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A story of fertility, feminism, and familyJenn Berney was one of those people who knew she was destined for motherhood -- it wasn't a question of if, but when. So when she and her wife Kelly decided to start building their family, they took the next logical step: they went to a fertility clinic. But they soon found themselves entrenched in a medical establishment that didn't know what to do with people like them. With no man factoring into their relationship, doctors were at best embarrassed and at worst disparaging of the couple.Soon Jenn found herself stepping outside of the system determined to disregard her. Looking into the history of fertility and the LGBTQ community, she saw echoes of her own struggle. For decades queer people have defied the patriarchy and redefined the nuclear family -- and Jenn was walking in their footsteps.
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Jennifer Berney is a mother, writer, and teacher. She is a contributing blogger at Brain, Child, her essays on parenting have been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Mutha. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in Tin House, Brevity, and The Offing, among other places. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her partner and two sons. She is currently working on a memoir.
