For Father's Day, NPR spoke to three, gay sgle fathers who ma the choice to bee parents via surrogacy.
Contents:
- ‘A FAY LIKE OURS’: PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERHOOD
- THREE SGLE, GAY DADS REFLECT ON FATHERHOOD, SURROGACY JOURNEYS
- SGLE GAY DADS GIVE TIPS FOR FIRST-TIME PARENTS: ‘I CREATED THE VILLAGE AROUND MYSELF’
- THIS AMAZG GAY DAD ADOPTED FIVE FOSTER KIDS TO KEEP THE SIBLGS TOGETHER
‘A FAY LIKE OURS’: PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERHOOD
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THREE SGLE, GAY DADS REFLECT ON FATHERHOOD, SURROGACY JOURNEYS
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SGLE GAY DADS GIVE TIPS FOR FIRST-TIME PARENTS: ‘I CREATED THE VILLAGE AROUND MYSELF’
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THIS AMAZG GAY DAD ADOPTED FIVE FOSTER KIDS TO KEEP THE SIBLGS TOGETHER
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