{"product_id":"9781897178836","title":"And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families","description":"And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families explores the role of the \"known donor\" in the queer family structure: what happens when would-be dyke moms or gay dads ask a friend or acquaintance to donate sperm or an egg, or to act as a surrogate?\u003cbr\u003eA quirky, funny, and occasionally heartbreaking collection of personal essays, this book offers an intimate look at the relative risks and unexpected rewards of queer, do-it-yourself baby-making, and the ways in which families are re-made in the process.\u003cbr\u003eWith no clear models to follow, these new versions of the queer family are creating their own, addressing questions such as: What's the difference between being a donor and being a parent? What happens to non-biological parents when a known donor is also part of the picture? When and how does biology count-or does it? Why do parents choose known donors, and what happens if things get ugly? And what does all this mean for queer families already facing extraordinary social pressures?\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors-donors, biological and non-bio parents, and their children-offer provocative, nuanced insights into what it means to be or use a known donor and how queer families are being reconceived to include new roles, new rules, and kinship ties that transcend biology.","brand":"Insomniac Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48275239960816,"sku":"9781897178836","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781897178836_p0.jpg?v=1763611305","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781897178836","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}