A Short History of Queer Parenting
By (Author) Kirsty Loehr
Oneworld Publications
Oneworld Publications
3rd February 2026
2nd October 2025
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Child care and upbringing: advice for parents
Parenting: advice and issues
Adoption and fostering: advice and issues
Pregnancy, birth and baby care: advice and issues
Paperback
208
Width 111mm, Height 178mm
For most straight couples, starting a family tends to be simpleFor queer couples, not so much.
But queer families have always existed even Sappho, the OG lesbian, had a daughter. She named her Cleis, in honour of vaginas everywhere!
Exploring the historic lives of queer parents like Oscar Wilde and the women of The Golden Orchid Society and guided by her own experience of reciprocal IVF Kirsty Loehr provides another rollicking guide to the ups and downs of queer parenthood through the ages.
Kirsty Loehr is an English teacher and the author of A Short History of Queer Women. She loves women, football, history and comedy but not necessarily in that order. She lives in Brighton with her son.