Less than a year after giving birth, I decided to medically transition. I wish I’d done it sooner.

Unfortunately, most parenting books weren’t written with queer moms, trans dads, non-binary parents and gestational carriers, and families that look like ours in mind.

“There were good reasons we hadn’t started trying. But the bigger reason, which came out right there in a flood on cobblestones in the French Quarter, was that Simone wanted me to carry her baby, and that was maybe going to be impossible to achieve.”

Jamie’s Team Pick: What to expect when you’re expecting, and identify as a butch dyke.