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Trans and gender diverse parents guide by Rainbow Families

By Rainbow FamiliesAuthored by Jacqui Tomlins Rainbow Families Australia researcher Jacqui Tomlins has put together this guide for trans and gender diverse parents, with a focus on personal stories of parents, their partners and children. These stories provide practical advice and answers. They also offer the opportunity for identification and a strength that comes from […]

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‘Need to know facts’ about getting pregnant with a sperm donor

By Beanstalk Mums Written by a Victorian-based infertility psychologist, Lisa Ransome, this article provides an overview of the key medical, legal, and practical considerations for single people pursuing pregnancy using a sperm donor, including donor options, conception methods, and associated risks and benefits to support informed decision-making.

Michelle Jeffries stands in a bright room beside a whiteboard, speaking with hands raised. Michelle wears a colourful rainbow-patterned top and beaded necklace. There are plants and a small Pride flag on shelves behind Michelle.

Challenging the Mum/Dad binary

Recognising that families are more than mums and dads is essential to creating an inclusive society for all families. It’s hard not to want to be a part of that, right? Michelle Jeffries is a queer researcher, educator and mum. Michelle’s doctoral research centred on the experiences of gender and sexuality diverse parents in their […]

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Rainbow Families is based on the lands of the Yaluk-ut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We acknowledge that our work takes place on lands that are under colonial occupation and that sovereignty has never been ceded. We hope to pay our deepest respects to Boon Wurrung elders, past and present, and wish to extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People across this Country we know as Australia.