What does the super-gendered landscape of parenthood look like for non-binary parents? Our culture is largely organized around the idea that parents are either Moms or Dads. But not everyone feels like a mom or a dad, so then what? How do we conceive of ourselves?
Beyond the Binary website: www.beyondthebinarypodcast.com
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Resources:
National Center for Transgender Equality: https://transequality.org/issues/resources/understanding-non-binary-people-how-to-be-respectful-and-supportive
NPR: A Guide to Gender Identity Terms: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq
Beyond Kings and Queens: Gender and Politics in the 2019 Black Census: https://blackcensus.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Beyond-Kings-and-Queens-Gender-and-Politics.pdf
Rainbow Families Trans and Gender Diverse Parents Guide: https://www.transhealthsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Rainbow_Families_TGD_Parents-Guide.pdf
Xtra Magazine: “I’m a non-binary parent. There still isn’t space for me.” (andrea bennett): https://xtramagazine.com/love-sex/im-a-non-binary-parent-there-still-isnt-space-for-me-154990
Other podcasts:
“NB” My non-binary life” https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06y51dp/episodes/downloads
“Gender Reveal” https://www.genderpodcast.com/
Books:
Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity (edited by Micah Rajunov and Scott Duane)
Like a Boy But Not a Boy: Navigating Life, Mental Health, and Parenthood Outside the Gender Binary (by andrea bennett)
For the kids:
Neither (by Airlie Anderson)
