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    The Accidental Punishing of Nolan Evans

    When people meet me, they often say how hard it must be to have twins. Usually I nod and agree with...

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    Confessions of a Gay Dad: I Lost My Cool

    Last week, I yelled at my 15-month-old son. I feel terrible about it.

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    Thinking About Adoption, But Don't Know Where to Start?

    This article gives an overview of adoption in the United States.

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    Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination

      The management of cancer is almost always discussed within the context of the development of a...

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    Video: Meet our Bloggers and Writers

    Meet some of our gay dad bloggers and writers including Anthony Romeo, David Blacker, David Dodge,...

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    Globetrotting Couple Find a New Adventure in Fatherhood

    I’ve always thought of myself as a pretty worldly guy. I lived in New York City’s East Village for...

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    Back to Work or Stay at Home?

    The adoption leave pay I was getting from the police came to an end. We were getting broke!

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    A Young Son Makes his Gay Dad Realize a Shortcoming

    'Twas the week after Christmas, when my sweet 3-year-old Came down with a cough, and a nasty head...

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    Watch: Coming Out Tips for Gay Dads

    Gays With Kids’ resident therapist James Guay, a gay-affirmative psychotherapist, offers these...

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    Gay Dads, Sons and Organized Sports: Pride and Prejudice

    "Who will teach him how to throw?"

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    One Family, Two Dads, Three Languages

    “We’re in la nostra casa,” 2½-year-old Olivia informs me in English and Catalan, a full hour after...

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    Today is the Adoption of Justin Peers Pelovello!

    This is the 17th (and final) article in Jason P’s series about Foster-Adopt. To read the first in...

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    Abby Road

    Things happen when you least expect them to, people often say. Or: when you stop looking, you’ll...

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    For a Great Parenting Recipe, Assemble the Ingredients First

    My husband Dom alleges that french fries don’t appear out of thin air, chicken nuggets need to be...

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    Roller Skating for Children

    This is the 16th article in Jason P’s series about Foster-Adopt. To read the first in the series,...

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    Watch: Paul & Curtis's Gay Dad Wedding

    After 12 years together, Paul and Curtis were legally wed in 2014 in front of family and...

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    How Baby Girl Violet Came to Us And How We Lost Her

    Over the Christmas holiday my partner, our daughter Harper, and I spent two weeks in a Michigan...

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    11 Reasons My Florida Gay Marriage Was Better Than Your Traditional...

    Franky and I got married ...

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    Waiting For a Call

    This is the 15th article in Jason P’s series about Foster-Adopt. To read the first in the series,...

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    5-Year-Old Forces Gay Dad to Play With Trucks

    My son loves trucks. Large trucks, the bigger the better. School buses. Fire engines. Big rigs....

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    Watch: Visiting Michael and his Twins

    Michael recently became a father to twin newborns. We caught up with him to talk about life as a...

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