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ARCHIVAL: What Does Pride Mean to You?

ARCHIVAL: What Does Pride Mean to You?

Author: Jaimie Kelton – Queer Parenting & LGBTQ Families'. December 29, 2025 Duration: 22:55
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As we head into a new year, we’re revisiting a very special episode — and carrying those Pride vibes forward with us.

This episode originally aired as the finale of our very first Pride Extravaganza, where all month long (and a little beyond) we doubled up on Queer Family goodness with incredible guests and powerful stories.

For this grand finale, I asked every single Pride Extravaganza guest one simple but loaded question:

What does Pride mean to you?

What you’ll hear is a moving compilation — a beautiful quilt of voices reflecting on Pride as visibility, self-love, family, community, resistance, joy, responsibility, and hope. These answers will absolutely give you the feels.

Let this episode be your reminder as we move forward together:

Pride is every day.

Stay proud of who you are.

Stay proud of your differences.

Stay proud of your uniqueness.

And keep showing up — unapologetically.

We’re here. We’re queer. We make families. And we make beautiful, intentional families.

Happy Pride — always. 🌈✨


🗂️ Archival Note

This episode originally aired as Season 12, Episode 13, closing out the show’s first-ever Pride Extravaganza. Audio quality, format, and language reflect the time it was recorded.


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Hosted by queer mom Jaimie Kelton, The Queer Family Podcast-LGBTQ Families & Queer Parenting Stories offers a weekly space that is both uproariously funny and deeply genuine. Each episode features conversations with LGBTQIA+ parents, hopeful parents, and their allies, delving into the specific joys and hurdles of building a family outside of traditional frameworks. You’ll hear firsthand accounts of the paths to parenthood-from adoption and fostering to IVF and surrogacy-and the everyday realities of raising kids in a world that can still feel unfamiliar. This podcast moves beyond theory, focusing on lived experiences that cover everything from health and fitness routines that work for queer families to navigating complex conversations about sexuality and society with children. The goal is straightforward: to share stories that normalize these experiences, elevate diverse voices, and celebrate the full spectrum of queer family life. Tuning in means connecting with a community, finding resonance in shared challenges, and gathering a lot of practical wisdom-and laughter-along the way. It’s a resource and a companion for anyone curious about or living within the beautifully expansive definition of a modern family.
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