# A Short History of Queer Parenting (feat. Kirsty Loehr)

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Podcast: [Historical Homos](https://stenobird.com/podcast/historical-homos-6385451)
Published: 2025-10-23T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/42061582
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Remember when you found out you were gay (iconic of you btw) and you thought:"Oh this is fine – I'll just have a regular heterosexual wife, a couple of kids, and a very elaborate sex life on the side."Just me? OK, fine.But the question remains: why do little gay children like me grow up assuming a straight nuclear family is our only option?Has family always been one man, one woman, and a couple of snot-nosed heirs to the milkman?This week, we’re talking to writer and educator Kirsty Loehr, author of A Short History of Queer Parenting, as we uncover:What family looked like before “heterosexuality”Matriarchal hunter-gatherers for whom all holes were goals, plus Amazons and Jesus' 2 dadsVictorian respectability politics vs. Oscar WildeDIY lesbian turkey-baster chicAnd why men are obsessed with spreading their seed.It’s a fluid-filled romp through the history of chosen families, accidental babies, and deliberate love.JOIN THE CULT🎧 Listen now on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you pod. Turkey baster sold separately.📱 Follow Historical Homos on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and do ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sign up to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you care about gay people, like, at all.Most importantly, if you like what you hear, please do leave us a ⭐ FIVE STAR ONLY ⭐ review.Episode CreditsWritten and hosted by Bash.Guest Kirsty Loehr.Edited by Alex Toskas.Produced by Dani Henion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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