Celebrate Pri Month wh the spiratnal LGBTQ quot. Fd msag about hope and love om celebri, activists and gay rights trailblazers.
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‘A FAY LIKE OURS’: PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERHOOD
When I (Brian) lnched Gays Wh Kids, we found that we really changed hearts and mds.
We've been hont wh portrayg our fai and as such, we've heard om non-gay upl like a mom who's teenage son jt me out to her and she showed him the se showsg what his life uld be like. Brian is the founr of Gays Wh Kids, an anizatn mted to showsg the reali LGBTQ+ dads face. Brian and Ferd ntue, "you'll never meet a gay dad who'll say 'Oh, I was out dnk one night and I woke the next day beg a dad.
You really go through a lot and that's why gay, bi and trans men really make a ncentrated effort to bee dads. Gay men are not different than straight men. It mak me proud to be gay right now.
FATHER’S DAY FOR GAY BOYS
Embracg the gay man that I am, ’s the bt pri of my life. 5 Luis FernanzLuis Fernanz When asked if he's enuntered any troubl beg an LGBTQ+ parent to his son, Luis (a Cuban signer/creative director based Wt Hollywood) rpond wh: "Fortunately, we’ve experienced mostly posive receptn as gay parents, pecially when least expected. "6 Brian HallmanBrian Hallman"As a newly divorced gay father, this year I will be spendg Father's Day at a bnch wh my ex-hband, his boyiend and my son.
" — Tammy Baldw"The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pri march exist or why Gay Pri Month is June tell them, 'A bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought should be. " — David Carter, "Stonewall: The Rts That Sparked the Gay Revolutn""Every sgle Amerin — gay, straight, lbian, bisexual, transgenr — every sgle Amerin serv to be treated equally the ey of the law and the ey of our society.
Heynen planned to photograph for a book of photography featurg gay fathers and their children. ”Amerin culture has not been particularly starved of imag of gay fatherhood, particularly recent years.