Welcome to our Summer of Book Love series! New episodes of This Queer Book Saved My Life! drop this September.

Every Tuesday this summer we will feature new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven which has your next summer read!

Today we meet Dr. Gwen Bass and her new memoir: Immaculate Misconception: A Story of Biology and Belonging.

What's it about? In the early 1980’s, 95% of all artificial inseminations were performed for married, heterosexual couples. Among the other 5% were people like Gwen’s parents– lesbians navigating a homophobic medical system ready to deny them children. They found a doctor willing to perform the procedure in secret, using sperm from an anonymous donor.

She grew up straddling two worlds. In one–rainbow flags waved and love made a family. In the other– she and her family tried to fit in with everyone else. Immaculate Misconception isn’t just a window into a sliver of queer history, it raises questions we all grapple with: who we are and the forces that influence us. It’s a reflection on nature, nurture, identity, and belonging.

After earning her BA in Psychology and Education, Gwen became a teacher and school counselor. She then pursued an M.Ed in school counseling and her doctorate in special education while training and mentoring teachers on practical, evidence-based tools to nurture kids’ educational and emotional well-being.

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Connect with Dr. Gwen Bass
Website: drgwenbass.com
Instagram: @drgwenbass
Facebook: facebook.com/drgwenbass
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-gwen-bass

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