Pregnant lesbians and other non sequiturs…

“It was an accident,” says no pregnant lesbian ever. The lesbian mother does not coo into her baby’s ear, “Honey, you were mama’s little surprise.” While getting pregnant may not have much to do with mothering, the act IS a necessary pre-requisite for someone in the having-a-baby equation. In my previous heterosexual world, it was simple. If I had sex without using contraception, there was a strong probability I’d get knocked up.

A Queer Perspective on Getting Pregnant

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