Scene Magazine article-’There is JOY in the journey

‘JOY IN THE JOURNEY’- Queer parenting article written by @whostherealmama

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​Scene Magazine’s Autumn Issue – The Body Issue – drops this week, but if you just can’t wait, subscribers can read all the features on the website now.

‘There Is Joy in the Journey’ by Laura-Rose Thorogood @whostherealmama of @lgbt_mummies looks at how queer people build family – pregnancy, surrogacy, adoption, donor conception – and what that does to the body and sense of self.

Pre-order your copy at shop.scenemag.co.uk

Also inside: sex work and body agency, rugby players with plenty to say, love and intimacy beyond the usual script, ageing with HIV, and gender-affirming care without the jargon. Plus Body Language, a photographic series on tattoos, piercings and the art we choose to wear for life.

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