The Hardest, Most Rewarding Thing

Pride & Joy by BBC

May 7, 20202:44Society & Culture

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 dreams of parenthood come true.

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