Dykes Planning Tykes: Queering the Family Tree
Directed by Nancy Nicol and Mary J. Daniel
Thirty years ago lesbian mothers were losing their children in court. Those wanting to become parents were denied access to reproductive technologies and had no legal rights. Faced with difficult barriers, lesbians and queer-identified women took matters into their own hands, finding ways to bring children into their lives and in the process reinventing notions of the family
Dykes Planning Tykes: Queering the Family Tree, explores the profoundly transformative impact of a modest community-based course for lesbian/bi/queer women considering parenthood. Since its inception in Toronto, Canada in 1997, the Dykes Planning Tykes course has inspired people across the LGBTQ spectrum to embrace their rightful place in the world of parenting. Touching on key aspects of the history of lesbians and queer women as parents, and incorporating home videos, historical footage and new interviews with key players, this hour-long film explores issues, dilemmas and decisions facing queer people wanting to be parents, and celebrates the ways we are queering the family tree!
Dyke Planning Tykes: Queering the Family Tree premiered at Toronto's Inside Out Film and Video Festival on May 28, 2011.
2011, 60 min.
Producer: Nancy Nicol
Directors: Nancy Nicol & Mary J. Daniel
Linked to this page we have provided a series of resources for persons looking for:
- a history of Dykes Planning Tykes
- information on additional LGBTQ Family Planning Courses
- a timeline of significant dates in Ontario LGBTQ parenting history
- resources used in the Dykes Planning Tykes course
- more information on ordering the DVD
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