Spreading Love and Light with The Vaughn-Trainors

<div>The Queer Family Podcast Pride Extravaganza! | S12 Ep 12 | Eric and Tony Vaughn-Trainor’s (aka @mrvaughntrainor) path to becoming a family of four was marked by a challenging adoption journey and failed connections, leading them to switch to surrogacy. Through sharing their struggles on social media, they eventually found a surrogate who helped bring their twin daughters into the world, despite facing further hardships during the pregnancy and a long NICU stay. Their inspiring story showcases the resilience and dedication of LGBTQ individuals in building and parenting our families and is a testament to the intentionality and determination that goes into every journey.</div> <div> </div> <div>“We wanted to be a mirror for anybody out there who aspires to have the family of their dreams, the life of their dreams… because we didn’t have a mirror. You can have it. You just might have to jump through some hurdles to get there.” Eric Vaughn-Trainor</div> <div> </div> <div>If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!</div> <div> </div> <div>A special thanks to all of our sponsors for The Pride Extravaganza! Mosie Baby (code: family), Fairfax Surrogacy, Cryobank America, Mombian, Family Equality, The Center for Family Building, The Gender Cool Project, The National LGBTQ Task Force, and our <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/thequeerfamilypodcast"><span style= "color: #e4af0a;">Patreon</span></a> supporters!</div> <div> </div> <div>Watch Video Episodes right now on YouTube!</div> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://thequeerfamilypodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://thequeerfamilypodcast.com&source=gmail&ust=1688693958794000&usg=AOvVaw3VdhjovG9Tm2IL2mteXFLw"> thequeerfamilypodcast.com</a> / <u><a href= "mailto:thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.<wbr />com</a></u> IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast<