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    With my Husband’s Help, Becoming a Confident Gay Papa

    Some people in the South usually do not get the gravity of being different unless they are actually...

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    #SingleGayDadSunday One Year Later: Trevor and Jazz’Nique in Photos

    In 216 we published a profile of Trevor, a 28-year-old single gay dad and his daughter Jazz’Nique....

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    The Mystery of the Dummy and the Adventure of the Fallen Tree

    Fifty years ago, Pop and Nurse Vivian took us to the Coram Drive-In Theater for a double feature of...

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    My Family’s Long Road to Accepting Their Gay Son

    As a gay family we are very fortunate it is the year 2017, not 2007. Times are more accepting now;...

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    Nate and Stephen Adopted a Sibling Group of Three

    Did you know that two-thirds of children in the foster care system have siblings who are also in...

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    Could This be True? My Six-Year Pattern of Change

    Conversation

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    Life with a Newborn: First-time Dads Michael and Jordi with baby Noah

    Michael, 29, and Jordi, 37, were born over 5000 miles apart. Michael is from South Africa but grew...

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    Joe and Tim Share Their Story, in Their Own Words

    Joe and Tim wrote their own #GayDadStory for Gays With Kids. They have been together 8 years, and...

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    Like a Tattoo, my Middle Name is my True Self Revealed

    Middle names are like tattoos. They reveal our true selves, unlike nicknames that are the...

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    Are Adoptive Parents Saviors?

    Saviors

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    Even Good Presidents and Good Kids Make Mistakes

    Found myself baking a cherry pie on a Friday night. In St. Anthony of Padua Grammar School, in...

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    #GWKThenAndNow: Christopher and Patrick from Seattle

    Christopher and Patrick, 48 and 49 respectively, have been together nearly 20 years. They live in...

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    Strawberry and Cream Cheese Crepes for Your Valentine

    For Valentine's Day one of my favorite things to make for my husband is delicious crepes. With so...

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    Suburban Dads’ Big Night Out!

    As originally published on Prowdr by Tom Bourdon.

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    Watch: Papa and Daughter Read "We Are in a Book!"

    Ferd and Ella take on the title characters in this Elephant & Piggie book.

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    How a Gay Dad Unexpectedly Became a Hockey Dad

    Could I Really be a Hockey Dad?

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    Overcoming Enormous Challenges, This Gay Man Became an Amazing Dad to...

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    Gay Dads Bryden and Pierre's Story

    Pierre and Bryden celebrate their tenth anniversary this year. Their gift to each other? Fatherhood!

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    Gay Dads Navigate the Taboos Associated with Single-Sex Parenthood

    Doug Kerr and Michael Went are both dads to their adopted son, 6-year-old Malakai. They consider...

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    Truth and Courage Share a Sacred Space

    South Ozone Park was not a sanctuary city, not in the formal sense. On the Irish block of the...

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