It’s raining cats, dogs and diapers! The intersections of rising pet ownership and LGBTQ+ coupledom

Gabb, Jacqui (2019). It’s raining cats, dogs and diapers! The intersections of rising pet ownership and LGBTQ+ coupledom. Families, Relationships, Societies, 8(2) pp. 351–357.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/204674319X15583480855192

Abstract

Over the past few years (2017-19) there has been a steep rise in queer parenthood and same-sex ‘marriage’ along with a significant increase in pet ownership in western countries. This paper will explore shifting trends in pet ownership and the ways that young LGBTQ+ couples are planning their futures together, around and through their pets. This futurity and investment in household often serves to consolidate heteronormativity and the traditional discourses of family planning.

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• Item ORO ID
• 62289
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 2046-7443
• Keywords
• LGBTQ; LGBTQ parenthood; human–animal relations; pet ownership; queer kinship
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Social Policy and Criminology
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Depositing User
• Jacqui Gabb