A Short History of Queer Parenting

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Author: Loehr, Kirsty Of specific Gay & Lesbian interestPublished on 2 October 2025 by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 208 pages178 x 111 | 0g Queer familie s have always existedEven Sappho, the OG lesbian, had a daughter named Cleis, in honour of vaginas everywhere! For centuries, the women of ‘The Golden Orchid Society’ in Qing-dynasty China were getting married and raising daughters together – platonically, obviously... And Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson’s fabulously bisexual open marriage proved women really can have it all – a husband, two kids, a writing career and Virginia Woolf.Maybe you’re exploring your options. Maybe you don’t want kids but you have questions. Either way, Kirsty Loehr provides another rollicking guide to the ups and downs of queer parenthood through the ages. Show more