Mia Cooley, founder of xHood, joins Jaimie to discuss her journey as a queer parent and the work she is doing to support black and brown parents and intended parents. Mia shares her experience of having her first child with a previous partner and navigating co-parenting, as well as her journey to having a baby with her current partner. She also discusses the importance of representation and community support for queer families and highlights the work of Exhood in providing resources and events for black queer parents. "We provide family building and nurturing support to black and brown parents and intended parents." - Mia Cooley 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! We want to hear from you! Call us: 646-470-1840 thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Follow and find Mia Cooley Instagram Facebook Thanks to California Cryobank (code QUEERFAM),  Our Shelves (code QUEERFAM) and our Patreon supporters.  Vote for us at the Signal Awards! Family & Child-Raising / LGBTQ+ Watch Video Episodes right now on YouTube! Order the #ITOCT book based on this podcast on Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by Jerson Barajas. Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Buy our merch here. Interested in advertising? Check out our packages here.