In the USA, some years ago, the FOX network had a show called Alien Nation.
It was very thoughful, but advertised as something else.  No one watched it.
Aliens from another planet were a minority group in the US.  The plots
revolved around a pair of male cops, one alien, one average Joe.
Average Joe learned a lot.  The aliens shared gestation (first mom, then
dad)and breastfeeding.  Joe had to get over his partner toughening up his
nipples and dealing with pregnancy in three-piece paternity wear.  Alien dad
was fighting for a daycare at
the police station so he could be near his baby girl and bf.
Their babies require body contact with both parents at birth.  After a rough
police fight, baby is born prematurely and average Joe has to snuggle up to
his partner and child to save the baby's life.  Surrogate mother alien.
The show had lots of creative twists: a third gender required for
conception(average was invited to the ceremony), a drug that couples could
take to pair bond them for life (better than oxytocin apparently), the
aliens had been slaves, so were struggling in many ways.
Everyone will now be hunting for it in re-runs.
Pam Easterday [log in to unmask]



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