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How 'Puppy Love' Helped These UK Dads Transform Their Son’s Life

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How 'Puppy Love' Helped These UK Dads Transform Their Son’s Life

“Adoption Is Just Something That Seemed Natural for Us to Do,” Say...

This Dad Went 'Numb' After a Painful Failed Adoption, But Learned to...

How This Transracial Family Creates a 'Safe Space' to Talk About...

How Building a Family Helped This Dad Recover From Loss

Love, Kids, and a Sixteenth Century French Château

How One Failed Adoption Turned Into Two Successes for These Dads

Meet the First Same-Sex Couple to Receive a Grant Through Best Buy's...

How Parenting Boys Helped This Gay Couple Discover New Strengths

How Coming Out Helped This Gay Man Find the Strength to Be a Dad

Do We Have a Biological Right to Fatherhood? Absolutely, Says This...

Why This Adopted Gay Man Will Never Have Children

Signing With Two Adoption Agencies to "Double Their Chances," These...

These Gay Dads Know How to Make Holidays Extra Super Special

These Two British 'Poofs' Blog About Their Journey to Fatherhood Via...

After Four Years on a Waiting List, a Chance Encounter at Work Made...

Adoption for These Dads Was Like a "Rollercoaster" But Well Worth the...

These Dads Have Simple Advice For Other Gay Men Considering Foster...

A Lawyer Friend Gave These Gay Dads the Best Gift Ever: A Free...

After Meeting in Culinary School, These Gay Dads Are Creating a...

A Gay Teenager with a Challenging Past Finds a New Home, and Future,...

Their Son May Never Grow Up to Be Like Other Kids. But This Family of...

They Met at NYE Party in 2012. Now, They're Married and About to Be...

Adopted Himself, This Gay Man and His Husband Looked to the Foster...

Gay Dads Mike and Steve, On the Importance of Honesty in an Adoptive,...

Gay Dads Sean and Earl, On the Importance of Embracing Your Family's...

Gay Man​ Reunites with His Birth Father After 35 Years, and Learns He...

After Posting a "Boyfriend Application" to Myspace Twelve Years Ago,...

New Gay Dads Clayton and Andy Reflect on Undergoing the Adoption...

After a Heartbreaking Loss, These Adoptive Gay Dads Learned to Open...

When Traditional Adoption Wouldn’t Work for This Tennessee Gay...

These Gay Dads, Both Raised in Adoptive Families, Are Strong...

After Three Failed Adoptions, This Couple Almost Gave Up; Now They're...

22 Pics of Gay Men Before and After They Became Adoptive Dads

Being a Dad is Amazing; So Is Being a Husband, a Friend and a...

Meet the First Gay Dads to Legally Adopt in Puerto Rico

The Unexpected Adoption: These Gay Dads Just Learned Their Daughter...

"Don't Try to Be Perfect," Say These Adoptive Gay Dads

The Call That Changed This Couple's Life Overnight

These Bloggers Cover the 'Good, Bad and Ugly' of Adopting as a...

These Dads Traded in a London Flat for a Farmhouse in the French Alps

This Family's Adorable Photo Shoot is Guaranteed to Brighten Your Day

A Forever Family Forged in a Leap in Faith

Related By Love, Not Blood: Danny and Graham Adopt Collin

One Gay Couple's Path to Finding Faith & Family in Georgia

These Brazilian Dads Were the First Gay Couple to Adopt a Newborn in...

This Couple Refused to Let Financial Restraints Keep Them From...

These Brazilian Dads Hope for More Visibility for LGBTQ Families

After Years of Waiting, This Couple Struck A New Path In Their...

Three Open Adoptions Later, These Dads Don't Regret a Thing

The Dads Behind the Instagram Pic Seen 'Round the World

Remembering Forever - An Adoption Tale

Meet Gay Dads: Bradley and Erik

Meet Gay Dads: Scott & Mike

Bob and Dale: Paying It Forward

Making a Federal Case Out of It

Being Gay Didn't Hold These Men Back From Becoming Dads

These Two Dads are Their Daughter's Biggest Advocates

Finding Ella

On Learning to View the World with Wonder

With Only 48 Hours to Prepare, Rob and Zack Become Dads

After Four Failed Adoptions, Jerry and Eric Become Dads

Worth the Wait: Mitch & Jake's Adoption Journey

After 12 Years of Struggle, Richard and Carlos Are Finally Dads

A Dad Finds Hope After a Failed Adoption

Life with a Newborn: Nick and Chris With Their Daughter Ari

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

Meet Gay Dads Josh and Joey aka the Property Gays

Kyle and Stephen’s Never-Ending Love for Their Daughter Alex

Relishing the Happy Moments: Gad Dads Mark and Rob

Bobby and Fred: Adopting Ten Kids from Foster Care

Adoption of a Newborn: Gay Dads Brett and Jimmy

Remission Possible: Malaki’s Recovery from Leukemia

Until Further Notice, Celebrate Everything

Portuguese President Vetoes Same-Sex Adoption

What Garon and Jamie Did When Their Adoption Fell Through

Mr. Gay World USA 2012 is Now a Single Gay Dad

Gay Man Reunites with His Birth Father After 35 Years, and Learns He...