"S. Bear Bergman writes tenderly and thoughtfully about the many many ways family creates us - and breaks us - for which we have few words. Yes, in some ways I love this book just because there are ways in which it's my own personal family album. But I love it even more for the ways in which it is yours, and everyone's." - Hanne Blank
"A memoir that confronts all sorts of difficult ideas about family and love, exploding preconceived notions and embarking on redefinitions." - National Post
"S. Bear Bergman is a first-rate storyteller, and this is his finest book to date. This heartwarming book is the first of its kind: a father/son love story in a family with one incredible kid and two queer, polyamorous, trans dads. Chapter by chapter, Bergman answered any question I had (and many questions I’d never considered) about the sociology of the ever-present radical normalcy in postmodern nuclear family life, and the tragicomedy of chosen family, deep in the heart of LGBT queerdom. Be prepared to laugh, cry, and gasp out loud. I sure did." - Kate Bornstein
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EDUCATOR
Bear is a frequent lecturer at colleges and universities, regarding issues relating to gender and sexuality, and has advised the staff of numerous institutions on their policies regarding transgender and nonbinary students.
WRITER & PUBLISHER
Bear is the author of five books for adults and four for children. He is the founder of Flamingo Rampant, producing feminist, racially-diverse, LGBTQ positive children’s books, in an effort to bring visibility and positivity to the reading landscape of children everywhere. Flamingo Rampant makes books kids love that love them right back, bedtime stories for beautiful dreams, and books that make kids of all kinds say with pride: that kid’s just like me!
STORYTELLER
Bear brings twenty-five years of performance training and a lifetime of storytelling experience to his performances – fresh, funny, and incredibly engaging. Whether he’s reflecting on marriage, gender roles, childrearing or underpants, Bergman enters and rearranges the familiar and leaves it fresh, new, and slightly sparkly.