Choosing The One

Pride & Joy by BBC

Jun 29, 202022:43Society & Culture

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 queer couple isn’t always easy. And then there's the tricky business of choosing...

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