This chapter draws on research on media representations of surrogacy in Sweden. It analyses discourses of surrogacy in relation to heteronormativity and argues that reproduction through surrogacy not only privileges the male genetic tie, and effaces the role of the mother/woman, but also shows how the idea of the heterosexual nuclear family seems to be crucial for making queer parenthood acceptable. The chapter considers how transnational surrogacy may reinforce dominant views on family and kinship, including dominant norms of whiteness and heteronormativity.
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The author's previous surname was Lundström.