The Story Behd the Inic Photo of Gay Dads Kissg | Smhsonian Voic | Natnal Mm of Amerin History Smhsonian Magaze

Contents:

• GAY DADDY PORN VIOS
• THE STORY BEHD THE INIC PHOTO OF GAY DADS KISSG
• THE CURSE OF AN ATTRACTN TO OLR GAY MEN

GAY DADDY PORN VIOS

"Gay Dads Kissg" by J. "Gay Dads Kissg" was a history-makg photograph that ntu to hearten and ronate wh many. 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.

THE STORY BEHD THE INIC PHOTO OF GAY DADS KISSG

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 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.

THE CURSE OF AN ATTRACTN TO OLR GAY MEN

"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. ” 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. 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.