Photographer Bart Heynen set out across the untry to make a visual archive of gay fatherhood "Dads."
Contents:
- REPORT REVEALS HOW TWO GAY MEN ALLEGEDLY VICTIMIZED THEIR ADOPTED SONS FOR YEARS
- GAY COUPLE ACCED OF RAPG MULTIPLE ADOPTED CHILDREN WILL FACE TRIAL
- GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?
- A GAY COUPLE'S FIGHT FOR THEIR TW SON'S CIZENSHIP INSPIR
- MOVG PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERS WH THEIR FAI ACROSS AMERI
- THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
- GAY MEN AND THEIR FATHERS: HURT AND HEALG
REPORT REVEALS HOW TWO GAY MEN ALLEGEDLY VICTIMIZED THEIR ADOPTED SONS FOR YEARS
A gay Geia uple alleged to have sexually abed their adopted sons believed to have pimped out the boys to a pedophile rg as well. * 2 gay sons *
A months-long vtigatn has found that the horrific story of a gay uple allegedly sexually abg their two adopted sons may be even worse than origally reported as now appears the young children may have been victims of a pedophile rg.
Perhaps is not surprisg that mothers and their gay sons often scribe their relatnships as close. However, beg gay might be a factor that mak some mothers and sons even closer. This was found to be te for many of the mothers and sons I terviewed for the study scribed the book: Comg Out, Comg Home: Helpg Fai Adjt to a Gay or Lbian Child ().
GAY COUPLE ACCED OF RAPG MULTIPLE ADOPTED CHILDREN WILL FACE TRIAL
My mother, and my (gay) self. * 2 gay sons *
Neverthels, this closens uld have a downsi, at least temporarily, as many mothers ially blame themselv and the close relatnships for their sons' homosexualy. So, perhaps is not pletely surprisg that once they learned their sons were gay, some of the mothers I terviewed felt that they had done somethg to damage them.
GAY MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS: IS THERE A SPECIAL CLOSENS?
* 2 gay sons *
The fact is that I am the mother and I was told growg up that men bee gay bee their mothers are too motherg. For a long time, the psychiatric profsn blamed overly close maternal relatnships for g the "disease" of male homosexualy.
Even though rearch sce the 1950's has bunked , this theory persists people's mds and rears s ugly head for mothers when they ially learn their sons are gay. Fortunately, for many mothers of gay son—wh time and tn, they learn that the ia that they had somehow ma their son gay is ad wrong This was te of the mothers my study who also me to see the benefs havg a gay son as will be scribed later this post.
Homosexualy to Blame for Close Relatnships wh Mother?
A GAY COUPLE'S FIGHT FOR THEIR TW SON'S CIZENSHIP INSPIR
Pri serv more than a month. The gay songs – om dis hs to club classics – are perfect for Pri year-round. * 2 gay sons *
My rearch, clil and personal experienc suggt that there is ed a al lk between male homosexualy and a close maternal relatnship but flows the oppose directn than what was prevly thought. In other words, havg a close relatnship wh your mother don't make you gay—beg gay mak you closer to your mother.
The young gay mal this study relled sharg terts mon wh their mothers, such as fashn and okg, and were also sensive to their feelgs. ) aspect of the parent-child relatnship some gay fai. As stated by Tariq, a 19-year-old Ain Amerin gay man:.
MOVG PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERS WH THEIR FAI ACROSS AMERI
I thk personally [beg gay] ma me a more emotnal person, more sensive, more touch wh both the male and female sis of myself, but allowg me to even acknowledge that other si ma me closer to my mother. Once mothers this study got over their feelgs of guilt and got ed to the ia that their sons were gay, they were able to regnize the benefs of havg a gay son.
Bee gay people are gay!
THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
That is why gay people are lled "gay!
Closens between mothers and their gay sons is a stereotype and like all stereotyp, sometim they rg te. However, we get to hot water when we allow stereotyp to get the way of unrstandg the uniquens of dividuals and their circumstanc—so is important to remember that not all mothers and gay sons are close. Sadly, some mothers simply nnot adjt to their sons' homosexualy, due to their guilt, relig ncerns, or abily to "let go" and accept the ways they live their liv.
For sure, gay men, their mothers and those who assist them need to explore and unrstand the val relatnships. They know we’re gay, and we live a state where same-sex marriage is legal, so we’re gettg prsure to settle down. I adm this is my first letter about homosexual, ctuo tws, but I’m gog to take you at your word that you two are happy and that I should supprs the imag that me to md of two sets of brothers who lived together and me to unseemly ends: the pack-rat Collyer brothers and the tw gynelogist Marc brothers.
GAY MEN AND THEIR FATHERS: HURT AND HEALG
I was ptivated by this se, which bed timely them of gay marriage, egg donatn, surrogacy, twship, and fay. The rult is a book, Gay Fathers, Tw Sons: The Cizenship Case That Captured the World, to be released on Augt 8.