Online Book Club - Creating Family Differently

Do you pile up books without taking the time to read them? Do you want to fight against sexism and LGBT+phobia but don't quite know where to start? Would you like to discuss feminist topics with others? If any of the above statements resonate with you, and **you are a cis, trans, or non-binary woman**, then this online book club is for you! Each participant reads on their own the section we've collectively chosen (no more, no less), then fifteen days later, we meet via video call to debrief the previous chapter(s). To maintain a safe and intimate environment, participation is limited to a small number of people. To join, you must: * [Become a member of La Place des Grenouilles](https://www.helloasso.com/associations/la-place-des-grenouilles/adhesions/adherer-a-la-place-des-grenouilles) (memberships starting at 0 euro), * have read [the association's charter](https://lapdg.fr/charte/) and the assigned chapters, * be ready to attend all sessions (or nearly all). **For the first session, you must have obtained the book and read the preface (pages 15 to 37).** About the book: ***Parenthood is certainly the most tightly guarded bastion of heterosexuality.*** When it comes to conceiving and raising a child, only one configuration seems acceptable in our Western societies: one man and one woman in a monogamous relationship. Any deviation from this norm is discouraged, as shown by the constant criticism directed at lesbian-parented or gay-parented families, or the shocked reactions whenever transgender parenting is mentioned. Yet these alternative forms of parenthood do exist. Queer families exist: they are not utopias, but realities. And what they show us is that gender-based role distribution in parenting is not "natural": one can participate or not in the conception of one's children; carry them or not; breastfeed even if one did not carry them; raise them alone, in pairs, in larger groups, within a couple or not... By revealing these realities through the testimonies of queer parents, Gabrielle Richard invites us to reflect on other ways of creating family, far from gender norms and the inequalities they perpetuate.