Seven Kids, One Lesbian, and a Graduation Gift of Sperm

Lex Beach is a lesbian mom of seven kids (ages 8–23), and her family-building story truly covers the waterfront: donor sperm, IUIs, donor sibling connections, parenting through divorce, blended family life, known-donor attempts, miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, and ultimately IVF. Lex knew she wanted to be a mom from the jump—and at 22, she got pregnant (the gay way) right after college… with sperm her parents literally bought as a graduation gift. From there, the story only gets bigger: twins, more pregnancies, co-parenting across households, a queer Brady Bunch era, and hard-earned reflections on what helps queer relationships surviv...