We are Kate & Sharon, and this is Lesbemums; our LGBTQ+ family, travel, and lifestyle blog. We talk all about our life as a two-mum family…
Kate
My name is Kate, my pronouns are she/her, and I’m ‘Mummy/Mum’ to T.
I’m 35 and I live with my wife, Sharon, near Brighton in East Sussex, UK.
I enjoy being creative, playing games – from board games to video games – and getting out and about.
I am also neurodiverse and speak openly about it as part of the effort to ‘usualise’ it in mainstream society.
Sharon
Sharon is 40, her pronouns are she/her, and she is ‘Mama’ to T.
Sharon is definitely the ‘fun’ parent; getting herself into all sorts of trouble with T.
Sharon enjoys long walks, cooking, watching films, gadgets and technology, and home life.
Sharon and I met in 2006 and civil partnered in 2012. Our civil partnership was then converted to ‘marriage’ status in 2015.
Our son, T
After trying for a baby for two years, we found out we were expecting in July 2014.
‘Beansprout’ was expected in March 2015, and arrived in April 2015. You can call him T.
T loves food and being outside. He enjoys sports, playing on his scooter, and riding his bicycle.
On quieter days he loves watching films, reading, and playing with LEGO.
T started school in September 2019.
Our family
As a family, we enjoy camping and getting out and about. Our happy place is by the sea, and we love finding new places to explore (and food to eat!).
Our early posts introduced us to the world of blogging as we shared the ups and downs of our ‘Trying To Conceive’ journey.
Since then, we have written about everything from breastfeeding and weaning to babywearing and walking. We also often write about our hobbies, travels and adventures as a family.
As a same-sex parent family, we frequently write about family-related topics, such as building an inclusive and LGBTQ-friendly library for your children and what to ask potential schools as an LGBTQ+ family.
We are passionate about the LGBTQ+ community and often write about culture, diversity, equality, and matters that impact people like us. We hope that our content can help to ‘usualise’ families like ours in mainstream media.
We also like to support and celebrate other LGBTQ+ families, bloggers, influencers and content creators; please check out our list of UK LGBTQ+ bloggers, content creators and influencers.
