TABLE 2.

Most challenging parenting experience.

	Segment
	n	%
Thematic coding category
(1) Distress about their children’s experiences of exclusion, heterosexism, or homophobic stigmatization	39	33.3
(2) Family of origin non-acceptance of their lesbian-parent family	19	16.2
(3) The never-ending process of “educating the world about queer parents”	17	14.5
(4) Homophobia or hostility toward their non-traditional family	15	12.8
(5) Lack of legal protections for SMP families	11	9.4
(6) Co-mother not acknowledged as a parent	8	6.8
(7) Dissatisfaction with the known donor’s role in the family	6	5.1
(8) Other	2	1.7
Total	117	100.0