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A sobering reality of queer parenthood is the substantial cost barrier. A surrogacy journey is a...
Do gay men with kids want open relationships?
Erik Alexander, aka Nola Papa, is back with a brand new video — this time with some helpful tips...
Article originally published September 18, 2018 Earlier this year, two first-time gay dads wrote a...
Craig and Joel Diaz, of Columbus, Ohio, bonded early on in their courtship over their shared desire...
Somewhere a cartoon bird breaks into a cheerful chirping sonnet, a mouse mends a dress, and two...
Mitsuo and Rickard met on an online dating site, way before the popular ones you see today....
Sam and Rob, who live in Melbourne Australia, both grew up knowing they wanted to become dads one...
In a sensory way, that definitely only exists in the Pacific Northwest, Portland is emblematic of...
When Kevin Gerdes decided it was time to start his own foster journey and become a parent, he...
Dad Ryan HATES unpacking the dishwasher. So how does one overcome such a loathsome task? Put on...
Richard and Ronnie Shawyer-Clarke, who live together in Felden, England, have been together for 12...
2020 has been a challenging year. But we hope to come out of it stronger, kinder, more supportive...
We are thrilled to partner with Dove Men+Care on an ongoing project featuring how to videos created...
Bent-Einar, who lives in Norway, had always wanted to be a father. He admits that as a single guy,...
The year 2020 was loaded with so many groundbreaking news stories — of relevance to the LGBTQ...
This may be a year *most* of us would love to forget — but for these 26 gay, bi and queer dad...
Every year, our community of gay, bi and trans dads contribute essays that are touching, funny and...
We don't need to tell anyone reading this what a crappy year 2020 has been — but it hasn't been all...
Gay parents in our community can probably understand what I am about to say. Growing up and...
It was pizza and gelato night. We look forward to special nights like these. What family doesn’t?...
Matt Nguyen, a game designer, and Christopher Chansler, a stay-at-home dad, have been together for...
Dads Ryan and Chris share their latest family adventure at the farm! Apple fritters, a pumpkin...
Meet the Marzoa Family! Dads Dennis and Daniel met in 2015 and welcomed twins this year. Find out...
Trans dad Kayden Coleman, 34, didn't start daydreaming about fatherhood until after he realized he...
It's National Adoption Month! And to celebrate, Erik Alexander decided to put together a YouTube...
What an honor to be asked to write something for GWK in support of National Adoption Awareness...
Rico and Vernon have a non-traditional relationship when it comes to fathering their two daughters....
Tom and Ward’s journey to fatherhood included many lessons — about stress, gratitude and fatherhood...
Parenting, for all parents, is full of little life lessons. Most of those are lessons that help our...
In the past I recall seeing posts about National Coming Out Day on social media and having a...
Parenthood itself is the wildest ride you could ever imagine. For some, the process to even become...
The last time we left off with Charlie and Mike, they'd taken the first steps and chosen Choice...
Kevin and Todd Pontecorvo admit their path to parenthood wasn’t a straight one (no pun intended!)....
If 2020 was a beverage, it would be a colonoscopy prep. Amiright? Nothing, and I mean nothing,...
Before becoming the dads they are today, Daniel and Dennis’ biggest doubt on the path to fatherhood...
Happy couple, Tim and Josh, have always known they wanted to be dads but weren't sure it would ever...
Blogger Damian and his partner Andrew decided early on in their family planning journey that...
There are not many folks who can thank their aunt for playing matchmaker in their love life and...
Love is a magical thing. It often comes out of nowhere and bites us in places that we wouldn’t...
You know those guys in the movies that are impossibly good-looking and ridiculously charming....
Like most LGBTQ folks, I look forward to June each year, when I can celebrate what it means to be a...
The recent events transpired in our country over the racial injustices and oppression towards...
Editor's Note: In light of George Floyd's death, this month, author Joseph Sadusky — who has been...
Editor's note: This is a guest post from Seamus Kirst, author of the new LGBTQ-inclusive children's...
Our second feature in our transracial family series. Read the first one here.
"Stop and smell the roses." It was the thing my dad always said to me when I was growing up. But...
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of ongoing posts exploring issues related to...
Editor's Note: This is the next in a series of excerpts from Joseph Sadusky's new book, Magic...
Sharp turns in life can rock you. Unspeakable pain and heartbreak can make us feel like we are...
Cameron Call, who came out in summer 2019, has generously agreed to chronicle his coming out...
COVID-19 has shaken the whole world to its core. From one part of the globe to the other, it has...
If you have ever been out late on a Saturday night, you may have high hopes of meeting a handsome...
Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of excerpts from Joseph Sadusky's new book, Magic...
There's nothing quite like father-daughter relationships, and when it comes to single dads, your...
Did you know March 21st is Single Parents Day? Well now you do, and you should mark the occasion by...
Today I took one of those Buzzfeed-like quizzes to determine whether or not I am having a midlife...
Guest post by Jenny Hart
Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of excerpts from Joseph Sadusky's new book, Magic...
Ready to be enamored and exhausted? Meet Papá, Daddy, and their three lovable boys. This typical...
Keith Willey, 49, and his husband Kevin Kablutsiak, 42, who live in Ottawa, Canada, first met...
Meet Daddy Kai, Daddy Nir, and their two beautiful kids! These loving fathers are flight service...
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of excerpts from Joseph Sadusky's new book, Magic...
For almost ten years, Andrei Yaganov, 45, and his husband Evgeny Erofeev, 32, managed to live a...
Guest post written by Michael and Tawyne, hosts of A Gay Man's Wife
We've previously written about the pressure on LGBTQ parents to appear perfect, given that so many...
Last year, Northwest Surrogacy Center celebrated 25 years of helping parents realize their...
You're the peanut butter to my jelly, the gin to my tonic, the strawberries to my cream, the Mr. to...
It was a Friday morning as I walked towards the twins' bedroom door, and I caught the dreaded...
Adoption was always the first choice for Joe Motowidlak and husband Roberto Martinez when it came...
I legitimately have no parenting philosophy. I don't have time for it. I'm too tired to think about...
Fear is an interesting thing. It motivates when it shouldn't, shows at inconvenient times, and is...
Sometimes fear can cripple the mind and hinder ones judgement. Having children of my own, I have...
Janno Talu, an accountant, and Matthias Nijs, an art gallery director, were born in different parts...
When his sons, Jason and Chris, were young, "Queer Eye" Star Karamo Brown repeated the same saying...
The Roaring Twenties are upon us, and with the new decade comes great anticipation.
Let me start off by saying that I have always been pro choice and support all laws that allow...
20 years ago, Gene became the first single gay man to work with Circle Surrogacy in order to become...
David and Ben, who became fathers through a surrogacy in America, live in Melbourne with their...
When Kyle decided to take his four kids, ages 6-11, to New York City on vacation, his friends...
Keegan Shoutz and Paul Schroepfer met at college in 2010, when marriage equality wasn't legal in...
We asked our community on Instagram what their parenting goals were for 2020. Here are some of...
I can create, pitch and sell multi-million-dollar ad campaigns to a room full of intimidating...
Every week, we bring you the stories of gay men and their families. While no two of these stories...
Whatever your thoughts on 2019, it certainly hasn't been a boring year for gay, bi and trans dads —...
Everything that happens in our lives is meant to teach us something. These experiences — good, the...
Travis, 36, and Jay, 29, met nine years ago in a gay bar in Riverside, California. Both work in the...
"I first learned about Men Having Babies while searching the internet for insurances that covered...
I am a package deal.
"I grew up very much in the closet and always knew I wanted kids," began 34-year-old professional...
What I'm about to describe to you, is something I am deeply ashamed of in hindsight. I was a jerk,...
We're gay dads. Many of us were married to women, and for various reasons we eventually found...
December 1st is World AIDS Day — a day to unite in our collective fight to end the epidemic,...
During this time of year when our hearts soften and we focus on our thank-yous and grateful-fors I...
When we asked 30-year-old Nick from Fort Worth, Texas, about his path to fatherhood, he told us it...
Guest post written by Christopher & Jonathan Arteza-Acosta When my husband and I started dating in...
New Yorkers David F.M. Vaughn 39, and Brian Becker, 37, are new dads. Over the past three months,...
Scrolling through my social media feeds, reading all the posts about National Coming Out Day...
Today is National Coming Out Day, and as we celebrate, we're sharing six coming out stories from...
Twenty years ago when I came out, it was unbearably hard. As I have written before, I am from the...
Happy National Coming Out Day! To celebrate, we've rounded up some of our best articles of gay dads...
Celebrating gay, bi and trans fatherhood is what we do on Gays With Kids. We rejoice in whatever...
"Am I the only black person here?" my son leaned over to ask me quietly. We looked around the...
There are nearly 500,000 children in the foster care system. We think it is time to dig deep into...
On his path to becoming a dad, Steven Engle admits his biggest obstacle was himself at first. "In...
When Wes and I first met, I made a point of wanting to know if he wanted kids. I use the plural as...
We all have THAT photo: the one taken moments after we become fathers for the first time. For some...
Eight years ago, Billy and Joseph Saponaro, 31 and 33 years old respectively, met on a dating app....
As part of our new "Ask an Expert" series on Instagram, our community of dads and dads-to-be sent...
My husband, Phil, and I talked about having children since out first date over 11 years ago. Like...
When we first found out that our second daughter was African American I froze. Not because of her...
Summer is almost over, which means our kids are heading back-to-school. And, like all parents, many...
Jamie and Kenny have been all over the world. To be precise, they have traveled to 66 countries. So...
Like many dads we feature on Gays With Kids, Philadelphia resident Eric Johnson always knew he...
In 2014, Richard Rothman's relationship of 15 years ended, leaving him understandably reluctant to...
"Patience!" Terrell and Jarius both said, without hesitation, when asked what they've learned after...
August 29th will always be associated with a series of devastating events brought on by what is...
Guest post by Marc and Steve
"They grow up so fast!" I often heard that cliché when I was growing up. It was like a knee-jerk...
This article is part of our family feature series with Circle Surrogacy, a surrogacy agency that...
Having married a beautiful man from Spain (Mallorca, to be exact), I knew that I was signing up for...
Guest post written by Chase Turner
My articles on GaysWithKids aspire to be lighthearted, helpful and humorous. This one won't be any...
In November last year, Ottawa-based husbands Matt Ottaviani and Rej Gareau (whose story we shared...
We moved from New York to Boston the summer of 2017. Along with the Manhattan skyline, our beloved...
New Zealand Labour MP (Member of Parliament) Tāmati Coffey and his husband Tim Smith became...
Marc and Steve live in Shropshire, United Kingdom. They have a four-year-old son, and are expecting...
'Tis the sea-sun for some splashy summer pic of queer dads and their kids!
Guest post written by Brian Splater
Ever feel like you need a vacation from your family vacation? For years, we did too. But I'm happy...
Earlier this year, Canada unveiled a rainbow-stripped coin dollar to commemorate the 50th...
Bradley Jacobs Sigesmund, a gay dad of a 7-year-old son with his husband Jack, recently contributed...
All good love stories start hot. Ours just so happened to, literally. The summer I turned 23,...
My dearest Phoenix and Sebastian,
Do hospitals really give seminars to gay dads on how to clean a vagina when they have a newborn...
In the divisive and polarizing environment that gay dads live in today, what would we do without...
In 1994, my then-boyfriend Brian and I drove to New York City for Gay Pride.
Editor's Note: Below is an essay by Jay Bostick who eloquently lays out many of the reasons why he...
Guest post written by Kevin Saunders.
Coming out in your 30s is difficult. But coming out while blending a family, parenting two kids,...
I celebrated my first Father's Day as a new father a decade ago. And while some sleepless nights,...
Ryan and Brandon Bolton met in a bar in Chicago in early 2012. Brandon, a professional hair and...
A pregnant person has chosen me … we are meeting her! How can we prepare? Here are five easy ways.
Here's a fact: gay parents are much more attentive to their kids' gender expressions than...
When I was in college, I remember watching an episode of Jerry Springer. The theme was deadbeat...
Chris Corbett was on holiday in South Africa when Shimon Bobbout first saw him. "I was with a group...
I sat nervously in the car with my mother and father. It had taken almost four years to arrive at...
"It's been one hell of a ride since the beginning," said 26-year-old Steve Argyrakis, Canadian dad...
I can't believe it's been over two years since I wrote about our 'Open Adoption' for Gays With...
A month before our first child was born via surrogacy, I came home late from work to find my...
We've shared hundreds, possibly thousands, of stories about GBT men who've become dads through the...
Somewhere deep in the jungle of Facebook groups for would-be parents, I posted my shot in the dark....
Ryan Lippert, 46, and his fiancé David Pirrotta, 42, are successful entrepreneurs. They're both...
Meet Jeffrey Walker, a 56-year-old Communications Director for a large nonprofit based in...
In my two months as a parent, I've had the pleasure of meeting a lot of new parents. As a gay dad,...
A couple months ago, Gays With Kids received the following message via one of our social media...
The process of entrance to Manhattan's elite private schools can be similar or even more rigorous...
Are you a Philadelphia gay dad family? Ivory Tree Portraits is hosting a special Gay Dad Family Day...
In November 2015, the Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) announced a...
We're seeing something very exciting all over our Instagram feed: pastels, short sleeves, and lots...
In March, we asked dads in our community an important question: how do they respond to their kids...
Jensy De Los Santos, 30, and Junior Guzman, 29, always had a strong desire to have a family. "We...
Bloomberg Businessweek recently ran a story about Geng Le, a gay man from China's Hebei province...
Matthew Hamparian and his husband Brian Lawrence have been together for over 18 years and live in...
Recently, in a post titled "I met my girlfriend's parents – and realized I once slept with her...
Picture this: Valentine's Day 2015, Adam and Josh Klocke were among 24 other couples ice skating in...
You've probably heard of Pete Buttigieg, the young gay mayor running to be the Democratic nominee...
It was 3:09am on February 7th when my phone rang. This, in and of itself, was strange as my phone...
Tim and Darran met online in December 2015. They met for a drink on December 18, and by New Year's...
Anyone with kids can probably attest that potty training is literally one of the hardest things...
Santiago Gutierrez, a 29-year-old digital moderator, and Cesar Espinoza, a 38-year-old technician,...
According to new research at the Belgian university KU Leuven, children raised by same-sex couples...
When Chris was a little boy, he found a magic trick at the bottom of his cereal box and quickly...
After four long years on an adoption waitlist, Andre Barros wasn't sure if he'd ever become a dad....
"We've learned that a two year old is by far the hardest person to negotiate with successfully,"...
According to the LGBTQ Family Building Survey, recently released by the Family Equality Council,...
On February 1, 2019, Frank and I went out on a date night, something we haven't done in a while....
Even before the morning sunlight — and my eyelids — have lifted, I'm reminded that I'm somebody's...
On the day his twins' reached a birthday milestone, dad Frank Bua took a moment to reflect on...
Every gay man who pursues fatherhood fights for their right to become a dad. They've had to keep...
Over 5 years ago, you might remember seeing an amazing proposal that took place in a Home Depot in...
Riley Kinnane-Petersen is 9 years old, enjoys playing tennis, being with friends, has a pet cat,...
When my husband and I decided that we wanted to start a family, we scoured the internet for...
We've had a busy old few months. Talulah recently turned 2 in October, and Katie made the big 14....
The path to gay fatherhood isn't exactly what we'd call straight forward, so when it comes to...
Many of us measure our lives in BC and AC stages: Before Children and After Children. And although...
Fostering has changed the lives of many dads in the Gays With Kids community. Sometimes the outcome...
This is our adoption story.
Like Whitney's infamous "Crack is Whack" interview with Diane Sawyer, I have a feeling this too...
"I've gone to the moon and back for these kids, I'll do anything for them."
We have had our foster daughter for over a year, and everyday brings different challenges and...
Over the year, we brought you stories of hundreds of gay men and their paths to parenthood. Some...
If there's one thing we've learned about our followers, it's this: you like pics of loving gay dads...
This year, we launched a new video series called Hey Dads Gay Dads with the help of Tom Bourdon....
Danny Maffia and his husband Justin DeMartin became dads to twins after a three failed adoptions...
It's the most magical time of the year... no matter what you celebrate! Something that all these...
In an article for Vice Netherlands, Julien Goyet speaks about the experience of learning about his...
These gay dads own a successful French-inspired bakery and restaurant located in historic...
Being your children's most enthusiastic and loving cheerleader is one of the most important things...
It's very much in vogue to talk about "work-life balance." And if ever the question of that balance...
As we prepare to launch our next life adventure – a baby food business – we've been taking time to...
Don't mislead yourself: Stay-at-Home parenting is a full-time job - or more. It may be even tougher...
Kyle Ashworth has four kids from a previous straight relationship. After ten years of marriage, he...
Suraj, a 38-year-old software developer living in Birmingham, United Kingdom, met his future...
Brian Leonelli-Blain first saw Carter in the middle of 2015 when he was looking on Connecticut's...
Some of us used to sneak out to mom's closet and try on her shoes and clothes, pretending to be...
When my husband Alex tells me he's going to be home super late, I have my go-to routine. I give our...
I don't even know where to begin. When people say lost for words, I never truly understood it until...
From poop explosions and throw-up, to getting creative with the clean-up, we've experienced our...
As we celebrate National Coming Out Day, we look at some of the coming out stories of dads in our...
Vincent Galvin and Richard Belward had almost parallel life journeys before they found one another....
Nestled in the sand on a beach in Maui, newlyweds Mike and Charlie Erwin began to discuss the...
Written by dads Wim and Dirk.
For those without the financial means, surrogacy can seem like an unattainable dream. But there is...
We've already shared how delicious, quick and easy Gulliver's Pantry pasta meals are; now it's time...
Near the coast of Normandy, France, lies a tiny island, British in every way – Jersey, one of the...
All of us are dads today because of the women in this world. Whether it be a birth mom who has...
We caught up with Charlie and James during Family Week in P-town to talk about being new dads, the...
"We're from Texas which is very conservative," Greg told Gays With Kids during Family Week at...
"At first our decision was practical," said Rich Buley-Neumar about his decision to adopt older...
"It has changed drastically in the most inspiring and positive way," replied Taylor McGregor, when...
"It's definitely something I always saw myself being, was a dad," Mike told us during Family Week...
"It's very obvious looking at our family that we're a little bit different," Earl told Gays With...
"Soloman had a kid in his school when he was at a daycare we were at and she came up and was like,...
The first day of school is an emotional time for kids and parents alike...
When the Independent Adoption Center (IAC) filed for bankruptcy in early 2017, many prospective gay...
After being on an adoption waitlist for two years with no progress, these dads decided to take...
In 2011, Sean Gannon, then a 22-year-old fitness instructor in New York City, was going through...
Growing up most of my friends were girls, and this is still true today. My best friend, Debbie, is...
I passed the mirror as I was about to take a shower this morning. And I saw something shiny. What...
Darren English, a 35-year-old gay man, recently penned an essay for Gay Star News about his...
Nate Wormington had lived much of his life not being true to himself. He had a beautiful baby girl,...
Recently, Joshua Tiedeman-Bell, a gay dad of two, posed the following question to a group of fellow...
In the last few decades, in many parts of the United States, society has made great strides towards...
Conversion therapy, the disproven practice of attempting to change an individual's sexual...
Going on 17 years together, it seems like a lifetime ago that Martin Aranot-Lopez and Roger Lopez...
These last few years have been crazy, both highs and lows, for my husband Wes and me. We've been...
Mike Adank, who lives in New York City, has been a "guncle" for 19 years to Dylan (19), Emma (17),...
Matt Sinclair and Clay Jackson are newlyweds, sharing their special day with Meghan Markle and...
Before meeting one another, Adam and Ramon struggled with their sexuality for years. Both also had...
Seven years ago, in a bar in New Orleans, Clayton Shelvin and Andy Forester met for the very first...
A recently aired episode of ABC's What Would You Do? featured a staged situation in which a gay man...
It's family week in Provincetown! Every year, the lovely little town on the tip of the...
In 2007, Sebastian and Johnny met through mutual friends at a club in New York City. Sebastian, who...
I am sure that, at some point, everyone has looked back at their past and wished they could change...
Partners Steven Graffam and John Stivale met commuting to work on the bus in New York City. The two...
Nick Bryan and Sean McGuire, who live in Columbus, Ohio, have suffered heartache that no parent...
Justin and Matthew live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and have been together for 11 years. They met...
Anthony and Joselito met in 2010, after separately attending a Lady Gaga concert. Their connection...
"Our adoption journey was not easy by any means," began Danny. "We waited 16 months before being...
"Every time a foster child would leave our home, we felt that maybe we couldn't do this anymore –...
At the beginning of June, my seven-year-old daughter said her class started learning about the...
Malcolm and Rob Pausmith, 36 and 40, respectively, have both always wanted children. Rob had an...
Check out this awesome Hey Dads Gay Dads interview with gay dad and former Top Gun & Blue Angels...
Pride couldn't have come any sooner this year. I'm tired. Even Andy Cooper's husky dog blue eyes...
Dad Ferd is a wonderful cook, just ask husband Brian or their three kids. Early on, Ferd found that...
When Juan came out at the age of 15, his family responded in a horrible way: They disowned him and...
Bret, a New York actor, and Stephen, a Broadway dancer, make up the dynamic duo behind...
This week Frank Lowe, known to Gays With Kids readers for his witty and touching stories about...
Do we really need a holiday to celebrate parents, especially one that is divided along gender...
When I began writing this piece about Father's Day, I had a think about what my experience as a dad...
As gay dads, we all have our stories about how we became parents, whether it was through adoption,...
Will and Neil Harman are a bi-national gay dad couple living in Fife, Scotland. They have a 2-year...
Hanging jaws, eyes wide open. Time stood still as we tried to gather our thoughts. At the same time...
Since Father's Day is right around the corner and Pride month has just officially kicked off, I...
No matter who you are or how you identify, being a dad is a complex job! In honor of Father's Day...
Still stressing over what to get the gay dad in your life? We have you covered. Check out our top...
We had been in the adoption process for two years. Throughout the waiting period we dealt with a...
In 2014, Malaysian couple Alex and Chuck cemented their lives together in Thailand with a wedding...
Like a lot of gay men, Sean and Woodie met at the gym. "Woodie was the class clown," said Sean,...
As a gay parent I'm occasionally asked to take part in panel discussions at LGBT events. These are...
Some folks view being a grandparent as a second chance at parenting, but with only the fun stuff....
Grant Gochnauer and Gabriel Fontes de Faria met online in late November 2006 while the two were...
Charlie Roberson doesn't have any regrets. Despite knowing he was attracted to men, Charlie married...
Do you remember that moment when you found out you were officially going to be a parent? Do you...
There are a ton of words people have used to describe my son: handsome, funny, polite, and even a...
Recently, David and Matt told us about their twin's month-long stay in the NICU.
Husbands Matt and David were together 11 years before they became dads.
When Rafal first met Jami, during a chance encounter in Naples, Florida, he was still very much in...
Over the past year, husbands and dads-to-be Antwon and Nate have been sharing their journey as...
Raising a gay stepfamily comes with its own obstacles. You're juggling a partner, children, an ex...
So you finally upgraded to Daddy Dad status and have a little one (maybe more) ruling over the...
This is the second in our "Trials with Twins" series (you can read the first one here), sharing the...
This is the first video in the new series, Hey Dads Gay Dads, which takes a fun and authentic look...
A few weeks ago, Richard was at work when he received the following text message from his son,...
My husband's 41st birthday wish was one of my greatest nightmares: a family weekend at Disney. With...
"I never thought I'd be a parent," Tim Wang confessed. "It was just not on the radar." He didn't...
The match was lit. After a marriage, three children and 24 years of denial, I was finally ready to...
Since having their son on April 1, 2017, we asked first-time dads Hugo Greyling and Joel Abrahamson...
Chris had always admired Charles, who was the older brother of good friend, but only from afar. He...
Since becoming a father, I've watched my entire life change. In an instant my world was flipped...
"Before life was fun!" said Nick Phomkasornsri. "Lots of friend time, easy to travel, and late...
When Brock and Kyle met, they were leading two very different lives. Brock was a dad of two and had...
Terry and Paul met via an online dating site in 2012.
I was waiting for it. And now it has finally happened. No, I didn't get a part in the sequel to...
"We always knew we wanted to adopt since there are so many children already in the world,"...
Policeman Jorge Vázquez Ramos and nurse Joel Andrades Rivera were married in August 2015 following...
Author Jason Howe takes a looks at how three gay men managed to navigate the process of coming out...
February 17, 2011 was a regular day for many folks. But not for school counselor, Tim Suenkel. It...
“Take it back!" You'll often hear those three words come from the mouth of a child. Usually they're...
When I came out, I felt completely alone. Like I was the only person in the world -- a 40 year old,...
The earliest memories I have are pivotal moments that pushed me into a certain trajectory. Most of...
Andrew Gubany lives in La Habra, California with his daughter and son, Dianna and Owen. He works as...
On May 16, 2017, Olivia and Connor decided it was their time to enter the world via an emergency...
Life truly began, Ryan says, on May 16, 2017, when his twins, Connor and Olivia, were born via...
Six months down! We've scaled Peak Fussiness and made it down the other side. While other new...
"It's hard to be gay in the Deep South," said father of four, Jay Turner. "I was excommunicated...
Dustin and Yaser met at their condominium pool 6 and a half years ago. Dustin was new to the...
Tremaine Maebry and Roland Locher met several years before they began their relationship. Their...
After many year of trying, Lewis and René are finally dads! Their daughter, Loa, was born early...
Together over 18 years, Derek, an accountant, and David, a therapist and college professor, spent a...
"I knew I was attracted to men at an early age, probably around 9 years old," shared Hunter Bigham,...
We already know gay men dominate the pregnancy announcement genre (look no further than here for...
I have already begun to notice a clear distinction between being a dad and being a parent. As a...
I am not a "gold star" gay (Google it, Mom). Far from it. I have dated my share of strong,...
Ryan Allen believes his daughter saved his life.
Jacob and Jesse are going to be dads! And they found the best, most hilarious way to share their...
Shaun T. and his husband Scott are a little over two months into parenthood, and so far, they're...
Hey Dads, we need you!
This *might* be the most adorable photo essay in the history of photo essays: candid shots of dads...
For Terrell and Jarius Joseph, March 2016 was one of the most difficult times of their lives. Their...
We're starting a new series about the highs, the lows, and the downright hilarious moments parents...
We've been following the parenting adventures of Devon and Rob, two dads based in Salt Lake City,...
In a personal essay for Metro Magazine, writer Sophie Mei Lan says her father never had a moment in...
We are excited to announce that Erik and Adam McEwen, of the popular YouTube channel "McHusbands,"...
Not even a heartbreaking miscarriage could stop Chris and Christopher from becoming parents. Now...
What can a horse teach a single gay man looking for love and hoping to start a family one day? A...
Joy Jerome Turtola is a single gay dad to two adopted sons. Joy is himself part of an adoptive...
14 years ago, on the eve of Justin's 25th birthday, Allen Gaoiran and Justin Brumfield found...
Portland husbands, Biff Chaplow and Trystan Reese, have three children: two adopted kids, Riley and...
If I could offer any advice for someone expecting to bring home their new baby it would be:...
Nicholas and William Hart met in 2009 at college in Grand Forks, North Dakota. They knew they had...
Meet gay dad Dustin, 27, and his sons Brody and Aiven. Dustin lives in New Castle, Indiana, and he...
When Thomas Roberts and David McNatt's third surrogate changed her mind and decided she no longer...
As gay men, my partner and I talk about sex, we joke about sex, we enjoy sex (or did before having...
Bevan and Giuseppe first met 18 years ago while on a date. But not with each other. They were on a...
Deke and Joseph met through a blind date. "A true blind date," explained Deke, back before the days...
In March this year, Antwon and Nate shared their exciting news with the Gays With Kids community:...
When Brent and I were young, the holidays were important to both of us. The Holidays were a time...
Jamie and his fiancé Tom, together 16 years, are two UK dads who share their lives as adoptive...
We've loved seeing all the family pics from gay men and their kids celebrating Hanukkah! Enjoy some...
In 2017, our Insta-game was stronger than ever. We brought you 642 pics of gay, bi and trans men...
This year we've shared many stories of gay men, around the world, overcoming great obstacles to...
This is the second of a monthly collaboration between Gays With Kids and Two Men and A Baby.
Earlier this week, José Rolón marked the 4th anniversary of his husband Tim's death with an...
Stephane and Simon had been living in inner London for 20 years when they began to tire of the...
Former members of the Church of Latter Day Saints (better known as the Mormons), Jared and Chad,...
It's that time of the year when families are doing their annual photo shoot, and in some cases, for...
Marco-Stefano is 33 years old, from the Netherlands, works as a store manager and also as a fashion...
Matteo and Hai are the proud dads of daughter Isabella. They're also some of the new faces of...
PART I
If you missed Bill's first trip down memory lane, check it out here.
Our lives can be changed in a single moment. For these dads, it was when their children first...
Dr Paul Tontz is an academic counselor for the Vets2BSN Project and a military reserve officer...
Living an out and proud life in a small rural town in east Texas isn't easy. But that's what gay...
It was a chilly autumn Saturday a few days ago. I took my son, Felix, to meet a friend of mine,...
Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday for as long as I can remember. It's a time when family...
31-year-old Guillermo Arias is a single dad to daughter Astrid who was born via surrogacy on April...
Sometimes life sucks. And not in the way Kellyanne Conway sucks. Even worse. I'm talking the new...
This post was originally published in November 2014. For Bill's second installment of "Sh*t My Kids...
With everything going on in our country, I think saying that it has been a crazy year is an...
In October this year, James and Andrew took their eldest Olivia (Liv for short) to Disney World for...
In March this year, we shared the story of Michael and Wes, their eldest daughter Katie (and...
This year has been filled with so many amazing memories and celebrations. My mother turned 70, my...
Joey and Tyler met in Dayton, Ohio, when Joey was working temporarily as a field director for a...
"When I am painting, it's like a different dimension I'm living. Your focus is entirely on what you...
Some gay men know from a young age they want to become a father one day. For others, the...
One of the many things that first drew Huey Tran and David Levesque together was their shared...
On August 11 this year, French dads Sam and John welcomed their son Valentin via surrogacy.
Writing for GaysWithKids has given me the opportunity to really reflect on the lessons I've learned...
There was nothing preordained about the first time Farhad and Drew met. Farhad is from Azerbaijan,...
Ramon Casanova always wanted to be a dad. He was raised in a single parent household by his mother...
"I couldn't get him out of my head," said Drew about the first time he saw his now-partner Joe. The...
31-year-old Dane had almost resigned himself to the fact that he would never become a dad. But a...
In May this year, Ryan and his husband Chris became dads via surrogacy. Both "Dad" to their twins,...
Yesterday was National Coming Out Day! We don't know about you, but our social media feeds were...
Ryan, a new graphic design graduate, was just looking for a job when he walked into a design studio...
Four years ago, Conor and Adam Morgan met online. The couple had their first date at a local Thai...
Look your child in the eye. Start by telling your child you love him or her, that you're proud of...
Cheyenne Jackson, best known for his roles on Glee and American Horror Story, has recently taken on...
We already knew Matt Bomer was a talented actor (and, um, dancer) but turns out he's a pretty damn...
I was putting on sunscreen the other morning while my daughter finished her breakfast. My son came...
Just because we're dads doesn't mean we've lost our sense of humor! Enjoy our round up of top...
In December of 2015, Matt Dallas, star of Kyle XY, and musician Blue Hamilton announced the...
Anyone else doing double-takes on Instagram lately? We've rounded up some of the most adorable pics...
Jamie and Bo were already having a great day. This past August 23rd, the couple were celebrating...
As Florida braces itself for the full impact of Irma, we spoke briefly with two of our dads who...
Summer is coming to a close, which means one thing to those of us with kids: back-to-school time!...
In 2014 New Yorker Andrew Joseph traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel to experience Gay Pride Week. Andrew,...
Michael and Matthew met 12 years ago in Warren, Ohio, the old fashioned way: in a bar. They were...
On June 16, 2017, Tyler and Andy's lives changed forever. They became dads to twins, Emmerich and...
These two cuties are taking the internet by storm with their important message: There are all kinds...
Remember the photo that went viral of a deliciously cute baby, arms stretched above his head, his...
Not long ago, former ATP tennis professional Brian Vahaly met his match.
On September 12, the Australian public will be asked if they support marriage equality.
When Milo turned two, friends and family would say, "Just wait for the terrible twos to start!"...
"Let's skip," my daughter said on our way to school the other week. She took my hand and started...
Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the...
Guest post from Greg Hutch.
Two years ago when Oliver arrived into our lives, my partner Rob and I were living in separate...
The day began like any other. My alarm went off at 4.30am. I snoozed until 5am. I ate breakfast...
When Bob Clippinger heard about Gays With Kids from some friends, he was immediately intrigued. He...
From July 29 to August 5, Provincetown played host to the largest annual gathering of LGBTQ...
He has allegedly been assaulted, called "f***ing queer," suffered death threats against his son,...
A beautiful and candid family moment captured by dad Jeremy has become our most liked Instagram...
Hi there, faithful friends and family. It has been a year since we walked out of that courtroom, a...
We have been blessed in so many ways with our son Kellan. He was never once was sick in his first...
Alfredo and Anthony Marcial live in Newark, New Jersey with their 4-year-old son, Adam. The couple...
On Labor Day weekend in 1998, Thomas Mamrosh, known to everyone as Timmy, traveled from Jersey City...
Bradley and Erik live in Honolulu, Hawaii with their son, Aiden. The couple have been together 9...
Court King and Rafael Gondim live in Kew Gardens, New York. They have been in a committed...
Scott and Mike have been together since 2009 when a mutual friend invited them both to play tennis....
Tony Chien and Brian Mills live in Roseland, New Jersey with their daughter. The couple met...
You are a woman. You work in a factory for pennies. You live in a shack with no electricity or...
Last year, we featured a gay man named Richard and his son Jonathan in a "Then and Now" post on our...
Kelsey Cain and his husband Stacy Ellis Cain are the proud parents to two children, who the adopted...
Richard and Carlos Seigler-Carter live in Brooklyn, New York with their son, Timothy. The couple...
Tommy Barraza and Robert Martin live in Orlando, Florida with their daughter, Mia Valentina. The...
The Good. The Bad. The Gay. Three adult brothers. Five cousins. Two spouses. Two parents. One road...
For Andrew and Kyle, starting a family was the best decision they ever made. Kyle, a founder of a...
John D. Lam and John G.F. Ruggieri (JR) live in Boston, MA with their two sons, Gio and Santino....
Marcos Samaniego-Durkes and John Durkes-Samaniego live in Chula, Vista California with their twins,...
“Will your wife be coming next week?” I was asked during my son Sam's and my third visit to our...
Derek, a Registered Nurse in an adult intensive care unit, and Spencer, a Radiology Technologist...
We've noticed a trend on our Gays With Kids Instagram account: a good chunk of the gay dads we know...
School break is upon us, and many of our families are looking forward to a week or two of vacation...
For two new Canadian dads, both under 30 years of age, a lot has occurred during the last few years...
My daughter experienced her first Pride parade this weekend. We marched with my co-workers and the...
Heroism comes in all shapes and sizes, and often when you least expect it. David Michener, for...
One of the hardest parts of being a parent is when we witness our child hurting, be bullied, or...
For us Known Donors, Father's Day can be a little complicated — less a celebration and more of a...
BJ and Frankie, who are dads to son, Milo, wanted to celebrate Father's day this year by asking gay...
Adam White and Eric Evans have been together for 12 years, and were married on June 25, 2014. They...
Last week we asked dads in our community a question: what is the ONE piece of advice you would give...
My father immigrated to Canada from Italy when he was 26 years old. He left his homeland in search...
Altruistic surrogacy---when a surrogate carries a baby to term for the intended parents without...
Names: Mikkel Short and Bailey Shake
Cute clips of gay dads with their kids! Short, home-made videos from some of our favorite gay dads...
A smidge before Christmas, I was lounging on my sofa after my 7-year-old son went to bed. As I...
Seattle dads Richard and Brian met while playing rugby in San Francisco. They married on May 9,...
No one tells you how difficult it is to aim your ejaculate. You will be sitting there in one of the...
Adoption is a blessing. But it's never a sure thing until the very end. As an adoptive family, you...
Names: Jorge and Adam Clark-Tan
In my book "Out and About Dad," I talked about feeling relieved when my kids turned eighteen...
Michael Dale Kimmel is a San Diego-based, California-licensed psychotherapist. His most recent...
May is National Foster Care Month, and to celebrate, we've spent the last few weeks bringing you...
Neil Patrick Harris just took to Instagram to share this beautiful birthday message to his husband,...
Names: John Kihm and Dennis McDonough
Almost a year ago we brought you the story of Christopher and Parker, two young married dads with a...
Recently we shared a collection of gay dad families celebrating their kid's or children's adoption...
There is something incredible about that day in court when a judge deems you and your kids a...
Husbands Rob and Zack finalized the adoption of their son Asher on March 3, 2017. For the two dads,...
Together 17 years, Jerry and Eric LaMonica, have two kids, Ellie and Jasper, through adoption. The...
Mitch and Jake live in Asheville, North Carolina, a small city affectionately nicknamed, "the San...
I’m a single gay dad to Sam, a boy who has no traditional mother figure in his life. Every Mother’s...
On March 31, 2017, after twenty years together, David and Josh celebrated their wedding. Their...
Names: Jeffrey Champ and Hector Marcano Location: Reading, Pennsylvania Relationship Status: Civil...
When Michael Bellavia first started looking into becoming a father he, like many gay men, was...
Tell us about your path to parenthood. Did you consider other options? We consulted with an...
Joey Gonzalez, CEO of Barry's Bootcamp, and Jonathan Rollo, founder of Greenleaf Gourmet Chop Shop,...
Recently, we asked our readers on Facebook a question: how did you decide which last name to give...
My daughter talks a lot. And by "a lot" I mean pretty much all the time.
Brian Hatfield and Steve Zeidman recently welcomed a son into their family. Before they knew it,...
Holy made-up holiday, Batman! Today is National Superhero Day! Maybe it's been ages since you've...
It’s late at night. You can’t sleep. You put on the TV, but all the Golden Girl reruns are over. So...
It was an amazing open house at Saint David’s, an all-boys school in the heart of the Upper East...
Congratulations to these gay dads on their April additions to their family!
It was a rather dreary Tuesday afternoon, late in the year when daylight was sparse. Christmas was...
Maybe you heard it at the dinner table. Or at the playground. Or reading to your son or daughter...
Richard M. Kalasky and Carlos T. Hill live in Marietta, Georgia. The couple met online, and had a...
With so many people questioning the ability of LGBTQ people to raise healthy children, we are often...
Justin Miller is a single gay man and the proud father of his almost 2-year-old son Sam. Justin has...
I've always wanted children. But as a gay man, I long ago realized fatherhood might not ever happen...
This past October, my husband Douglas and I began talking seriously about having another child....
Originally published on Huffington Post Canada.
Priceless moments of gay dads with their kids! Short, home-made videos from some of our favorite...
Names: Mathaeo Labayan and Jonah Arvelo
After decades of fostering at-risk children in Missouri, Allen Bangs adopted two kids — a brother...
Aaron E. Rogers wrote the following #GayDadStory,
If you passed Owen Miller on the street, at first, nothing might stand out.
When Tim died of AIDS 10 years ago, he was cremated. Half of his ashes went to his sister in Maine,...
Michael, 37, and Wes, 39, met in Birmingham, England, during the summer of 2012. Wes, who was...
Learning to Go with the Flow
It was 1998. Tom, then 22, had just graduated from Babson College and decided to move to Los...
“So, you're the mom?" That's a question I get asked a lot by fellow parents, friends, family and...
In the beginning, it was so hard for my husband and me to not get caught up in our new baby's...
We’re not that big on winter in our family. But some families are! We collected the best, happiest...
At some point early on in our lives as gay dads, someone will ask something along the lines of...
Somewhere in the world, triplets are turning 14 this week, on the feast of St. Serafina, the Little...
Single gay dad Fabrice lives with his twin boys in Brooklyn. Fabrice and his ex have created a...
I just got finished pitching Ryan Murphy my idea for the next season of American Horror Story,...
Jan was a gem, a dedicated child welfare case manager. With knowledge of maternal alcohol use...
“Remember, man, that thou art dust
How is my child EVER going to survive this? It’s a question I’ve asked myself time and time again...
Steven and Conor became dads via surrogacy in September last year (read their Life with a Newborn...
Some people in the South usually do not get the gravity of being different unless they are actually...
In 216 we published a profile of Trevor, a 28-year-old single gay dad and his daughter Jazz’Nique....
Fifty years ago, Pop and Nurse Vivian took us to the Coram Drive-In Theater for a double feature of...
As a gay family we are very fortunate it is the year 2017, not 2007. Times are more accepting now;...
Did you know that two-thirds of children in the foster care system have siblings who are also in...
Conversation
Michael, 29, and Jordi, 37, were born over 5000 miles apart. Michael is from South Africa but grew...
Joe and Tim wrote their own #GayDadStory for Gays With Kids. They have been together 8 years, and...
Middle names are like tattoos. They reveal our true selves, unlike nicknames that are the...
Saviors
Found myself baking a cherry pie on a Friday night. In St. Anthony of Padua Grammar School, in...
Christopher and Patrick, 48 and 49 respectively, have been together nearly 20 years. They live in...
For Valentine's Day one of my favorite things to make for my husband is delicious crepes. With so...
As originally published on Prowdr by Tom Bourdon.
Ferd and Ella take on the title characters in this Elephant & Piggie book.
Could I Really be a Hockey Dad?
Pierre and Bryden celebrate their tenth anniversary this year. Their gift to each other? Fatherhood!
Doug Kerr and Michael Went are both dads to their adopted son, 6-year-old Malakai. They consider...
South Ozone Park was not a sanctuary city, not in the formal sense. On the Irish block of the...
Even as a young child, I knew I wanted to be a father. But I also knew I was gay. So while...
One of the most common questions my husband and I get as co-parents of our two daughters – we raise...
We've published 1,200 stories on Gays With Kids, many of which were written to help gay men become...
Proud dad Rich and Derek have written their #GayDadStory, during which they share the experiences...
Academic duties aside, the college years are not necessarily a time of great responsibility....
A MUST-READ: the Instagram message from a son of gay dads Frankie and Kelly, profiled on Gays With...
My mother, Nurse Vivian, didn’t get her driver’s license until the 1960s. And then she drove a...
Obamacare Saves My Son Every Day
Within an hour of meeting one another and chatting, two young men realized they shared a dream:...
The interesting and unusual back-story of how 2 moms and 2 dads chose their children's names
My first born son is a blonde-haired, blue-eyed, pale-skinned beautiful little boy. I knew the day...
You’ve known this was coming for a while, so don’t act surprised. Forget the deputy sheriff. Forget...
As a follow-up to their first video, Greg and Paul continue their story about the family's...
Our daughter came to us through open adoption and, while we know many more people today choose an...
Dr. Evan Goldstein and Andrew Yu, or Andy, as Evan calls him, met on Gay.com 11 years ago. Today...
A birthday tribute to my dad, who taught me the most important life lessons about what it means to...
The following letter was written by guest blogger Frankie Bua, a gay dad.
Thibault and Anthony were just 20 and 19 years old respectively when they first met at medical...
In 1997, in a gay club in Walnut Creek, California, Justin met Brian. Working as a barback at the...
Greg and Paul created their family through foster-adopt. The dads live with their three adorable...
Rob Chasteen-Scheer overcame years of abuse and homelessness to become a father to four at-risk...
Here's the second annual round-up of our most popular and engaging Instagram posts from the past...
The One Thing Max Won't Find Under the Hanukkah Bush This Year
The Fisher-Paulson family tree isn’t fancy, but it does have a Lenox china Superman, Cruella de Vil...
I'm just going to say it, I'm circumcised.
Next week I’ll write the warm and fuzzy column filled with eggnog and holly, all about the...
We are Erik and Adam and we are on our path to becoming first-time fathers! We met three and a half...
I cannot emphasize enough to y’all how much this Southern boy loves Christmas. I love everything...
Brad and Christian met in Denver, Colorado and have been together for over 10 years. They were...
My son, at age 9, is obsessed with justice, or rather, he readily points out when something is not...
Tuesday was chili night. Although my sons hate my meat loaf and my chicken and my lasagna, they...
So much information floods your mind when you’re preparing to bring home your new baby. No matter...
Stephen and Kyle, together 16 years, have always wanted to be dads. The two met working at Burger...
I've been living with HIV for close to 30 years. I don't need to wait until World AIDS Day to...
Ghosts talk to me but don’t haunt me.
In China, up until 2001, homosexuality was officially classified as a mental disorder. Since then,...
At President Obama’s final state dinner in October, one guest beamed more than any other – my son...
“Oh, George, it’s a Thanksgiving miracle.”
In August of this year, the Midwest's premier camp CampOut hosted a three-day fun-filled camping...
Following the recent shocking election of Donald Trump in the United States, our minds are spinning...
There are almost half a million children in foster care in the United States alone. Many of these...
Some of my fondest memories growing up were the smells coming from my grandmother's kitchen. We...
During the week and a half since the presidential election many gay dads have experienced a...
Many stories of gay men creating their families follow a predictable path: two men fall in love,...
There are nearly 20,000 children in the Arizona foster care system, yet many state agencies...
“Where are the reindeer?”
This is the third article in our series to help prepare gay dads-to-be for their first few weeks of...
My husband, Brian, teaches dance on Monday nights, so I usually default to fast food, or, even...
Gabe is changing, from my little baby to a big boy, one Puff at a time, and it’s driving me crazy.
Justin Ruehs and Adam Smeets tried for two and a half years with three surrogates before finally...
I will admit, it is an unsettling time right now for a lot of people in America. We have come a...
An out gay man since the 1970s, Dennis Wood has personally lived through the many setbacks and...
I am trying very hard to not make this a political statement, because I do firmly believe in the...
A Facebook message from the heart by gay dad Michael Anderson as he reflects on the outcome of the...
War will always bring death. But courage will always bring honor.
Shocked and devastated by the results of yesterday’s election, we want to offer a much needed...
This is the second article in our series to help prepare gay dads-to-be for their first few weeks...
So many thoughts flashed through our minds when we were matched with our birth mother. Where do we...
Our blogger David Blacker has created a powerful video that would not just remind Americans about...
Like all of you, I’m completely stressed about this election. November 9th can’t come soon enough....
Vote early and vote often.
Revisiting Same-Sex Couple Michael and Norman After Honeymoon We're checking in with gay dads...
Jonny was 19 and Pete 20 when the two met online in 2006. They went on their first date on...
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of posts we're publishing to show what life is like...
I was riding the subway home on October 11, which happened to be National Coming Out Day, and there...
Confession: I was a total nerd when I was a kid. In fact, I skipped two grades (K and first)...
A job interview in 1986 placed them in the same room. Dan Clements, 30 years old at the time, was...
Gays With Kids is excited to introduce #GayDadStory, a new series in which dads share the story of...
My mother, Nurse Vivian, called herself an Irish (as opposed to Roman) Catholic. She taught me that...
My son has a best friend. She has been in his life since he was just five months old. She is with...
Toronto gay dads BJ & Frankie take their son Milo for an awesome day at Canada's Wonderland. Here...
What do we like best about the fall? Country Fairs, apple picking, leaf peeping, hayrides and...
And how they helped me become a better parent.
Now before all of you jump down my throat, I am well aware that I’m assuming my 7-year-old kid is...
I know, I know, it’s been forever and a day since my last piece. In my defense, I’m now studying...
My mother, Nurse Vivian, wanted me to be an accountant, but since I refused to take any courses...
It’s a chilly evening here in Central Jersey, and Gabe has just finished 20 minutes in the bathtub....
Derek McClary, 41, from Ontario, Canada, has known he was gay from a very young age. He was teased...
"What about female role models?" our social worker asked during our home study when we were...
In August 2000, Steven and Michael were both looking online for a long-term relationship when their...
Other families get their philosophies from Kierkegaard or Sartre. We get ours from Disney. One of...
Dr. Antwon Chavis is a general pediatrician practicing in Portland, Oregon. Antwon has a wide array...
In honor of National Coming Out Day, I'd like to take a moment to talk about a different coming out...
For ten years, our Chihuahua Duke was a part of our lives. He brought me back together with Brian...
John Riehs is the proud father of two beautiful young children, each of whom was born through...
Many of us gay men became dads somewhat later in life. When we were younger perhaps our priorities...
In case you haven’t heard, I’m divorced. Something I’ve never discussed, however, is how I left.
We're excited to introduce April Dinwoodie, chief executive of the Donaldson Adoption Institute...
Our follow-up conversation with April Dinwoodie.
Our final video in our series of speaking with April Dinwoodie.
Zane’s godmother, Amanda, is half Jewish and half pagan. When we lived in New York, for New Year’s,...
These dads have 9 children (and one daughter-in-law) between them! They each married early; Brett...
ADMISSION: I’m a spoil-aholic, and currently fighting the urge to go on eBay to complete my...
As with most of our stories, this one begins at the kitchen table in the outer, outer, outer...
It’s just another average tag-team evening event in our household. My husband and I are trying to...
When I was a baby, my mom would read to me, and it’s one of my strongest, most lovely memories of...
In what has become a far too regular ritual, my heart aches as news of a black man being shot by...
The short answer is “hell no.” That is, unless you’re also the same person that finds death or...
In December 2014 Gays With Kids published the story of 4-year-old Malaki and his dads Doug and Mike...
Ahoy, Matey! Monday, Sept. 19, was Talk Like a Pirate Day. Wasn’t always a thing. Got invented on...
“We’re with you, and you’re with us. We are bigger than bigotry, louder for love.”
Joshua Perez, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, has had a rollercoaster ride in and out of the closet.
I love my son Max. I love him more than I could love anything in this world. More than mid-90s...
A little over a year ago, I was overwhelmed with grief from my divorce and struggling to figure out...
As the song goes, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere…”
Husbands John and Nathan Serran, both still in their 20s, live with their two beautiful daughters...
Should we stand up when we sing?
Let me start by reminding you that I was in an almost 17-year monogamous relationship, from when I...
In 2002, when they were each just 25 years old, Kevin and Jeff met at a local gay bar in...
I obsessively scroll through Gio Benitez and Tommy DiDario’s Bali honeymoon photos. Photos of two...
Exclusively for Gays With Kids, new blogger Jordan Letschert wrote a three-part history (with...
It’s a parenting story you’ve heard many times before: A couple meets and decides to start a...
I’ve been wearing more than one hat the past few months, as a captain with the San Francisco...
When he started his adoption journey a decade ago, Benjamin Carpenter was the youngest gay adopter...
When I was 11 years old, I went to my first away camp with the Boy Scouts. It was a big deal; it...
My almost 10-year-old African-American son was barely awake the other night. Try as he might,...
Jordan and Robby became dads on July 7, 2016 with the birth of their son Kellan. This Florida-based...
A same-sex couple from South Africa have become the world’s first couple to have triplets,...
Today I end my tenure as a stay-at-home dad. During the past two years, nine months, and 18 days I...
We first learnt about gay dad Salim Stevenson and his young son Felix from London, United Kingdom,...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
For Richard Tomlinson, family is about choices. Seventeen years ago, Richard and his husband-to-be...
This week’s #SingleGayDadSunday is Jeff; his daughter AnnaBella just turned 5 a few weeks ago. Jeff...
As Gays with Kids readers know better than most, modern technologies—from cryogenic sperm freezing...
Brian and Ferd took their kids to spend a week of their summer vacation with close friends (and...
After a great summer of fun and relaxation, it’s once again time for back to school.
We were at the public pool and this happened: Milo saw an Ariel (The Little Mermaid) doll at the...
After finishing school in Europe, Paul Petit, now 48, moved to the U.S.A. upon accepting a job...
Some of you already know me, Salim, and my son Felix. We live in London.
Today we're celebrating the five gay dad couples from our weekly #GWKThenAndNow series that have...
Chicago couple Matt and Ryan are proud and loving dads to twins Caden and Declan. We first...
With one story a week, Huffington Post Queer Voices has been publishing a great number (we counted...
Huge congratulations to our latest roundup of gay dads celebrating momentous occasions!
Let’s Be Frank: The Diary of a Divorced Gay Dad
When my husband and I talked about starting a family, ample consideration was given to the...
Yes, it’s going to be a warm day today, the beginning of another lazy, languid summer weekend. On...
They first met through a mutual friend on Fire Island in the summer of 2002. On a Sunday night,...
Dear Gabe,
I was puzzled the first time I heard someone mention a recovery from depression. It may have been...
In a super sweet and funny video, our newest vloggers and gay dads-to-be Iggy and Uli reveal their...
Keeping fit. It’s a subject that isn’t going away. And why should it? We could rattle off the...
Thank you, Rosie!
A little over a week ago, The New York Times wrote about the nuptials of Dr. Cooper Boone and Mark...
Jason Guberman is a 42-year-old single gay dad living in New York City. We caught up with him to...
Back in 1990, Matt was 22 years old and working at a small gay nightclub a friend owned in Seattle....
Gay dads John and Nathan of Ontario, Canada, enjoy family time during the weekends. Recently, we...
I’ll never forget the morning of January 28, 1986, where, along with the rest of the world, I...
Guest blogger Joey Seymour-Ochoa shares about his family's journey to fatherhood.
In a relationship with a woman, Trevor, 28, became a dad. Then he came out, and he’s a much happier...
I live in an area of Brooklyn where every Persephone, Fletcher and Cyrus has a parent ready with a...
Meet Michael, 42, and Floyd, 39, with their 10-month-old twins Lauren and Nathan. These two new...
For the next few weeks, Frank Lowe is on a well-deserved break. But we understand you still need...
Byron and Anthony, who have been together for six years, met through mutual friends at a family...
If you’re a parent of a younger child, by now you’ve probably seen “Finding Dory.” I actually...
Dear Birdie:
Last Sunday, after spending the morning playing at our local children’s museum I got Birdie...
pride – [prahyd], noun: A high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit, or...
We are a world in desperate need of heroes. When I was a child, I looked to the skies. When I was a...
On Saturday June 11 I was in my kitchen as the boys finished up their dinner. Our apartment faces...
I’m just as confused, hurt, and infuriated as you are. Waking up to the familiar headline “Worst...
Recently Johnson’s Baby introduced a new commercial called “Discovering the Joy of Fatherhood’s...
Meet husbands and dads Scott, 44, the Director of Strategy for the University of Maryland Medical...
It was an ordinary day at the gym – I was alternating between lifting too much weight and ogling...
They had met once before, Aaron and Josh, and while they were certainly intrigued with one another,...
Michael Angelo Craven of Stockton, California, talks candidly about his life: his former marriage...
Confession time: any/all of my athletic inclination has come in the past five years or so, which...
As I returned home from work the other day, I turned up our street and saw a neighbor’s youngest...
Gays With Kids: Please tell us a little about yourself and your pregnancy journey.
Mike and Norm of Stockton, California, have been together for five years and are engaged to get...
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m the worst. At least when it comes to dating – I’m as clueless...
Sean wanted to become a foster dad, but didn’t want to wait for the white picket fence dream to...
Let me just say it outright: I used to be morbidly obese. I don’t say fat – that’s one of those...
In 1966, Rick Rambo was born to a couple who weren't ready or able to raise a kid; he was given up...
Gay dad Jovanny has two daughters and in this video he demonstrates the art of making a beautiful...
Frank Lowe, best known as “Gay-At-Home Dad,” has a weekly column on Gays With Kids entitled “Let’s...
So let's set the stage: After a period where he tried to will himself straight thanks to a very...
Meet gay dads Farid and George, who live with their adorable four-year-old daughter/son twins in...
Gays With Kids talked with gay dads Robert and Chris and their three kids Justin, Ethan and Parker...
The following post was written by Kristen Johnson, the co-founder and owner of “Boy Story,” a young...
In February 2015, we published a story about Donnie Butterfield’s journey of coming out as a...
Scene from “The Royal Tenenbaums” involving Margot Tenenbaum (Gwyneth Paltrow) and her mother Ethel...
As I drove Max to school this morning, we discussed what garbage trucks smell like, why boogers...
In 1993 Brian, then 28, and Ferd, 33, were both living in Boston. Ferd had arrived from the...
Fawzy, born in France with an Arabic background and raised in the United Kingdom and other places,...
Michael, 42, a music producer, and Jeff, 45, an actor and artistic associate, live in Naples,...
Meet new dads Mo and Justin who live with their son Brady in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of...
Last week the Canadian prime minister's office was looking for families to be part of the backdrop...
It was always in the back of our minds. Something was telling us You really should sign your kids...
Okay dads, by now you’ve all had the epiphany that having a kid or kids also means having a free...
This week's #GWKThenAndNow gay dads have been together for almost 25 years!
Being a gay dad is sexy. Don’t believe us? Judge for yourself! Rummaging through our archives and...
I’ll never forget the day my son and I watched our first Super Bowl game together. It was a few...
Tripp and Terry’s road to fatherhood of siblings began with the purchase of a bunk bed. In 2012,...
We first profiled the Trumble-Stazzone family in December 2014 when they had just marked a year as...
Up to this point, I’ve done a pretty damn good job of saving face. Perhaps New England is finally...
Nearly eight years ago, Danny and James met online. Danny describes James as his soulmate, and said...
My husband’s mother, who the boys called Nana, was a pragmatic and calm nurse from Maine. But even...
Coming out as gay, Nathan Toovey simply accepted he would not have children. He's now one of not...
When Gays With Kids shared Jared and Dorian’s first family photo on Instagram on November 23, 2015,...
Danni Michaeli, a psychiatrist by training, is rarely at a loss for words. But they seemed to be...
Gay dads come to fatherhood with noble aspirations. But soiled clothes, unpredictable toddlers and...
In 2007 Jatin, now 36 years old, moved from London to New York City and it was then that he started...
Travis Mayfield is a celebrity in Seattle, cohosting morning news shows on all the latest trends....
Jorge is a gay dad living in the Dominican Republic with his adorable daughter. Recently he...
U.K. celebrity Ian "H" Watkins, from '90s pop group Steps, is a dad! He and his partner, Craig...
Doug and Brent met in 2007 and began their journey to fatherhood in 2013. They have been sharing...
Stephen Wagenaar, 36, is a single gay dad from Krugersdorp, South Africa. He has sole custody of...
Meet Chris and Eugene with their son Bridger from Salt Lake City, Utah.
Huge congratulations to this week's round-up of new or expanded gay dad families!
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Richard, 40, has one son, Jonathan, who was adopted in 2003, at the age of 5. Richard and...
Matt and Billy have been together since October 22, 2005. Billy never felt a desire to be a dad,...
Most fathers have to wait years before hearing their children say, “I love you." Bryon Denton,...
Gay dads Petey and Tony share their favorite photos from their recent family vacation for this...
Cohen and Murray became dads via surrogacy when they were 25 and 28 years old, respectively. Both...
Andrew and Sherman have been together for seven years and were married in 2011. They have one son,...
We wish this week's round-up of new or expanded gay dad families all the best! Asher was born via...
One marriage, two sons and more than three decades passed before Ken Brewer came out as gay. When...
Joe, a professional artist and art teacher, met David, an administrator at New York University, at...
First, their birth photo went viral as a positive symbol of gay parenthood. Now, it's making the...
In this week's #GayDadWednesday, gay dads Johnny, 36, and Henry, 28, introduce us to their family...
You may remember Ken and Scott: They produced a short video for Gays With Kids in September 2015...
The director had told me to take Reno’s boa, swing my hips and let go.
A series of huge portraits of the kids hangs on the outer walls of a shipping container right...
The collection of gay dad family photos on our Instagram page is growing daily. We've noticed that...
Ryan, 36, and Marcin, 34, live in Houston, Texas and have been together for five years. They were...
As soon as Stefan came out at 16, his mother sent him to Mexico City to live with relatives. When...
Alexander and Curtis Fischer-Oelschlaeger live in Rock Island, Illinois and they have been together...
Gays With Kids would like to congratulate new gay dads Cédric, 38, and Ricky, 33, on the birth of...
Michael, 43, and Wade, 26, live in Indianapolis, Indiana with their son Maxwell and their three...
Brian and Ferd, co-founders of Gays With Kids, share what a typical weekday morning looks like for...
We’d like you to meet this Californian family of three: Michael, Rudy and Shi’a! Michael and Rudy...
When Evan McCormick forgot his son's lunch at home, he went back for it after dropping him off.
I’m going to tell you a secret: Babies don’t need a lot of stuff. Now, if you are a compulsive...
I detest playdates. There, I said it. Before I go any further, I promise I'm not talking about the...
Instead of merely encouraging a healthy lifestyle to their son, these fathers exemplify one.
Dad Robert and Daddy Chris live in Springfield, Oregon, with their three adopted sons, Justin, 11,...
On a recent warmish January day in Maine, after Birdie woke up from her nap, we decided to go on a...
Raynard (Daddy) and Andrew (Papa) met on a cruise ship in the Bahamas, and have been together for...
Meet London-based gay dads Joe and Francois with their twins Daphné and Axel. Francois was born in...
Wonderful moments of gay dad families enjoying the snow.
As we all know, or maybe not, being gay parents is absolutely everything like being...
I’m thinking that maybe my blog should be entitled “The Seamy Underside of Gays with Kids.”...
I think we’ve all probably had those moments – the sideways glance, the double-take over the...
How to move forward without a diagnosis
This week's #GWKThenAndNow features gay dads Garrett and Casey with their two sons, CJ and Patrick....
Meet Octavius, Seth and their son Julian of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The dads met through an...
Clint and Jacob met through friends the summer of 2011 during a drought in Texas. They hit it off...
Proposed legislation in Utah would require judges to favor straight couples over same-sex couples...
Toronto gay dads BJ and Frankie show us a typical weekend day for their family.
Alright everyone, settle down. You’ve been liking his pictures on Facebook, you’ve been favoriting...
It may be hard to believe, but it’s time to start making plans for how your children will spend...
My 2-year-old son Luca loves story time before bed. It often starts with a negotiation about the...
If you are ever out on the streets of Brooklyn, you might hear my family coming. We are the ones...
Janderson and Pedro met the old-fashioned way, in a bar 15 years ago. They always wanted kids and...
Following our adoption finalization back in January 2015, Eric and I took some much-needed time to...
Dennis and Jody met in 2002 through friends at a party in San Diego, California. At first, as the...
The president of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, vetoed the country’s new same-sex adoption law on...
When people ask us for our favorite places to return to, we’re pretty quick with our answers: Cabo...
Alfredo and Mitchell met in 2011 through friends and at first became just friends, but soon the...
Emiliano and Robert met through mutual friends and are the proud gay dads of their adopted daughter...
José Rolón didn’t know where life would take him after husband Tim Merrell unexpectedly died. But...
Get ready to meet Anthony Henderson, Jason Strong and their son Marcelino Henderson-Strong! Anthony...
This week’s #GWKThenAndNow is a Gays With Kids first: Today we follow the journey of single gay dad...
Burke Burnett and Justin Carrier were returning from their honeymoon when they first learned they...
Scott and Chad have been together for 20 years. They met one summer singing and dancing and were...
Eli and Ido have been together for 12 years and married for eight. Both dads are from Israel and...
For our new “Meet Gay Dads” series, we asked dads to take a short survey to answer a few basic...
Dell and Robert’s story is a modern fairy tale. They met online through the once popular AOL chat...
D (short for Demitri) and Luis met on Date.com and have been together for 12 years. Together...
A gay man in China has filed the country's first lawsuit pertaining to same-sex marriage. But...
A sampling of some of our favorite #GWKThenandNow photo series, showing gay dads as they've grown...
Tommy Heidenreich had given up on his dreams of becoming a father. At one point in his thirties he...
For years I covered celebrity news for Us Weekly. Many people thought it was a glamorous job, but...
My son Zane is black. His life matters. My son Aidan is of indeterminate race. His life matters.
Patricio, 31, is from Otisfield, Maine; Mirco, 48, is from Ferrara, Italy. They have been together...
Meet Daddy Jason and Papa Manuel with their two kids Mason and Miranda. Jason and Manuel are...
Today was a hard day. Parenting is never as pretty as it appears on my Facebook or Instagram feed....
A few months back, I was at an awards dinner honoring Lee Daniels, the creative mind behind Empire...
We've loved seeing all the beautiful Christmas photos you've shared with us over the past couple of...
Check out our 10 most popular and engaging Instagram photos of the past year! Thanks to everyone...
Commercials featuring gay dad families became so common this year that the curmudgeons at One...
D.C. couple Darin and Carl met on Match.com in December 2005. Their first real date was on March 4,...
Drew lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, with his two children from a previous straight relationship,...
This is the third and final part of Anthony Romeo’s series of posts about the birth of his son....
Martin Gill wants prospective parents to know about the sheer volume of dishes.
What are our best videos from 2015? Make sure you seem them all, and share them with your family...
Last week the Mexican state of Tabasco outlawed surrogacy for foreign and gay clients, limiting...
This is the second part of Anthony Romeo’s three-part post about the night his son was born. Read...
By now, you’ve all seen the video of us bringing our son home for the first time. And it was every...
Back in 2006 Benjamin and Nick met online through Myspace. Benjamin was 18 and Nick was 19, and...
This week is a Gays With Kids first as we publish our first bilingual #GayDadWednesday! Erminio and...
Is Sex After Children Getting The Short Shaft?
Gay dads BJ & Frankie are excited to share their Catholic and Jewish holiday traditions with their...
Often, when picking up the socks my husband and two sons leave wherever they suddenly decide to...
Husbands Garon Wade and Jamie Suriano had hoped to make their 3-year-old son Matteo a big brother...
The IRS rejected Joe Morrissey’s claim to deduct $36,538 in medical expenses — the amount he spent...
Ok, this is the kind of piece that had better start with a disclaimer. And I’ll write it...
Read the fine print. They don't tell you everything in foster-adoption class and what they don’t...
Jaysen and Chad met in 2003 on an Internet dating site. They both knew from the very beginning that...
Name any book about kids with gay parents, and it’s sitting, well-read and well-loved, on my...
For this week's #GayDadWednesday we're traveling to the beautiful French city of Nantes, to see...
My daughter is going through her princess phase. Let’s hope it’s a phase. She’s 5. I remember...
How can gay dads find a positive and healthy religious environment for their family? Here are four...
Twenty-year-old Brian Mariano finds the normal life overrated as he explores gay fatherhood with...
Joshua and Josh have been together for 12 years, and are Dada and Dad to twins who were born via...
Hanukkah started this Sunday night. That means Lucas’ grandmothers, my partner Jack’s sister, and...
The holidays are a magical time of year for me, and always have been. As a family, we would fill...
If every toy ad on TV didn’t remind you already, let me state the obvious.
For Christopher and Richard, it was love at first sight. The two met in Chicago in 2003, and within...
Sandy Kaiser and his husband Darrin Carter had one rule when they set out to build a family: They...
Needless to say, life would be awfully boring if you knew what was going to happen all the time.
Icelandic gay dads Sæþór (SIGHthor) and Ágúst with their adorable 1-year-old son, Daníel Valur, are...
To commemorate World AIDS Day today, we’d like to remind HIV-positive gay men that your HIV-status...
Birdie just turned 18 months old. She only gets milk at night time now, before bed while we snuggle...
I remember my beginnings on skis well — mainly because I was not on them so much as my butt. But a...
This week's #GayDadWednesday family is Ferd and Brian with their three kids. It's two days before...
Israeli gay couple Tal and Amir were at a hotel in Nepal when an earthquake devastated the country...
Gays With Kids is pleased to introduce Alex Gardner, our newest blogger. This is his first blog...
They’re raising several kids, solo. And whatever the stress, they wouldn’t have it any other way.
Anthony and Dom meet in 2005 and quickly become best friends. Soon after, their relationship turns...
Rob and Monty knew they were meant to make a positive impact on the lives of others. And in March...
Boy Stars in New Barbie Commercial – yes it got my attention when that headline showed up in my...
The Best of Our Gay Dad Weddings Video & Pictures. Gays With Kids is proud to boast the world's...
Meet this young Puerto Rican family and their gorgeous daughter Sofia who is 8-months-old....
This week's #GWKThenAndNow is Bill, one of our first gay dad bloggers, and his husband J.R. The two...
Gays With Kids is pleased to introduce Michael Strouse, our newest blogger. This is his first blog...
What happens after #lovewins, after Happily Ever After, when men who have braced themselves to be...
The Kimbrell Family lives in Conway, Arkansas, and they just celebrated the fourth anniversary as a...
Todd Riddle and Steven Lebow are living an incredible life with their 4-year-old son Fenmore. The...
Getting together with other gay dad dad families is great fun, and shows the kids that their family...
Kenn Murphy is pretty much your typical gay dad, in a world where “typical gay dad" can now be used...
Like every Adele song that came before it, her latest single “Hello" feels like it was plucked...
Ewerton Brito, 43, and Jonathan Dantas, 32, are dads to 5-year-old Matheus in Natal, Brazil. In...
“Sorry, I should say right off the bat that I didn’t get a chance to finish it,” I told Michelle...
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Mike and Rey met on February 4, 1991, when Rey was back visiting his hometown of Monterey,...
We apologize about taking over this blog, but we have no choice. We know many of you read our...
Joël, Sean and their two gorgeous kids Jonathan and Janette are this week’s #GayDadWednesday family!
American Girl dolls have, for decades, been young girls' most fiercely coveted toy, its catalogue...
Meet gay dads Russ and Mark and their two teenage kids. Russ and Mark met in 2009 and married three...
This post was written for Gays With Kids by guest blogger Matthew Jones*.
The Church of Latter-Day Saints didn’t even bother to issue a press release this week when enacting...
We are one week away from the due date of our second son. Realizing how quickly this date is...
One Million Moms is “extremely disappointed” in the beloved Mattel-owned American Girls and their...
From Norrköping, Sweden, meet gay dad Mattias and his son Hugo.
When I was young, I remember sitting in the back of my parents' car listening to the radio. Often...
Meet his week's #GWKThenAndNow family: Kevin, Antonio, Maysson, and twins, Jasper and Kay-Cee....
If you’d asked me last October if I truly believed we’d be bringing a baby home in under a year, I...
This weeks #GayDadWednesday family are bloggers 2TravelDads Rob and Chris along with their two...
If you're a gay dad, a gay man interested in fatherhood, or you just want to show your support for...
This Halloween is the first time that Milo gets to experience Halloween, and for the first time as...
Birdie has a Daddy, a Papa, a Noni, two Grammies, a live-in Uncle, three great-grandmothers, two...
For Donovan Gutierrez and his fiancé Eric Alvarado being parents is an important and sometimes...
This week’s #GayDadWednesday is London-based family Papa Steve, Dad Cristian (who’s from Italy) and...
Marty and Michael met at a college in October of 2003; Marty was in his senior year; Michael was a...
Regularly, when Peter and I take the boys out, we are mistaken for a pair of dads each taking...
I used to think that there was a big difference between how straight couples raise children and how...
In a world where expectations too often dictate actions, it shouldn’t surprise us that Jacob found...
In the final month before our baby arrives, our amazingly generous families threw us two lovely...
Chad Billmyer, 36, is the founder and CEO of Panjo, a marketplace for rare and high-quality items....
This week's #GWKThenAndNow is Darrin and Sandy with their five beautiful kids: Wolfgang, Michaela,...
Bill Houghton met José Gomez in a Dallas, Texas bar 18 years ago. He was passing through on...
This week’s #GayDadWednesday follows a Californian family on a typical Sunday: Meet gay dad Chris,...
“Looking back, I don’t know what life was like before Alex.”
Brandon and Jason met in September of 2011. When Brandon introduced him to his three kids (from a...
Meet gay dad Sydney and his son Kiaani, 16, who live in Whangarei, New Zealand. Sydney is Kiaani’s...
Several months back, I was hours deep into a particularly painful bout of Internet procrastination...
Meet other gay dad families across North America as they enjoy the changing...
Ed and Norman have been together since 1982 making that an impressive total of 33 years! They began...
Meet this week’s #GayDadWednesday family: Daddy Casey, Daddy Andy and their two kids. This gorgeous...
We were very fortunate when it came to building our family. The opportunity fell in our lap and...
Meet this beautiful family of three: Kyle, Pennington and Cayden. Kyle and Pennington have been...
Sam and Jeff always wanted to be parents, and they knew that foster-adopt was right for them. They...
It is Sunday, October 4. With the smell of pumpkin spice lattes and warm apple cider in the air, my...
Meet this week's #GayDadWednesday family: Dada David, Papa Alex and their son Maxwell from Los...
I’ve experienced a bunch of negative comments in the last week in regards to my book “Out & About...
Meet new dads Tim and Addison who live with their daughter Genevieve on a farm in Texas with...
Meet Emmanuel Sanchez from Los Angeles. He is the proud dad of a 4-year-old, whom he co-parents...
This week's #GWKThenAndNow family are gay dads Jordan and Freddie with their son Joshua. Jordan met...
Just before his first birthday, our son’s nanny gave her notice. How could she do this to us? To...
Let's Be Frank: The Diary of a Divorced Gay Dad
This week's #GWKThenAndNow are John D. Lam and John G.F. Ruggieri. Follow their journey from when...
This week's #GayDadWednesday family are Matt and Ryan, along with their two beautiful twins. They...
Reid Duggan-Tierney is an Instagram celebrity with an iconic look: Bow tie, stylish shades, coiffed...
A typical Sunday in the life of NYC-area gay dads Corey and Rocco and their son Forge starts with...
Well-coiffed hair? Check.
During our early pregnancy, without meaning to, I frequently referred to our growing fetus as a...
As it turns out, it was just like they said it would be. You wait, and wait, and wait. And then a...
Meet my daughter Sadie. She's in kindergarten, loves to pick out her own clothes (often from her...
“Let’s go on a vacation!” are five words that will not be uttered from our mouths again for at...
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I visited with Frank at his home to talk about his divorce, and he shared why he recorded a video...
I hate to waste words. So I tend to only write about updates in our adoption process when there’s...
Grayson was born in the middle of May 2010. Two days later, Marty Forth and Patrick Sinclair went...
“I want to go home,” Leo says. “I want to go home.”
Have you ever received a call late at night? It’s like that moment in Moonstruck when Cher and her...
