This was a pretty okay read. It was full of great info and all that, but I hated the format and writing style. Yes, it is practical, but I would have preffered a more personal read that didn't feel so much like read an encyclopedia.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. Pub date: May 24, 2022

An essential guide for members of the LGBTQIA+ community curious about or looking to start a family. This would also be useful for friends and family to read if you know someone on this journey to help understand the process.

This book not only walks you through some basic aspects for anyone starting a family—the if, how and when questions, but also goes through the many paths to parenthood. This importantly works as a resource for all the additional questions around LGBTQ family building, with plenty of research to back it up. Research to help answer questions and also research to help battle stereotypes or myths about LGBTQ parenting (from society, yourself, your community, religion, parents, or otherwise).

In addition to all the information about starting a family, this book ends detailing some issues/situations that LGBTQIA families will face once their children reach school age and how to navigate those situations. As a nanny for a LGBTQ family, some of the hypothetical situations and language used was very useful.