140: Ry Russo-Young on her “Nuclear Family”

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.