March 15, 2026

Trans Family Building with Trystan Reese: Same Love, Harder Path to Parenthood

46 minutes

Trans people don’t want “special” families. They want what every parent wants: to tuck their kids in at night and know they’re safe.

In this episode of Building Your Family, Lisa Schuman, LCSW, sits down with educator and advocate Trystan Reese to talk about trans family building: what’s the same, what’s different, and what trans parents need from clinics, communities, and allies right now.

They cover:

• Trystan’s journey as a pregnant trans man and becoming a parent

• Why trans people’s desire to parent is the same as anyone’s

• How fertility, pregnancy, and adoption can be more complex for trans individuals

• The role of supportive communities and affirming medical care

• How providers can build real trust with humility and curiosity

• Legal protections like second‑parent adoption and why they matter

• What non‑trans patients using donor conception or surrogacy can learn from trans families about “difference and belonging”

Whether you’re trans, cis, a fertility patient, or a clinician, this conversation will help you better understand and support trans families in a world where family building is increasingly politicized.

Resources & Links

– Learn more about Trystan Reese: https://www.trystanreese.com/

– Building Your Family community, workshops, and newsletter: https://familybuilding.net/building-your-family-community/

– Learn more about Collaborate Consulting: https://collaborate.consulting/

– Learn more about Transfertility: https://transfertility.co/

Building Your Family is hosted by Lisa Schuman, LCSW, a leading expert in fertility, donor conception, and surrogacy, helping parents and professionals support children growing up in “different” families.

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