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Single Foster Dad Kevin talks with Romayne Pollard about his experience as a queer dad parenting...
For Patrick Foley, Washington D.C.'s 2009 Pride march was a life-changing event.
Jason and Eric will be discussing their family’s experience at GWK’s next webinar on fostering.
Kevin Gerdes, of the YouTube channel "Kevin Adopts," talks with fellow gay foster dad Arin Lopez...
When Doug Raguso and Tom Hove met online in 2012, Tom was serving in the military, and Doug had...
For Carlos Gonzales and Eduardo Marrero, the foster care system made total sense as a way to start...
For Fred and Adam, becoming a father was something the two knew they always wanted. It’s no myth...
Single Foster Dad Kevin talks with Ruben Ramos about his experience as a queer dad parenting...
Kentucky husbands William and Bland Lee have been together 20 years and became dads through...
When Kevin Gerdes began thinking about which path to parenthood would be best for him as a single...
Parenting, for all parents, is full of little life lessons. Most of those are lessons that help our...
Our second feature in our transracial family series. Read the first one here.
Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of excerpts from Joseph Sadusky's new book, Magic...
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of excerpts from Joseph Sadusky's new book, Magic...
Originally published June 11, 2016 Meet husbands and dads Scott, 44, the Director of Strategy for...
Travis, 36, and Jay, 29, met nine years ago in a gay bar in Riverside, California. Both work in the...
Celebrating gay, bi and trans fatherhood is what we do on Gays With Kids. We rejoice in whatever...
There are nearly 500,000 children in the foster care system. We think it is time to dig deep into...
On his path to becoming a dad, Steven Engle admits his biggest obstacle was himself at first. "In...
My husband, Phil, and I talked about having children since out first date over 11 years ago. Like...
Like many dads we feature on Gays With Kids, Philadelphia resident Eric Johnson always knew he...
Guest post written by Chase Turner
Earlier this year, Canada unveiled a rainbow-stripped coin dollar to commemorate the 50th...
Editor's Note: Below is an essay by Jay Bostick who eloquently lays out many of the reasons why he...
Guest post written by Kevin Saunders.
Matthew Hamparian and his husband Brian Lawrence have been together for over 18 years and live in...
Santiago Gutierrez, a 29-year-old digital moderator, and Cesar Espinoza, a 38-year-old technician,...
"We've learned that a two year old is by far the hardest person to negotiate with successfully,"...
Over 5 years ago, you might remember seeing an amazing proposal that took place in a Home Depot in...
Fostering has changed the lives of many dads in the Gays With Kids community. Sometimes the outcome...
We have had our foster daughter for over a year, and everyday brings different challenges and...
These gay dads own a successful French-inspired bakery and restaurant located in historic...
Near the coast of Normandy, France, lies a tiny island, British in every way – Jersey, one of the...
"At first our decision was practical," said Rich Buley-Neumar about his decision to adopt older...
"It has changed drastically in the most inspiring and positive way," replied Taylor McGregor, when...
"Every time a foster child would leave our home, we felt that maybe we couldn't do this anymore –...
There are a ton of words people have used to describe my son: handsome, funny, polite, and even a...
Over the past year, husbands and dads-to-be Antwon and Nate have been sharing their journey as...
"Before life was fun!" said Nick Phomkasornsri. "Lots of friend time, easy to travel, and late...
"We always knew we wanted to adopt since there are so many children already in the world,"...
Andrew Gubany lives in La Habra, California with his daughter and son, Dianna and Owen. He works as...
Together over 18 years, Derek, an accountant, and David, a therapist and college professor, spent a...
In March this year, Antwon and Nate shared their exciting news with the Gays With Kids community:...
In October this year, James and Andrew took their eldest Olivia (Liv for short) to Disney World for...
Ramon Casanova always wanted to be a dad. He was raised in a single parent household by his mother...
Alfredo and Anthony Marcial live in Newark, New Jersey with their 4-year-old son, Adam. The couple...
Court King and Rafael Gondim live in Kew Gardens, New York. They have been in a committed...
Kelsey Cain and his husband Stacy Ellis Cain are the proud parents to two children, who the adopted...
Names: Mikkel Short and Bailey Shake
May is National Foster Care Month, and to celebrate, we've spent the last few weeks bringing you...
Names: John Kihm and Dennis McDonough
Names: Jeffrey Champ and Hector Marcano Location: Reading, Pennsylvania Relationship Status: Civil...
Did you know that two-thirds of children in the foster care system have siblings who are also in...
Christopher and Patrick, 48 and 49 respectively, have been together nearly 20 years. They live in...
As a follow-up to their first video, Greg and Paul continue their story about the family's...
Rob Chasteen-Scheer overcame years of abuse and homelessness to become a father to four at-risk...
We are a world in desperate need of heroes. When I was a child, I looked to the skies. When I was a...
Sean wanted to become a foster dad, but didn’t want to wait for the white picket fence dream to...
Tripp and Terry’s road to fatherhood of siblings began with the purchase of a bunk bed. In 2012,...
Following our adoption finalization back in January 2015, Eric and I took some much-needed time to...
Read the fine print. They don't tell you everything in foster-adoption class and what they don’t...
Marty and Michael met at a college in October of 2003; Marty was in his senior year; Michael was a...
“Looking back, I don’t know what life was like before Alex.”
Little research exists on LGBT foster parents. (Anyone beginning to sense a theme here?) So what do...
Steven and Roger Ham are gay dads. Okay, we’ll admit that's what you might expect to see at the...
John Kelly and Terrance Burton began parenthood with a custody battle — against the state of New...
This is the 17th (and final) article in Jason P’s series about Foster-Adopt. To read the first in...
This is the 16th article in Jason P’s series about Foster-Adopt. To read the first in the series,...
This is the 15th article in Jason P’s series about Foster-Adopt. To read the first in the series,...
Malaki was diagnosed with leukemia just two months after he arrived at his new Toronto home. Now,...
This is the 14th article in Jason P’s series about Foster-Adopt. To read the first in the series,...
Dear Chief Justice and Justices,
This is the 12th article in Jason P’s series about Foster-Adopt. To read the first in the series,...
Clint McCormack recalls a time when he and his partner Bryan Reamer did whatever they wanted,...
This is the 11th article in Jason P’s series about Foster-Adopt. To read the first in the series,...
This is the 10th article in Jason P’s series about Foster-Adopt. To read the first in the series,...
How three unexpected adoptions changed the bonds of blood
This is the eighth article in Jason P’s series on Foster-Adopt. To read the first in the series,...
This is the fifth article in Jason P's series on Foster-Adopt. To read the first article, click...
This is the fourth article in Jason P’s series about Foster-Adopt. To read the first in the series,...
Last night, we had a WONDERFUL night! Foster Son wants to be a fashion designer, so a friend of...
This is the first article in Jason P's series on Foster-Adopt.
AT A GLANCE
We were posed the question: “Do you have any advice that you would like to pass on to people who...
