140: Ry Russo-Young on her “Nuclear Family”
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Ry was born in 1981 and grew up with two lesbian moms in Manhattan at at time when gay parenting was still rare. Her sperm donor Tom Steel was a gay lawyer in San Francisco who wound up suing Ry’s moms for paternity rights. From a young age, Ry was active in trying to tell her family’s story and defend her mothers against discrimination in the courts and in the media.Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers re-opens questions with Ry that remained perplexing for over 20 years.
