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Honoring Pride Through Understanding My White Privilege

Admitting What I Don't Know as a White Dad Raising African American...

How a White Gay Dad Discusses Racial Issues with his Black Sons

Movie Night: My Favorite Family Tradition

10 of Our Most Popular Posts Featuring Single Gay Dads

Finding My Kids

A Gay Chiropractor Explains Why He Came Out to His Patients

Coming Out to My Kids Was the Most Raw and Tender Moment

Dating a Single Gay Dad Is a 'Package Deal'

A Dad Gives Thanks After Finally Saying These Words: "I'm Gay"

'Fourth Time's a Charm' for This Foster Forever Family

Having Kids With a Female Friend Was This Single Gay Dad's "Greatest...

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

A Gay Dad Discovers: Being a Single Parent is Hard AF

Why I Pursued Surrogacy as a Single Gay Man

After Coming Out at 43, a Single Gay Dad Learns to Adjust His...

Newly Out Gay Dad is Living His Truth

One Single Gay Dad's Reflections on Father's Day

When His Son Got a Tattoo, He Freaked Out. Then He Saw What it Was

"Are You My Daddy?" a Three-Year-Old Asks His Adoptive Father

A Single Gay Dad Finds Family in the Foster Care System

"It Feels So Good," Says This Gay Dad After Coming Out of the Closet

How My Five Month Old Daughter Helped Me Come Out

This Single Gay Man, Adopted Himself, Grew His Family Through a...

This Gay Dad's Take On His Ex-Wife? 'She's My Best Friend'

Four Years of Heartwarming Tributes to a Late Loving Husband & Father

"I Don't Feel Empty Anymore": A Single Gay Man Finds Happiness at Home

After 640 Days in Foster Care, a Boy Joins a Forever Family of 2

Dad Rule #1: Be Vigilant

Single Gay Dad Seeks Female Role Model

A Gay Single Dad Says "Don't Wait"

A Gay Dad Talks About His Four Kids With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum...

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

The Kind of Role Models I Want for My Son

Derek McClary on Coming Out as a Gay Dad and Living His Authentic Life

Downsizing My Life

Spoiler Alert

Gay Dad Benjamin Carpenter is Britain’s Adopter Champion of the Year

Gay Dad Jeff and Daughter AnnaBella, Hiking Through Life

#SingleGayDadSunday: Paul: From New York City to Paris

A Gay Man Gets Real About Life as a Single Dad

#SingleGayDadSunday: Trevor and his Daughter Jazz’Nique

Memories Are Gold

The Divorce Recap

#SingleGayDadSunday: The Incredible Story of Steven and Baby Mason

Catfish Out of Water

A Single Gay Foster Dad Finds Love and Creates a Forever Family

#SingleGayDadSunday: Frank Lowe

#SingleGayDadSunday: Fawzy

Ten “Dad Bag” Essentials

Lonely Nights

#SingleGayDadSunday: Jatin Modi

Dear Frank: How Do I Talk to Guys?

Notification Nation

The Measure of a Man

To PrEP or Not to PrEP

Pilot Light Fright

F**k Santa Claus

He Will Always Be There For Me

Death by Christmas

Double Agent Me

The Boy From Berlin

Meet Swedish Single Gay Dad Mattias

Lost in Lowe’s

Holiday Side Effects

Trading Spaces

My Suitcase of Wrong

The Waiting Game

My Big Gay Time Machine

Divorced, Depressed, but Still Fabulous as F**k!

The Beautiful Story of a Gay Dad and his Transgender Daughter

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

Creating a Village to Raise a Child: The Single Gay Dad

Israel: Surrogacy For Singles And Same-Sex Couples Clears Hurdle

When Gay Dads Divorce