Welcome to The Daddy Issue, in the first episode, Connor and Kevin discuss their journey towards fatherhood and the challenges that come with it, including the lack of language and knowledge around queer parenting.

1. Pondered Parenthood

This week we discuss adoption in the UK with Ben, who recently became a father of two via a scheme known as Foster to Adopt.

11. Gay Adoption, Ben's Story

This week we sit down with Kristen Visser, from Trans Parents to talk about her experiences raising her trans child during their formative years. 

10. Trans Parents

This week we're talking to Sjors, about his journey toward becoming a gay father alongside his partner.

9. Surrogacy: Journey Into Gay Fatherhood

Sanne, a teacher and mother, acted as a surrogate for a gay couple in The Netherlands. In this episode, she shares her experience with us.

8. Surrogacy: Sanne's Story

Chris, a podcasting parent from Germany, hosts his own show called Zwei Papas. He and his husband fathered their son via surrogacy, with the unique arrangement of having Chris' best friend as the biological mother.

7. Two Fathers

Esther, a teacher from The Hague, shares her experience of being a surrogate mother in a country with opaque surrogacy laws.

6. The Surrogate Teacher

This week we speak to Ariel, a non-binary parent and intertidal ecologist based in California, about the challenges they faced with their trans husband on their journey to parenthood. 

5. Non-Binary Parenting

This week we talk to Nevlynn who co-parents his daughter with his husband and best friend. They made a pact when they were younger to have kids together if they didn't find husbands.

4. The Trifecta

This week's episode features Sara Coster, an expert in LGBT parenting who co-parents two children with a gay couple. They share insights on the concept of co-parenting, including agreements, limitations, and insemination methods, based on Sara's personal experience as a co-parent.

Episodes & Announcements

1. Pondered Parenthood