On this episode Sanjay is joined by Mike and Paul Campbell-Jennings, gay dads to Roman through adoption. Mike and Paul met by chance on the street and decided to build their family through the adoption process. We talk about the highs and lows of the process, the different paths through adoption and how they have managed to juggle the various aspects of their lives throughout.

The Proud Parent Club is the inclusive LGBTQ+ parenting podcast and community hosted by Sanjay Sood-Smith, gay dad through surrogacy with his husband Doug, a.k.a. The Travelling Gays. Subscribe for reminders of each LGBT parenting podcast out weekly and follow us on Instagram. Whether you are an LGBT parent or lesbian, gay, bi or trans future parent there will be something for you.

The Travelling Gays: @thetravellinggays | www.instagram.com/thetravellinggays

The Proud Parent Club: @theproudparentclub | www.instagram.com/theproudparentclub | www.theproudparentclub.com

This week Sanj is joined by Laura-Rose Thorogood, founder of LGBT Mummies organisation and mum of three with her wife. LGBT Mummies purpose is to support LGBT+ women & people globally on the path to motherhood or parenthood.
They provide guidance on the different family creation pathways through their website, social channels & support groups. We chat about building community for LGBT families, recent legislation successes and why they don't go far enough to include everyone in our community.

The Proud Parent Club is the inclusive LGBTQ+ parenting podcast and community hosted by Sanjay Sood-Smith, gay dad through surrogacy with his husband Doug, a.k.a. The Travelling Gays. Subscribe for reminders of each LGBT parenting podcast out weekly and follow us on Instagram. Whether you are an LGBT parent or lesbian, gay, bi or trans future parent there will be something for you.

LGBT Mummies: @lgbt_mummies | www.lgbtmummies.com

The Travelling Gays: @thetravellinggays | www.instagram.com/thetravellinggays

The Proud Parent Club: @theproudparentclub | www.instagram.com/theproudparentclub | www.theproudparentclub.com

This week Sanjay chats to Stuart and Francis Armfield-Haugen, gay dads through surrogacy to their son Rio. They started their journey to becoming parents through surrogacy in the USA which is where they made their embryos. Then their friend Sam offered to be their surrogate and they ended up doing their journey between the USA and the UK. We talk about their approach to parenting, their outlook on life, the best things about being dads and the challenges they had with the UK parental order process.

The Proud Parent Club is the inclusive LGBTQ+ parenting podcast and community hosted by Sanjay Sood-Smith, gay dad through surrogacy with his husband Doug, a.k.a. The Travelling Gays. Subscribe for reminders of each LGBT parenting podcast out weekly and follow us on Instagram. Whether you are an LGBT parent or lesbian, gay, bi or trans future parent there will be something for you.

Stuart and Francis: @stuartandfrancis on TikTok | @stueyarmfield and @francishaugen on Instagram

The Travelling Gays: @thetravellinggays | www.instagram.com/thetravellinggays

The Proud Parent Club: @theproudparentclub | www.instagram.com/theproudparentclub | www.theproudparentclub.com

On this week's episode Sanjay chats to wives Jules and Kath who are mums to two children by IVF, each carrying once. We chat about their experiences of IVF, how they chose a sperm donor, being pregnant in a pandemic, micro-agressions as two mums, having a baby in lockdown and the impact that had on their mental health.

Jules (she/her) and Kath (she/her) have been married for 10 years, they married in 2016 and became parents for the first time in 2019 via IVF with Kath giving birth by planned C-section to daughter Jude. In 2021 they welcomed their second child, Franklin, also conceived via IVF. Jules gave birth to Franklin following induced labour and an eventual emergency C-section.

The Proud Parent Club is the inclusive LGBTQ+ parenting podcast and community hosted by Sanjay Sood-Smith, gay dad through surrogacy with his husband Doug, a.k.a. The Travelling Gays. Subscribe for reminders of each LGBT parenting podcast out weekly and follow us on Instagram. Whether you are an LGBT parent or lesbian, gay, bi or trans future parent there will be something for you.

The Travelling Gays: @thetravellinggays | www.instagram.com/thetravellinggays

The Proud Parent Club: @theproudparentclub | www.instagram.com/theproudparentclub | www.theproudparentclub.com

This week Sanjay is joined by his husband Doug the other half of @thetravellinggays! We talk all about our journey to becoming gay dads through surrogacy and our life as parents by answering questions crowdsourced from Instagram. We cover the process, the different roles we played, navigating surrogacy in a pandemic, how we chose our daughter's name, our vision for our family and the steps we are taking towards that.

The Proud Parent Club is the inclusive LGBTQ+ parenting podcast and community hosted by Sanjay Sood-Smith, gay dad through surrogacy with his husband Doug, a.k.a. The Travelling Gays. Subscribe for reminders of each LGBT parenting podcast out weekly and follow us on Instagram. Whether you are an LGBT parent or lesbian, gay, bi or trans future parent there will be something for you.

The Travelling Gays: @thetravellinggays | www.instagram.com/thetravellinggays

The Proud Parent Club: @theproudparentclub | www.instagram.com/theproudparentclub | www.theproudparentclub.com

This week Sanjay is joined by Terrell and Jarius Joseph, gay dads to Ashton and Aria, creators and LGBTQ+ advocates who share their lives to spread positivity and give much needed representation. We chat about raising 'twins' who aren't really twins, representation of gay black men as parents in long-lasting monogamous relationships, what it means to raise good humans and their work at understanding each other's perspectives and how to approach conversations with people who may see the world differently to the way they do.

The Proud Parent Club is the inclusive LGBTQ+ parenting podcast and community hosted by Sanjay Sood-Smith, gay dad through surrogacy with his husband Doug, a.k.a. The Travelling Gays. Subscribe for reminders of each LGBT parenting podcast out weekly and follow us on Instagram. Whether you are an LGBT parent or lesbian, gay, bi or trans future parent there will be something for you.

Terrell & Jarius: @terrellandjarius | www.instagram.com/terrellandjarius | www.terrellandjarius.com

The Travelling Gays: @thetravellinggays | www.instagram.com/thetravellinggays

The Proud Parent Club: @theproudparentclub | www.instagram.com/theproudparentclub | www.theproudparentclub.com

This week Sanjay is joined by Lisa Parkins, Lisa is a journalist and YouTube vlogger also known as Teddy Has Two Mams, she can also be found posting pictures of messy kids on Instagram. Her words not mine! We chat about her life as parent to two young children, dealing with awkward conversations and coming out as a parent, the different reaction gay dads get vs gay mums, talking to children about Pride and how to ensure they have diverse role models and representation in their lives.

The Proud Parent Club is the inclusive LGBTQ+ parenting podcast and community hosted by Sanjay Sood-Smith, gay dad through surrogacy with his husband Doug, a.k.a. The Travelling Gays. Subscribe for reminders of each LGBT parenting podcast out weekly and follow us on Instagram. Whether you are an LGBT parent or lesbian, gay, bi or trans future parent there will be something for you.


Teddy Has Two Mams: @teddyhastwomams | www.instagram.com/teddyhastwomams

The Travelling Gays: @thetravellinggays | www.instagram.com/thetravellinggays

The Proud Parent Club: @theproudparentclub | www.instagram.com/theproudparentclub | www.theproudparentclub.com

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This week on The Proud Parent Club Sanjay is joined by award winning author and animator Olly Pike. Olly is the 'Chief Executive Unicorn' of Pop N Olly who create educational LGBTQ+ inclusive books, videos and resources for children, parents, carers and teachers.

Olly and Sanjay talk about LGBTQ+ Inclusive Education, how it is never too early to talk to children about different identities and families, finding creative ways to explore complex topics with children, the current environment for LGBTQ+ people and the inspirations behind some of his books including Prince Henry.

The Proud Parent Club is the inclusive LGBTQ+ parenting podcast and community hosted by Sanjay Sood-Smith, gay dad through surrogacy with his husband Doug, a.k.a. The Travelling Gays. Subscribe for reminders of each LGBT parenting podcast out weekly and follow us on Instagram. Whether you are an LGBT parent or lesbian, gay, bi or trans future parent there will be something for you.

Pop'n'Olly: www.popnolly.com | @popnollyuk | www.instagram.com/popnollyuk

Olly Pike: @ollypike | www.instagram.com/ollypike

The Travelling Gays: @thetravellinggays | www.instagram.com/thetravellinggays

The Proud Parent Club: @theproudparentclub | www.instagram.com/theproudparentclub | www.theproudparentclub.com