Becoming a Single Dad While Trans 2

The Longest Shortest Time

Hillary Frank | QCODE

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

When we last heard from CJ, they were struggling to figure out how to achieve their lifelong dream of becoming a dad. CJ now has a kid, but getting there was a total rollercoaster — including sperm mishaps, blatant discrimination, and an underground group of queer midwives in Athens. Buckle up, because this ride is a wild one! Note: this episode contains mature content, so probably not one to listen to with the kids. … CJ’s first episode #170 Becoming a Single Dad While Trans … Resources for trans pregnancy + parenthood • Trans Fertility Co. • Fenway Health • Family Equality • UCSF Transgender Care … Sponsors (using our links supports the show!) • Betterhelp: betterhelp.com/longshort for 10% off your first month • Acorns Early: first month free with acornsearly.com/longshort • Hungryroot: hungryroot.com/longshort with code LONGSHORT for 40% off your first box and a free item of your choice for life … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe! Follow us on Instagram Website: longestshortesttime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, Longest Shortest Time listener. I am so excited about today's episode. And I'll be honest with you, there are not a lot of media outlets that are running stories like this right now because they're afraid of losing their funding. But one of the cool things about the Long as, shortest time, is that this show is an independent production,
0:24.3	and a good portion of our funding comes from our listeners,
0:27.9	people who want to hear daring, complicated, heartfelt stories
0:32.0	about parenthood and gender and reproductive health.
0:36.0	If that sounds like you, then I want to invite you to join
0:39.2	our special club. It's called LST Plus, and when you join, you get all kinds of cool stuff.
0:45.7	You'll get to be a part of our community where you can bond with other listeners like you.
0:49.6	You get to suggest story ideas for future episodes, and you get access to a whole other show with super awesome college kids talking about sex, dating, and relationships.
1:00.5	You can even ask them questions.
1:02.8	We strongly encourage that, asking them questions.
1:06.2	Membership is just 50 bucks a year or 7 bucks a month.
1:09.8	And if you want to give more, you can. Sign up is simple.
1:13.6	Just go to Longest Shortestime.com slash club. See you there.
1:34.0	My name is C.J. Rivers, and I work as an underground train driver in London.
1:38.9	Growing up, CJ had a dream job, and it wasn't driving a train.
1:41.2	All I really wanted was to be a parent.
1:45.0	It's always been something that I felt like pulled towards, just having the chance to have a hand in raising a human being,
1:51.0	who might turn out to be a wonderful human being.
1:53.0	That makes me really excited.
1:55.0	CJ specifically has always wanted to be a dad.
1:59.0	I identify as non-binary or trans-masculine, I guess.
2:04.6	I present out in the world as male to people who don't know me, and that's fine with me.
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