'Dads': A new photobook celebrat gay fathers wh their fai across Ameri | CNN

Contents:

• ‘A FAY LIKE OURS’: PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERHOOD
• A FATHER’S JOURNEY TO GAY FATHERHOOD AMERI
• THE STORY BEHD THE INIC PHOTO OF GAY DADS KISSG
• MOVG PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERS WH THEIR FAI ACROSS AMERI
• DAD AND DAD: A JOURNEY TO GAY FATHERHOOD – PICTUR
• THE AMAZG PHOTOS OF GAY DADS AND THEIR CHILDREN SHOW LOVE MAK A FAY, NOT GENR
• ‘I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A DAD’: PHOTO BOOK CELEBRAT GAY FATHERHOOD
• AFTER ORLANDO, 21 PHOTOS OF GAY DADS AND THEIR KIDS TO HELP YOU SE AGA
• 20 FAMO GAY DADS TO CELEBRATE FATHER'S DAY & PRI MONTH

‘A FAY LIKE OURS’: PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERHOOD

Heynen planned to photograph for a book of photography featurg gay fathers and their children. ”Amerin culture has not been particularly starved of imag of gay fatherhood, particularly recent years.

Celebri like Anrson Cooper have helped normalize the ia of gay men raisg children, and no longer feels revelatory to see them on televisn, as did when “Morn Fay” premiered mon, Mr.

Heynen said, are imag of gay fathers who aren’t Instagram ready — like two men bg their dghters’ hair or tossg a football the ont yard. It’s an unrstandable impulse, which he attribut to a sire among gay parents to feel “normal” after havg their pabili as parents ntually lled to qutn.

A FATHER’S JOURNEY TO GAY FATHERHOOD AMERI

Heynen said, but rather a celebratn of the day-to-day liv of gay Jt for the YoungCly Rose, 61, and Ryan, 12Cly Rose, who liv Manhattan, was first photographed for “Dads” three years ago after meetg Mr. Heynen at an event at the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr Communy Center New York Cy. Heynen “a lot of cred” for cludg a father like him — a sgle dad his 60s — sce he said there is often a lack of reprentatn of olr gay people art and media, which tends to foc on young, f men.

As a Black, gay man raisg a son on his own, Mr. Heynen’s photos show patriarchs varyg race, age and backgrounds but they also share one thg mon: They are all asked about the spiratn behd shootg this movg seri, the Belgian portra photographer said:“Almost 20 years ago, November 3, 2003, to be exact, New York Magaze published an article lled ‘Gay Baby Boom. I was 32 years old, gay and a relatnship wh another man.

THE STORY BEHD THE INIC PHOTO OF GAY DADS KISSG

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MOVG PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERS WH THEIR FAI ACROSS AMERI

His work appeared the German book Me schul Auge/ my Gay Gaze II, and most recently was a featured artist an exposn at Art Murmur, Oakland, you like his work, you will enjoy his portfol se, Instagram, Twter, and Flickr as well. "Gay Dads Kissg" by J. "Gay Dads Kissg" was a history-makg photograph that ntu to hearten and ronate wh many.

DAD AND DAD: A JOURNEY TO GAY FATHERHOOD – PICTUR

The story of "Gay Dads Kissg" is a story about mment to showg love and the wakg up of the publishg world.

In the fall of 1982, Bghman’s attentn was ught by a small notice, almost missed, the Village Voice, an alternative newspaper New York Cy, for the monthly meetg of the Gay Fathers’ Fom support group. In the 1980s most gay men still did not talk about or adm to beg gay. Most gay dads lived as straight men marriag.

Bghman was also aware that a pendg feral urt se would ci whether gay fathers uld have ctody rights. Their goal was to pict a happy, healthy gay fay wh dads willg to be visible to the world. Life had yet to e the word gay the magaze, or highlight any person as LGBTQ+, let alone put them on the ver.

THE AMAZG PHOTOS OF GAY DADS AND THEIR CHILDREN SHOW LOVE MAK A FAY, NOT GENR

The photographer and thor, wh the help of the Gay Fathers’ Fom’s work, terviewed 49 upl before all the piec and requirements fell to place. Life published the 12 pag, but whout "Gay Dads Kissg. "Gay Dads Kissg" ran Christopher Street, a gay tert magaze, issue number 75, “Father Knows Bt, ” wh acpanyg text wrten by one of the dads, Michael.

‘I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A DAD’: PHOTO BOOK CELEBRAT GAY FATHERHOOD

” Bghman’s photograph "Gay Dads Kissg" found s double-page spread the sectn tled “In Love.

Wh a few weeks of the article, Robert was beg set up to be fired for beg gay, but he had wisely set the stage to protect his job by garnerg support om the chairman—a black man, who also unrstood what workplace discrimatn meant.

AFTER ORLANDO, 21 PHOTOS OF GAY DADS AND THEIR KIDS TO HELP YOU SE AGA

Michael also shared that he and Robert rema pleased to have been part of the history that raised the issue of parental rights for gay parents to a wir dience. Sadly, Michael’s dghter, Brtan, seen the background of "Gay Dads Kissg, " passed away at the age of 33 om pnmonia.

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20 FAMO GAY DADS TO CELEBRATE FATHER'S DAY & PRI MONTH

Such a photograph would have been extraordarily rare jt s ago, but now is one of many published the book “Dads, ” a four-year visual archive of gay fatherhood across Ameri that began 2016. “I felt a ltle b lonely as a gay dad – although there are two of – but lonely the sense that all the other fai I knew were straight parents, ” Heynen said a vio ll, explag why he began photographg the seri. “I also thought was important for (my kids) to see other fai wh gay dads.

“For many people, the book will be an troductn to gay fatherhood.