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Justin has some wise words for guys who are on the fence about single fatherhood.
Amid Florida's discriminatory legislation known as the 'Don't Say Gay' bill, Sir Elton has written a moving open letter to his two young children. And it's honestly the advice we've all needed to hear for the last month.
Read about Clay and Cavelle's path to parenthood through interstate adoption.
Although it wasn't part of their original surrogacy plan, these dads were matched with an incredible egg donor with the help of their IVF clinic, Fertility Specialists of Texas.
Raising kids makes me the gayest I've ever been. But there’s nothing I’d rather be than a gay dad.
Just because we get the honor of gaining a child, it doesn't mean little man has to lose his family.
Originally published January 18, 2019
Every gay man who pursues fatherhood fights for their right...
Drew said many people within the boys' lives told him that they felt the kids needed a two parent heterosexual family. Some people even voiced concerns about a "gay white man" adopting two black boys.
For many years, Jeremy said becoming a parent as an HIV-positive man didn’t seem possible. But thanks to the foster-to-adopt path to parenthood, he is now the proud dad of one sweet curly-haired little girl.
The public response to Florida’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill has been loud and unrelenting since the overtly discriminatory legislation landed on Gov. DeSantis’ desk earlier this month, and Disney’s employees are the latest to take a stand.
Vaughan said the purpose of their wedding was to come together, join their families, and "start a new family."
After their baby's first bottle of breast milk, she was hooked. They saw the difference in how easily her body digested the human milk; she wasn't gassy or spitting up and she was eating and sleeping well.
In Tremaine's own words, here's his family's story of adopting two siblings.
Read how Adam started living his authentic life, met his true love, and led his kids to accept him for who he truly is.
No one tells you that you can, of course, smuggle in your own porn into these clinics.
After Nicholas and William were married in 2011, they each approached their sisters to see if they were willing to donate their eggs in order to produce two children genetically related to both dads.
Over a period of one month, we bonded with the other new dads in our shared experiences of processing citizenship and travel documents in Bangkok.
Read how husbands Mark and Leo connected with their daughter Zoe's birth mom.
Robby and David's advice to all those gay men thinking about fatherhood through foster care.
Three gay dads open up about what they do for a little self-care.
Chile’s marriage equality legislation, which went into effect on March 10th, makes it one of just a handful of countries in Latin America to allow queer couples to tie the knot.
Some of our most beloved celebrity gay dads have been speaking out on behalf of queer families in Florida, who are facing legislation that could stop their children from discussing their parents’ very existence in schools.
Ollie Locke said he and husband Gareth told people they were expecting late last year. Within a few weeks, they got the heartbreaking news.
In their family there is one Daddy and one Papa. JR said sometimes people do have questions.
When Nathan Toovey first came out, he simply accepted that being gay meant he was not going to have children. Now, he's now one of not two, but four loving parents to 5-year-old Olive.
When they're not busy running their eatery, Patrick and Jason are kept plenty busy with their two girls.
The husbands went to a free foster care orientation, and they were hooked. They knew this was how they wanted to start their family.
Derek and I had decided we were going to be gender-neutral with the twins as much as possible. We were determined to defy gender stereotypes and, like all good gays, we were going to do it with fashion first.
Originally published Feb. 21, 2019
After four long years on an adoption waitlist, Andre Barros...
Before baby Ellie was born, the Sally-Clark family went through a very difficult few months with their health insurance company.
One Adoption West Yorkshire is urging LGBTQ+ people across the region who are thinking about adoption to consider providing a safe and loving home for a child or group of siblings who traditionally wait longer than others.
The task force was announced after the state signed two settlements allowing two religious private welfare agencies to refuse to work with LGBTQ+ people.
Florida’s LGBTQ+ teens are leading a fierce charge against politicians’ efforts to deny the existence of the queer community.
The couples’ advice for other gay men considering starting a family through foster-to-adopt is to never give up on your dreams of having a forever family.
David said it will be a GWK-led network of queer dads who can help each other through the specific issues in the LGBTQ+ parenting community.
Spence Chapin is one of the only adoption agencies that helps LGBTQ+ parents-to-be navigate international adoptions.
She had been adopted herself, so she had an affinity for adoption as the path for her pregnancy. Finally, Jimmy and David wanted to know why she had chosen a gay couple.
The gay dad community soon noticed one of the dads in the article was porn star Tyler Saint.
Blake and Matt knew there would be bumps in the road on their adoption journey. Now, they're just trying to be patient as they restart the process.
The book is a recounting of Tom and his husband Elliott's experience adopting their oldest daughter, the muse for the main character, "Scoochie."
