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Trystan Reese in Conversation With Andrew Solomon

June 8, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Free
Online, N/A, Portland, OR 97207

When Trystan Reese was just a year into his relationship with Biff (now his husband), the couple learned that Biff’s niece and nephew were about to be removed from their home by Child Protective Services. Immediately, Trystan and Biff took in one-year-old Hailey and three-year-old Lucas, becoming caregivers overnight to two tiny survivors of abuse and neglect. From this surprising start, Trystan and Biff built a loving marriage and happy home — learning to parent on the job. They adopted Hailey and Lucas, and soon decided to grow their family biologically with a child that Trystan, who is transgender, would carry. Trystan’s groundbreaking pregnancy attracted media fanfare, and the family welcomed baby Leo in 2017. In How We Do Family: From Adoption to Trans Pregnancy, What We Learned About Love and LGBTQ Parenthood (The Experiment), Trystan shares their unique story and what he’s learned about being the best parent, partner, and person you can be. Through crisis, adoption, pregnancy — and all the usual challenges of parenting — Trystan shows that more important than getting things right is doing them with love. Reese will be joined in conversation by Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon and Far from the Tree.

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Details

Date:
June 8, 2021
Time:
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Source:
https://www.powells.com/events-update

Venue

Online
N/A
Portland, OR 97207

Organizer

Phone:
503-228-4651
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