included several trans parents-to-be. As I sat among them describing how we started our family, I was struck by how much has changed since we began our process. Our family journey began during a time with few resources for racialized trans parents; yet only a few years later, I was speaking to an entire classroom full of people and preparing to write a chapter about my experience as a Black trans man. In 2009, I published an essay about my experience as a trans man considering getting pregnant. 1 Since I wrote that piece, a lot has happened to advance the public's understanding of trans parenting. When I first began writing, there were few resources about trans parenting: few films, few articles, and very few resources for prospective trans parents. For instance, in 2006–2007, when we were working on a new course for trans would-be dads, there was so little information generally available that we had to call doctors and surgeons and seek out trans dads and trans-friendly midwifery practices across the continent.
