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Pride & Joy

BBC

For queers, having kids is complicated. Yet lots of us make it happen. These are our stories.

Pride & Joy Podcast Guide

Listen to Pride & Joy, a Society & Culture podcast by BBC. Stream 9 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

9 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

9 episodes

Ginger Beer

So, you’re queer and your kids are here. No matter how you became a parent, at this point, it can feel like the hardest, scariest work is re...

19:39Jul 6, 2020

Choosing The One

Freddy meets Louie and Ellie, a transgender man and a cis woman, who are trying to start a family. But navigating fertility treatment as a q...

22:43Jun 29, 2020

The Kids Are All Right

Kacey grew up in the Midlands, became a teacher, got married and had three kids. At 49 years old, she came out as a trans woman. What’s it l...

26:00Jun 22, 2020

No Blueprint

If you’re not in a committed, monogamous relationship, and you want to find someone to co-parent with — how do you even go about it? And how...

28:37Jun 15, 2020

Extreme Babysitting

UK surrogacy is unregulated and can seem a little mysterious. So, what’s it really like? Freddy talks to David and Martin about how they fou...

33:20Jun 8, 2020

Keeping it in the family

61 year old Cecile Eledge was thrilled when her son and his husband told her they wanted to have a baby. But none of them realised just how...

27:21Jun 1, 2020

A-Team

When queer folk want kids, we really have to plan. For us, there’s usually no straightforward “old-fashioned way.” But as one couple learns,...

26:09May 25, 2020

The Old-fashioned Way

When Freddy started his transition seven years ago, his doctor told him he’d never be able to have his own child. But, he was wrong. Right n...

22:04May 18, 2020

The Hardest, Most Rewarding Thing

Freddy McConnell is a transgender man and single dad. In Pride and Joy, he’s talking to other queers who are finding ways to make their drea...

2:44May 7, 2020

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Pride & Joy is listed as a Society & Culture show. The show language is listed as English.

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What type of podcast is Pride & Joy?

Pride & Joy is listed as a Society & Culture show by BBC.

How many episodes are available?

This page lists 9 episodes for Pride & Joy where feed data is available.