Reproductive Losses

This book explores scholarship on reproductive loss in relation to LGBTQ people, in the context of both pregnancy and adoption, and is essential reading for scholars and professionals interested in LGBTQ health and family, and for individuals from the LGBTQ community who have experienced loss.

Christa Craven is a cultural and medical anthropologist based at the College of Wooster in the US. Her research centers around reproductive health politics, practice, and activism. She is the former co-chair of the Association for Queer Anthropology.

Acknowledgements Terminology 1. A Political and Personal Commitment 2. Troubling the "Progressive" Narrative 3. Methodological Considerations 4. LGBTQ Stories of Reproductive Losses 5. Encountering Adversity 6. Deafening Heteronormativity 7. Economic Precarity 8. Malleable Losses 9. Queer Resiliancy 10. Moving Forward Appendix A: Invitation to Participate Appendix B: Interview Questions References