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A Guide to Making 2SLGBTQ+ Family

Conceivable: A Guide to Making 2SLGBTQ+ Family moves beyond the birds and the bees to consider the politics, challenges, choices and opportunities for agency and joy involved in 2SLGBTQ+ fertility, conception and family building in Canada. With contributions from healthcare workers, mental health professionals and support people in the field of reproductive health and 2SLGBTQ+ sexual care, this book is an honest and thorough look at growing your family.

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Laine Halpern Zisman

Laine Halpern Zisman is a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Public Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria and a lecturer at the University of Toronto. Her work moves through the intersections of 2SLGBTQ+ equity, culture and reproductive care. She received a PhD from the University of Toronto and an MFA in documentary media at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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In this introduction, Halpern Zisman, a third generation Holocaust survivor and queer settler, positions the title as a companion for 2SLGBTQ+ family building in Canada.
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In this chapter, Halpern Zisman explores family-building for 2SLGBTQ+ communities in Canada, challenging the assumption of a nuclear family model through Laura Mamo’s 2007 framework.
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In this chapter, Halpern Zisman explores how 2SLGBTQ+ people in Canada assemble support networks—chosen family, healthcare providers, and creative resources—to navigate family building.
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In this chapter, Halpern Zisman examines human reproductive anatomy, gamete development, and hormonal regulation and how it can impact 2SLGBTQ+ family planning.
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In this chapter, Halpern Zisman explores how 2SLGBTQ+ families in Canada select donor gametes, comparing anonymous, open-identification, and known donors.
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In this chapter, Halpern Zisman guides 2SLGBTQ+ individuals through selecting a fertility clinic in Canada.
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In this chapter, Halpern Zisman guides 2SLGBTQ+ individuals through deciding how to build a family, discussing at-home insemination, in vitro-fertilization, and surrogacy
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In this chapter, 2SLGBTQ+ examines how loss and grief intersect with queer family building.
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In this chapter, 2SLGBTQ+ examines how community spaces shape 2SLGBTQ+ family building in Toronto.
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This "chapter" is a bibliography.
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