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    The Known Sperm Donor

    I’ve never given much thought to having children, a fact that often surprises the people in my...

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    Town & Country: Two Gay Dads, Two Gay Homes

    Deciding where to raise your kids is always a challenge. Do you go with the city and all the...

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    Parenting a Child with ADHD

    Growing up, I don’t remember anyone being concerned with allergies and the many behavioral problems...

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    A Young Father Comes Out As Gay

    Perhaps it’s not happening as often as it used to, but it still happens: a guy marrying a woman,...

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    Parenting Class 101

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    Being gay with gay parents, it’s not as easy as it seems: Growing up...

    In Part 2 of this series we heard from Jeff DeGroot about his experience with coming out as the...

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    Coming out about their families: Growing up with LGBT parents – Part 2

    Now that the first generation of the “gayby boom” is entering adulthood, we can begin to gain...

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    Family Spotlight: Jamie & Jonathan

    AT A GLANCE

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    Ring Out the Wedding Bells in Pennsylvania!

    On May 20th, a little bit after 2:00 PM, it was announced that a federal Judge handed down a...

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    Yours Truly Mine

    Dear birth mother,

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    Family Spotlight: A.J. & Daniel

    AT A GLANCE

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    Front to Back, Front to Back!

    Front to back, front to back. It became like a mantra - always wipe from front to back, we were...

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    Nature, Definitely

    We adopted our son when he was 9 months old. Already he had personality – he was outgoing, charming...

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    Where do Babies Come From? Oshawa, Apparently

    Where do babies come from? Oshawa, apparently. At least according to my son. When my sister had her...

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    Born into the Culture Wars: Growing up with LGBT Parents – Part 1

    In Louisiana in 2009 there was controversy as a parish justice of the peace refused to approve the...

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    My "Friend," the Pedophile

    Any parent’s worst nightmare, and it hit us like a ton of bricks: someone in our circle of...

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    Is Your Child a Status Symbol, Social Experiment, or Tool of the Gay...

    There have been accusations that gay parents having children is some horrible social experiment, or...

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    Family Spotlight: Mike & John

    AT A GLANCE

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    Straight Talk with Gay-At-Home Dad

    Let’s get something straight about @GayAtHomeDad. He takes parenting seriously. Himself? Not so...

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    (Grand)Mother's Day

    My sons have no ‘mother,’ but that doesn’t mean they don’t get to celebrate Mother’s Day. They just...

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    Daycare Dilemma

    As my husband and I walked into the first of our several day care centre tours, a stomach-wrenching...

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    When Gay Dads Divorce

    With gay marriage and partnerships, it was inevitable that gay break-ups would soon occur. It was...

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    Dads Change Diapers Too

    "The Only Brand with Easy-Open Sides for Mom," I read on the back of the package of overnight...

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    Thoughts on Mother's Day

    In our extended family, in our social circle, in our neighborhood and at our daughter’s daycare,...

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    A Surrogacy Journey in India

    Being a father isn’t always the easiest thing. I think every dad can attest to that. However, for...

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    Of Mother’s Days & Father’s Days and how one international family...

    You probably know that it’s going to be Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, right? We pick up the...

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    Redefining Crazy

    While we were expecting, one of my friends gave me this piece of advice: "It isn’t crazy if it...

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    Does That Toddler Have A Mute Button?!

    When you have children since birth, one of those pivotal moments in their lives (and yours) is when...

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