"When my two dads met 40 years ago the notn of startg a fay as an openly gay uple was unheard of."
Contents:
- MY TWO DADS: GAY FATHERS HAVE MUCH TO CELEBRATE
- I HAD TWO GAY DADS DES BEFORE IT WAS 'COOL'
- I WAS RAISED BY 2 GAY MEN. I STILL THK CHILDREN SERVE TO BE ADOPTED TO A HOME WH A MOTHER AND A FATHER | OPN
- ‘A FAY LIKE OURS’: PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERHOOD
- IS YOUR DAD GAY—OR ARE YOU A GAY DAD?
MY TWO DADS: GAY FATHERS HAVE MUCH TO CELEBRATE
Gay men who are raisg kids talk to NBC OUT about their fai and the unique benefs and challeng of gay fatherhood. * my 2 gay dads *
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I HAD TWO GAY DADS DES BEFORE IT WAS 'COOL'
* my 2 gay dads *
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I WAS RAISED BY 2 GAY MEN. I STILL THK CHILDREN SERVE TO BE ADOPTED TO A HOME WH A MOTHER AND A FATHER | OPN
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I’ll never fet my first day of krgarten bee was the day I learned that not everyone had two gay dads, two brothers and a beagle named Hymie.
‘A FAY LIKE OURS’: PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERHOOD
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” But when my two dads met 40 years ago the notn of startg a fay as an openly gay uple wasn’t jt far-fetched, was unheard of.
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IS YOUR DAD GAY—OR ARE YOU A GAY DAD?
For the first eight years of my life, I was raised by two gay men — my father and his partner. I craved a mother’s love even though I was well-loved by my two gay dads.