Kate and Karyne from The Gayest Show on Birth podcast, share what exactly reciprocal IVF is, why they decided to choose an anonymous sperm donor, how they handled questions and comments from friends and family, addressing issues with diversity, privilege and language use in the fertility and reproductive community and their advice for anyone going through this process.  Kate and Karyne also tell us why they created their podcast and what going through IVF in real time on the show is like.

In this episode, I am talking with Katie Stickles-Wynen. Katie is a Pre-Placement Adoption Specialist, LGBTQ Advocate, and transracial/international adoptee (adopted from Colombia by white parents). Katie and I talk about her experience as a transracial adoptee both as a child and adult, what we need to consider regarding race, adoption and trauma, queer parenting and the way Katie and her wife define and are continuing to build their modern family.

Want to know why exactly I created this podcast? This episode shares my story and what led me to create The Fertile Nest.