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“A news crew came to the house in the early days… they just wanted some general footage… This is what a lesbian looks like when a lesbian puts the kettle... LEARN MORE The post The ‘write' stuff – Jac Tomlins appeared first on Family Matters.

We sat down for an intimate chat with father, husband, advocate & out and proud Essendon supporter Jason Tuazon-Mcheyne to discuss life as a ‘gay dad.' Follow more of Jason's... LEARN MORE The post Heart-to-heart with Jason Tuazon-McCheyne appeared first on Family Matters.

‘A remarkable document of an Australian civil rights landmark and a moving testament to the ferocity of parental love.' – Benjamin Law About a Girl – Rebekah Robertson, founder of Transcend... LEARN MORE The post About a Girl – Rebekah Robertson & Georgie Stone appeared first on Family Matters.

 Author and cartoonist Kaz Cooke joins the team to discuss her latest parenting book – Babies & Toddlers. All the latest information re crying, sleeping, breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, tantrums (theirs &... LEARN MORE The post Babies & Toddlers – latest parenting guide by Kaz Cooke appeared first on Family Matters.

GOING POSTAL: WRITINGS FROM THE MARRIAGE EQUALITY SURVEY edited by Quinn Eades & Son Vivienne Whether you are ‘gay, straight, black, or white'—or beyond reductive binaries—this edited collection guides the reader... LEARN MORE The post GOING POSTAL: MORE THAN ‘YES' OR ‘NO' appeared first on Family Matters.

Ever considered being a surrogate and wanting to know what's really involved? Hear from Amanda and husband Brent who were a surrogate not once but twice for a gay couple.... LEARN MORE The post Thinking of being a surrogate? appeared first on Family Matters.

Family Matters are joined by the author of a new kids picture book, Same but different Too, Chris Laxton-Badley. The picture book is about same sex couples with adopted children... LEARN MORE The post Rainbow Families – Adoption appeared first on Family Matters.

On the 10th October, segments of the Ruddock Religious Freedom Review Report were leaked to the press suggesting recommends for religious schools to turn away LGBTQ students should be made consistent across... LEARN MORE The post The leaks & the facts – Ruddock Religious Freedom Review appeared first on Family Matters.

When Chloe discovered she was donor conceived she knew she wanted to search out her donor. She thought the search would be quite easy. It was far from that. Hear... LEARN MORE The post Interview: Chloe Allworthy & her quest to find her donor dad appeared first on Family Matters.

Ahead of the Time to tell seminar we are joined by gay dads Michael & Terry who discuss their domestic surrogacy journey and the conversations with their children about where... LEARN MORE The post Donor conceived – how, when & why to tell the kids appeared first on Family Matters.

On the eve of Wear it Purple we chat with Switchboard Victoria's CEO Joe Ball Wear it Purple was founded in 2010 in response to global stories of real teenagers,... LEARN MORE The post Interview: Joe Ball CEO Switchboard Victoria appeared first on Family Matters.

Essential episode as we discuss family violence – busting myths and speaking to experts in this area and issues that impact the LGBTQI community. Dr Damien Riggs speaks about the... LEARN MORE The post LGBTQI experience of family & intimate partner violence appeared first on Family Matters.

As the anniversary of the marriage equality survey starts popping up in our social media feeds, we reflect with Jason Tuazon-McCheyne – Gay dad  and Marriage Celebrant.  Jason & Adrian's... LEARN MORE The post Interview: Jason Tuazon-McCheyne appeared first on Family Matters.

Shae Cox, a mother of three young children, is often dubbed “the baby whisperer by family, friends, and colleagues, she is known well for her ability to settle the most... LEARN MORE The post Proven sleeping tips with the baby whisperer Shae Cox appeared first on Family Matters.

Clayton & guest co-host Jo Hirst interview Associate Professor Michelle Telfer. An in depth interview as they discuss the recently published Australian Standards of Treatment and Care for Trans Children... LEARN MORE The post Michelle Telfer – Australian Standards of Treatment & Care for Trans Children & Adolescents appeared first on Family Matters.

Felicity Marlowe joined Michelle, Ana and Gina after presenting at day 1 of the LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference. Felicity spoke about ‘Rainbow Families are Everywhere,' the session she facilitated at... LEARN MORE The post Rainbow Families Victoria Update appeared first on Family Matters.

We chat with Frank Lowe, a forty-one-year-old divorced gay dad. Known well for his Twitter persona @GayAtHomeDad Frank joins us to discuss being a dad and his new book Raised by... LEARN MORE The post Interview: Frank Lowe – Raised by Unicorns appeared first on Family Matters.

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood… Gina & primary school educator Clayton geek out on their favourite kids books. A fun episode as we celebrate books... LEARN MORE The post Family Matters – Books that matter appeared first on Family Matters.

Family Matters were joined by Bess Hepworth, the Founder, Executive Director & Chief Disruptor of Planet Ally and key organiser of the Asia-Pacific Rainbow Families Forum.   She has recently... LEARN MORE The post Interview: Bess Hepworth #FreeMyLibrary #APRFF2018 appeared first on Family Matters.

On this episode we are joined by Jo Hirst, author of Australia's first picture book for transgender children, The Gender Fairy, to discuss the release of their second picture book,... LEARN MORE The post A House for Everyone – Jo Hirst appeared first on Family Matters.

Special guest Jo Hirst joins the Family Matters team as we interview the wonderful Jeffrey Marsh – the first non-binary author with a “Big 5” publisher, Penguin Random House. Jeffrey... LEARN MORE The post Interview: Jeffrey Marsh appeared first on Family Matters.

We speak with Kylie Pussell CEO and co-founder of Miracle Babies Foundation about the Miracle Month of May – a time to highlight the work of Miracle Babies supporting premature and... LEARN MORE The post Miracle Babies Foundation supporting premature newborns & their families appeared first on Family Matters.

“I've been told of social media, don't read the comments.” Damien New dads Damien & Cris Stevens-Todd along with 3-month-old baby Fletcher joined Family Matters to share their story! They... LEARN MORE The post The real gay dads of Shepparton appeared first on Family Matters.

Victoria Police GLLOs Gabby & Stephanie join the Family Matters crew to discuss the current and emerging safety risks facing young kids and the role and relationship of police. Important episode... LEARN MORE The post Safety risks facing young kids & the role of police appeared first on Family Matters.

Every person has a story and every story has a value. Hear Mill's story which made our Steph cry. Mill O'Sullivan Queer & Non-Binary activist – The Head of Workshops... LEARN MORE The post Interview: Mill O'Sullivan – Queer & Non-Binary activist appeared first on Family Matters.

Dr Rosemarie Boland is a newborn educator, neonatal intensive care nurse and midwife with over 30 years experience. She specialises in providing first aid training for parents of newborn babies... LEARN MORE The post Baby Safety with Dr Rosemarie Boland appeared first on Family Matters.

Couldn't find a babysitter to see Urzila at the recent Melbourne International Comedy festival? Relax – we got you covered. Urzila Carlson joins Dee & Dave on Family Matters to... LEARN MORE The post Interview: Urzila Carlson appeared first on Family Matters.

Trystan Reese was best known as the “pregnant man” of 2017. We remember him fondly as one of Family Matters favourite guests of 2017. We last spoke to Trystan when... LEARN MORE The post Interview: Trystan Reese part 2 appeared first on Family Matters.

On this Family Matters does breakfast Mardi Gras special – we chatted with Rainbow Families co-chair Vanessa Gonzalez about the Mardi Gras parade preparations. Glitter is out & gold is... LEARN MORE The post Vanessa & Thea from Rainbow Families – Mardi Gras breakfast special appeared first on Family Matters.

Gina and Dave sat down with Scott Jackson & Lenka Vanderboom, performers from Love is Love & Imaginarium  Running on the evenings of the 17th and 18th of March, Love is Love honours, investigates, and reflects... LEARN MORE The post Love is Love & Imaginarium – Interview with Melbourne Playback Theatre Company appeared first on Family Matters.

So what is surrogacy? What is the difference between gestational and traditional surrogacy? What is the difference between altruistic and commercial surrogacy?  What is the difference between global and domestic... LEARN MORE The post Global & domestic Surrogacy – be in the know! appeared first on Family Matters.

Ahead of our break for the summer holidays, the entire Family Matters team came together for a two hour bumper show as they explored unsolicited parenting advice! They were joined... LEARN MORE The post Unsolicited Parenting Advice with Family Matters – full episode appeared first on Family Matters.

  Jo Hirst, author of ‘The Gender Fairy' a picture book for transgender children, advocate for transgender and gender diverse children, joins Family Matters on a historic day following a ruling... LEARN MORE The post Unsolicited Parenting Advice from fabulous Italian Mama Jo Hirst appeared first on Family Matters.

Lesbian heavyweights Dee and Fiona (Joy) join Gina and Bec as they explore unsolicited parenting advice. On this podcast we are joined by new mum Fiona, from the award winning Chicks... LEARN MORE The post Unsolicited Parenting Advice with lesbian (JOY) heavyweights Fiona & Dee appeared first on Family Matters.

Behind every good commish is a good Kaye! On our unsolicited parenting advice episode we invited the parenting big guns… ‘The Commish' Ro Allen & partner Kaye Bradshaw. They give... LEARN MORE The post Unsolicited Parenting Advice with ‘The Commish' Ro & Kaye appeared first on Family Matters.

New mums Olivia and Sandra share their successful homebirth story. They were supported to bring the beautiful Ameily into this world by our favourites Midwives from  My Midwives Melbourne. My Midwives Melbourne... LEARN MORE The post Meet the Mums – Homebirth story xo appeared first on Family Matters.

Delete Snapchat off your kids devices NOW! On this episode we are joined by Clayton to help us discuss how to protect, educate and support our kids. It starts by... LEARN MORE The post Sexting, young people & the law appeared first on Family Matters.

As we wait for the marriage equality outcome we are joined by proud gay dad – Tom from Gogglebox Australia. Enjoy the banter as Family Matters  (does Breakfast) on Announcement Day.... LEARN MORE The post Tom Gogglebox – YES Announcement Day appeared first on Family Matters.

Wednesday 15 November 2017 was a historic day as Australia voted YES for marriage equality.  On this episode we reflect back on some of the LGBTQI Australian history with Nick... LEARN MORE The post Looking back – LGBTQI Australian History appeared first on Family Matters.

“We have the chance to take our perspective from the outside of this experience and make different & more realistic promises to each other. I will try to love you... LEARN MORE The post Rose Troche – YES Announcement Day appeared first on Family Matters.

On this episode of Family Matters we discuss the difficult topic of infertility and miscarriage.   We learn about the science, the medical definitions and statistics – to dealing with... LEARN MORE The post Family Matters – infertility & miscarriage appeared first on Family Matters.

I'm a new mum or dad, so I should be feeling this tired, overwhelmed and sad – right? Perinatal anxiety and depression can happen to any expecting or new parent.... LEARN MORE The post Perinatal anxiety & depression – symptoms, risk factors & how to get support appeared first on Family Matters.