Stanford physicians have published the first study of gay men's experienc wh g assisted reproductive technology to have children.
Contents:
- FOR GAY MEN, HAVG A BLOGIL CHILD N BE PLITED
- GROWG UP WH GAY PARENTS: WHAT IS THE BIG AL?*
- KIDS CAN THRIVE WH GAY PARENTS
FOR GAY MEN, HAVG A BLOGIL CHILD N BE PLITED
To rell the first gay character a kids' movie or the first children's rtoon to feature a queer weddg don't require lookg back very far. They'd ce age-appropriatens as a reason to scrap whole storyl, character arcs, or even ancillary referenc to gay culture.
They want their children to see gay characters, bisexual characters, trans and nonbary characters, jt as much as they want to see strong female characters and racially diverse on. "05The First Biracial Gay Couple on NickeloonJt before Lln Loud opens his ont door to iend Cly McBri and his parents a 2016 episo of rtoon seri The Loud Hoe, he looks directly at viewers and says, "This is ... " The moment marked the first openly gay uple, who also happened to be biracial, on a Nickeloon show.
Openly gay actrs Wanda Syk and Portia Rossi voice the moms a doll fay separated om their two young kids after a dragon an earthquake their home. "07The First Gay Kiss() on DisneyThe gural queer kiss on Disney wasn't alone for long: wh sends, the tone moment was followed by a few more. 08The First Full Comg-Out Storyle on a Disney Channel ShowThe Disney Channel's Andi Mack ma history wh the work's first storyle about a gay character g out.
GROWG UP WH GAY PARENTS: WHAT IS THE BIG AL?*
In a historic plot twist, that special someone walkg down the aisle isn't the woman om lunch but a gay man, er, aardvark, named Patrick.
"12The First Openly Gay Pixar CharacterOnward — about two teen brothers who attempt to e magic to spend a day wh their late father — om 2020 is the first Pixar movie to clu an openly gay character. We already knew She-Ra was queer AF, but seeg two lovg, openly gay parents on a popular animated show ma our hearts swell! "As a gay man who grew up wh no visible role mols of gay relatnships my muny or entertament ntent, I am grateful that this reprentatn is happeng on Nickeloon, moved by the difference that is surely makg the mds and hearts of children, and grateful to have been a part of this slow but important change, " Dickie told PRIDE.
Children wh gay, lbian, transgenr or other sexual mory parents fare as well as, or better than, children wh parents of the oppose sex, acrdg to rearch published Monday BMJ Global Health, further unrmg a mon but unsupported argument agast equal marriage and adoptn as a growg number of stat enact laws curtailg LGBT+ rights. The number of children fai wh gay, lbian, bisexual, queer or transgenr parents has been risg recent years.
KIDS CAN THRIVE WH GAY PARENTS
Should other gay parents be ncerned? A gay or transgenr person’s optns for parentg clu:. Or, let’s say we have a gay cisgenr uple, Alex and Zack.
Others may be ncerned that sgle men or gay male upl would have a harr time adoptg jt bee they are men, but this may not be te.
“For gay male sgl/upl, we have particularly easier the matchg procs, as there is no other mom 'replacg' the child’s birth mother and often get chosen quicker. But for gay men, this procs is plited and expensive. The procs tak about two years and sts around $200, 000 per child - and prospective gay fathers don't meet eligibily creria for most health surance plans' fertily benefs, although this is begng to change.