In early December 2020, Myles Brady Davis, a transgender man, gave birth to a daughter, Zayn, with “his” partner, Precious, a transgender woman. Illinois, rightly so, recognized “him” as the baby’s mother, as, of course, it is biological women who give birth to...
(Originally published at The Federalist) Katy Faust is co-author of the new book, “Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children’s Rights Movement,” and director of the non-profit Them Before Us. She joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to explain why adult desires...
On November 29th, 2020, a woman who acted as a gestational surrogate for her best friend posted on reddit that her friend had passed away recently, leaving the young girl to whom she had given birth without a mother. Unsurprisingly, the child’s father is now insistent...
Despite the cancellation of several in-person events due to the pandemic, 2020 was a major year for Them Before Us. Here’s a just a taste of what we accomplished: A Supreme Court amicus brief Letters to policy makers in Colorado and South Dakota Exposing the...
