Tag: fatherhood

Abandoned at birth, little Alba had already been refused by more than 20 families awaiting adoption when along came Luca, single, gay and now the proud father of this little girl with down syndrome. This 41-year-old from Naples in Italy had always wanted to be a father but in Italy, adoption is only allowed for

Screenshot via YouTube @PagerU Mario Lopez is the center of controversy after he made comments that parents supporting trans kids is “dangerous.” But is there more to the story? Lopez, a father of three, made this comment back in June during an interview on The Candace Owens Show. While the interview was from a month and a half ago, clips have resurfaced on the internet and caught Twitter’s unwanted attention. In the 40-minute interview, Owens brings up the topic of a...

Screenshot via YouTube @PagerU Mario Lopez is the center of controversy after he made comments that supporting trans kids is “dangerous.” Lopez, a father of three, made this comment back in June during an interview on The Candace Owens Show. While the interview was from a month and a half ago, clips have resurfaced on the internet and caught Twitter’s unwanted attention. In the 40-minute interview, Owens brings up the topic of a “weird trend” in Hollywood. Specifically, the conservative figure...

Photo by Dimitri de Vries on Unsplash Two gay men are at the center of a trial because they adopted children in Russia. Russia’s Investigative Committee announced on Wednesday that it has opened an unprecedented criminal case against two Moscow social workers. The government is upset that the officials allowed a gay couple to adopt two boys back in 2010, according to AFP. “Nothing like this has happened before,” said lawyer Maksim Olenichev of Vykhod (Coming Out) support group based in the...

Photo by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash We love stories of supportive fathers. While some on Twitter are busy trying to shoehorn Melania Trump into the label of an LGBTQ ally, there are others like John Atwell who are actively trying to support. One of those men is John Atwell who decided to add to his body in order to honor his kids. On June 30, John’s daughter Kaitlyn posted screenshots on Twitter of a text conversation between the two. Kaitlyn’s sister had...

'It sounds very cliche, but it feels like our lives have started over' Gay dads Matt DeLeva and Joseph Littlefield always knew they wanted to be parents. In fact, they even spoke about it on their first date. Fast forward three and a half years and it’s finally a reality, but it hasn’t been the smoothest journey. The adorable pair met at a Pride event held at the San Diego Zoo, but they both live in Los Angeles. They got engaged and then...

What better way to celebrate Father’s day than by highlighting some of the incredible gay dads who are sharing their journeys through fatherhood one selfie and Instagram post at a time. Gays With Kids, an online community who aims to help gay dads navigate fatherhood, shares their beautiful stories at GaysWithKids.com. Check out some of our favorite journeys below: Dads Dejay @djohnsondj and Mike @mstirratt: https://www.instagram.com/p/BVK2eLNjL52/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BUrx6TWF5IP/ Congrats to Jason and Chad on the birth of their daughter! https://www.instagram.com/p/BTWjIizlO78/ Michael (@mr_smoghlan) and Paul (@paulycog) became fathers...