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We’ve just discovered an adorable and fun documentary that will air in the near future. Margin Films has announced the upcoming release of the documentary Gay Hollywood Dad by and starring Quentin Lee. According to Broadway World, the film follows Lee has he adapts to becoming a father of a newborn baby through surrogacy. “What have I gotten myself into!?” thinks Lee as he explores the first six weeks of being a single father living in Los Angeles. Viewers witness that...

Richard adopted his son in 2003 when the boy was five years old: the young man is now in the US Navy A gay dad has told parenting website Gays With Kids about his reaction to discovering his son getting a tattoo. Richard adopted his son, Jonathan, in 2005 in New Jersey when the boy was just aged five. At the time, Richard was in a long-term relationship with another man. The two men split up around four years ago and...

Being a single parent is no easy task, but being an LGBTQ single parent comes with its own unique set of challenges. Tuvia Borok has a successful career in the City, but after his marriage ended to his ex-husband, he now raises the son he adopted back in 2013 on his own. “From a very young age, I always wanted to have a family and raise kids,” he told The Independent. “Whilst I have a small immediate family with only one...

The couple split and now share custody of the kids A gay dad took his ex-wife to court after she refused to let him see their kids, in case they turn gay. The father, identified only as ‘M’ in Gauteng High Court reports, came out as gay to his now ex-wife in 2014. They were together for 12 years and have two children, a boy and a girl, according to Independent Online. When he came out to her, she told him she...

'For all I’ve taught them, I feel like they’ve taught me even more' Bill Tamlyn is a single gay dad of two from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 51-year-old writer, model and commercial actor came out as gay 15 years ago, while still married to a woman. His parents had just passed away and he was gradually coming to terms with his own sexuality. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbaCL2bHSeC/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_ufi_control While in his marriage, he had his first son Liam, who is now 18 years old. So when Bill came out, his...

"Absolutely we could not afford to live on a single income." A new video from Human Rights Campaign (HRC) tells the story of Chad and Bret, a gay couple who’ve encountered a series of employment-related hardships since the birth of their daughter last year. Bret, who is trans, gave birth to Eleanor nine months ago. In the video, the couple reveals that neither of them had access to paid family leave, but that Bret took two weeks of unpaid time off...

'My daughter is my everything' Being a single dad and navigating dating is incredibly tricky, according to one gay man. Juan Garcia had his daughter Y’zvel in 2010 at the age of 19. He told Gay Star News: ‘I have always known I wanted a family.’ Juan wanted to fill the void of the love he felt he didn’t get growing up. So in 2009, Juan and his best friend Carol Fredericks decided to have a child. When his daughter was born, Juan describes...

16 year old Jordan Marin-Doan has been charged as an adult with murder, arson and auto theft. He allegedly wanted to kill his adoptive parents, who are gay, so “he could get a cell next to his biological father in prison.” He was arrested on Saturday in connection to the fire that killed one of his adoptive fathers, 45 year old Jason Doan, last Thursday. His husband Alan, were awoken find a fire blocking their exit. Jason was able to get...

United Airlines has apologised for accusing a gay dad of having his hand “too close” to his son’s genitals. The airline detained Henry Amador-Batten, 52, for about an hour after a flight attendant made the allegation, which Henry called “dangerous and hurtful”. This incident came a month after United dragged a doctor off its flight with blood running down his face. Also last month, the airline ruined a gay man’s honeymoon after it prevented him from taking his mobility device on board. Henry...

He sees it as a sign of LGBT progress Simon Dunn, the openly gay Australian bobsledder and rugby player, always wanted to be a dad and sees the increased visibility and acceptance of LGBT people as making that possible. Writing for the website Gays With Kids — itself a reflection of a changing society — Dunn says he wanted children since he was 5. One of my first memories is of telling my mother about my future wife and all of the...

'I like the noise of children running around the house' Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef aren’t sure of a wedding date yet but they are sure that they want a bigger family. ‘I want a big family,’ Martin tells CBS Sunday Morning. Martin’s twins Matteo and Valentino are now 8 and since the day they were born Martin says ‘Everything changes. It’s not about you anymore. There’s no more sleeping late (laughs).’ Now when he thinks of family, it’s no longer as a...

Not a chance! American Horror Story star Cheyenne Jackson’s Instagram account has been taken over in the last six months by an adorable pair of twins named Willow and Ethan. ‘Sometimes I think “Is this too much?”‘ Jackson confesses to Gay Star News. ‘But we experience so much joy on a daily basis. If people can get a fraction of what I get to taste all day long, it’s pretty great.’ The Broadway, film and television actor and husband Jason Landau became parents...

Daddy? Colton Haynes is diving into family life head first: The Arrow actor recently shared that he was engaged to boyfriend Jeff Leatham. And this weekend, he changed his Instagram bio to read “‘Uncle. Soon to be father. Traveler. Actor. Goof.” He also posted a photo in a swimming pool with the caption, “Covering that layer of pregnancy while I can @jeffleatham lol!” https://www.instagram.com/p/BR2todwjU2j/ Haynes has reportedly been dating Leatham, a Hollywood florist, for only a month—so marriage and fatherhood seem kind of...

A gay father has written a powerful message to his friends and family who voted for Trump. Michael Anderson addressed his Facebook friends with an essay that nails why he doesn’t feel secure in his country anymore, and why the outcome of the Presidential elections has erased his and his families sense of belonging. He starts of the post by acknowledging that he understands why his acquaintances may have voted for Tump, and supports change. However, he goes on to explain that...