Tag: gay dads

Mia Barbara Rogers-Berlanti was born on Monday via surrogate.Berlanti, the prolific Hollywood producer behind such hits as The Flash, Supergirl and Love, Simon, shared the news on Instagram."Welcome to the world Mia Barbara Rogers-Berlanti. 5/13/19," Rogers captioned an album of photos. "Our hearts and our family have grown even larger. @robbierogers has already mastered two child multitasking, big brother Caleb is being just sweet enough & I'm as thankful and in awe as ever.""The 'Barbara' is for my amazing Mom, who though...

AT&T has released a commercial advertisement which spotlights an interracial gay couple. The “Just OK” campaign argues that their products are built to excel, as opposed to their competitor’s “just ok” options. The beautiful ad delivers this message by showing a gay couple leaving their children with a “just ok” babysitter. The babysitter quickly shows that she’s not up to the task of taking care of the children, and the couple become worried about her care. This is, of course,...

British Olympic diver Tom Daley and Hollywood producer/screenwriter Dustin Lance Black have announced the birth of their first child. The couple sharedwith the internet back in February that they were expecting to both celebration and disdain. While fans cheered, there were several conservatives who attacked the couple for planning to raise a child without a mother and having a child through surrogacy. All of that darkness and negativity didn’t stop the couple from loving their unborn child and the future they planed...

"I think my dads are more nervous than I am!" Two gay dads wrote an adorable letter to fellow passengers in advance of their newborn’s first flight—and the cuteness has taken Twitter by storm. This afternoon, former One Direction star Niall Horan tweeted out a photo of a goodie bag he received from two new dads on a plane to Europe. A letter enclosed in the bag offered an apology for any noise 18-day-old Marit might make: “This is my first flight...

In classic putting-a-fire-out-with-gasoline fashion, a “family friendly” community theater halted production of the musical Big Fish after a dispute with the director over a scene featuring two gay dads as extras. Here’s how laughably innocuous director Nik Nemec’s intention was: During the song “Stronger,” the show’s protagonist, Will Bloom, delves into his relationship with his father as he faces becoming one himself. As part of the “bustling park scene,” Nemec decided to include two gay dads holding a baby. That is the extent...

Lance Bass and his super cute husband Michael Turchin are ready to take the next step in their relationship: parenthood! “Just last week, really started the process,” the former NSYNC star told Entertainment Tonight recently. “So we’re excited, and it’s going a lot faster than we ever thought, which is kind of freaking me out.” The two have gotten very detail oriented about them becoming (actual) daddies. "I thought we had a good, like, year to really choose things, but it’s...

They're the real life Brady Bunch, merging their kids from previous marriages into their new family These gay dads and their kids are the real life Brady Bunch. Wayne Perez and Gus Magallanes both married women before they realized they were gay. They settled down, with Perez having two sons, Lucas and Logan, and Magallanes having a daughter, Eva. Then they realized they were gay and came out to their respective wives. A few years later, Magallanes and Perez met via social media...

Esther the Wonder Pig is teaching people "that families come in all shapes and sizes." A gay couple is spreading love and acceptance with images of their adorable pet pig. Meet Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter, and Esther, their 650lb bundle of joy. https://instagram.com/p/BfMJ88Qld_y/?utm_source=ig_embed Jenkins and Walter adopted Esther in 2012, after a friend told them about a five-pound micro piglet she couldn’t care for because she just had twins. They couple took Esther in, settling her into their home in Georgetown, a small...

Tom Daley wants you to know that he doesn’t care what people think of him becoming a dad. The 23-year-old Olympic medal-winning diver was met with a barrage of hate when he and husband Dustin Lance Black announced earlier this year that they were having a baby boy together via surrogacy. While a Daily Mail columnist questioned where the mother was and asked readers “please don’t pretend two dads is the new normal”, controversy-courter Katie Hopkins tweeted that their “one-click baby”...

Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black have said “legal challenges” with surrogacy in the UK have made the decision of where to raise their child more difficult. The couple, who married in 2017, announced they are expecting a child to a surrogate mother on Valentine’s Day. Black told BBC Radio 5 live that they had “no choice” but to go abroad to become a family because of the complex system in the UK, where commercial surrogacy is not permitted. However, they intend...

Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who is having a baby via surrogate with husband Tom Daley, had a great response when a radio caller said “two blokes” shouldn’t have a child. The American-born Oscar winner, who has been pilloried in the UK’s right-wing press after announcing plans to have a baby with British husband Tom Daley, took over BBC Radio 5 Live’s Afternoon Edition today to co-host an hour-long discussion about surrogacy. During the segment, Black said that the negative reaction...

A couple days ago, I posted an article explaining that gay marriage is not the anti-thesis of marriage (as one internet troll announced). In that post, I also shared some wonderful posts celebrating gay marriage, gay love, and gay parenting. That said, I realized that there is always room for more posts focusing on these topics, so that’s what this post is trying to do. But what’s better than just talking about how gay parents are great? Showing you. And thanks...

"Despite my greatest efforts, it finally came down to, 'Change the scene or we’ll cut it out of the episode ourselves.'" For years, animated series have blazed a trail for LGBT representation. But breaking ground isn’t always easy—around the world, queer-friendly cartoons have been censored by networks and government agencies alike. Below, learn about nine popular cartoons that fell prey to censorship. “Postcards From Buster” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhPLHBAO1Kg In 2005 episode “Sugartime!” Buster goes on a trip to Vermont, where he meets a lesbian couple who...

It's another religious exemption law Georgia lawmakers are working on a bill that discriminates against gay couples wanting to adopt. Republican Senator William Ligon introduced Senate Bill 375 aka Keep Faith in Adoption and Foster Care Act earlier this month. The bill allows adoption agencies to deny placing children with same-sex couples based on their religious beliefs. It also prevent the state’s Department of Human Services from taking ‘adverse actions’ against agencies if they do this. On Tuesday (20 February) morning, the Georgia...