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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Maren Wiederhold
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IF QUEERS WEREN'T MEANT TO HAVE KIDS...

Molly Hunt Karina Natt Narelda Jacobs

If queers weren't meant to have kids, why do lesbians nest after one week? Why are hot gays called daddy? Why are drag queens so maternal? This stunning, fully illustrated adult picture book is a celebration of the beauty of rainbow families.

If Queers Weren't Meant to Have Kids . is both a satirical picture book for adults and a love letter to rainbow families. In this age of growing censorship and manufactured moral panics, this book cheekily pokes fun at the conservative cultural warriors by asking questions such as: if queers weren't meant to have kids, why do lesbians nest after one week? Why are hot gays called daddy? Why are drag queens so maternal?

Written by renowned Indigenous journalist Narelda Jacobs and her communications specialist wife Karina Natt, and illustrated by award-winning First Nations artist Molly Hunt, this beautiful picture book is a loud and proud celebration of chosen family, guncles, the gaybourhood and more. If Queers Weren't Meant to Have Kids . is the perfect gift for everyone: those who see themselves and their values reflected in its pages; and, especially, those who don't!

Narelda Jacobs OAM is a Whadjuk Noongar journalist, presenter, commentator and keynote speaker. Her career at Network 10 has spanned more than two decades, starting in the Perth newsroom in 2000. Narelda currently presents the one-hour national news bulletin 10 News First: Lunchtime and 10 News First: Afternoon. In 2023 Narelda was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (General Division) for her services to the media and to the community.

Karina Natt is a former lawyer and journalist who spent almost a decade working as a senior adviser in federal politics. Karina is now working in media talent, production and advisory together with Narelda, to elevate First Nations and queer voices across platforms from screen to international stages.

Molly Hunt is a multitalented Balanggarra and Yolngu artist from Wyndham, Kimberley, Western Australia. Her blend of digital illustrations, animations and mural art has resulted in collaborations with major brands such as The Body Shop, Google, TikTok and FIFA. In 2023, with DeadlyScience founder Corey Tutt, Molly published This Book Thinks Ya Deadly!, an illustrated compendium that celebrates the diversity and success of First Natiokeyns people.

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Book Published 2025-11-04 by UQP University of Queensland Press - St Lucia (AUS)

Comments

A fun, family-friendly rebuttal to all the questions queer parents face. Equally sassy, charming and embracing just like every queer parent you know.

A funny, clever and poignant exploration of modern-day families in all their beautiful colours.

As a Global Drag Superstar and a father of two beautiful emerging trailblazers, I found this book such a powerful resource and reminder for those of us who face the persistent jabs from people who mask their hatred for who we are under a false concern for children. It highlights our ability to use our platforms and our work to reclaim, restore and recalibrate the strength we possess as queer parents and our right to raise our families in love and power, rather than in fear.

Rainbow families deserve equal treatment, recognition and respect. We need more wonderful books like this to tell their stories and celebrate them.

This beautiful story is written by people I love to show how the rainbow community comes together to love and support our rainbow parents and kids! My heart was so warmed by this book, and it makes me so proud of all those who take on the mammoth task of being parents and do it so brilliantly.

Sharp, joyous, funny and correct. If Queers Weren't Meant To Have Kids is irrefutable proof of the joy that happens when we simply speak truth to power. Beautifully illustrated, astutely written and proudly queer, this book belongs on every coffee table!