Tag: gay family

Tony Drewitt-Barlow and husband Barrie made history in the late 90s when they became the first gay men in the UK to father children through surrogacy One of Britain's first gay fathers has been diagnosed with throat cancer and has just 18 months to live, his heartbroken 'ultimate daddies' girl' daughter has revealed. Tony Drewitt-Barlow and husband Barrie made history in the late 90s when they became the first gay men in the UK to father children through surrogacy. Their twins, Saffron...

'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...

The former U.S. ban on same-sex marriage has made citizenship for the children of same-sex bi-national couples difficult—and it’s led two couples to sue the U.S. government. Immigration Equality, an LGBT immigrant legal advocacy group, and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP filed two lawsuits on Monday against the State Department on behalf of LGBT parents and their children. “The State Department is refusing to acknowledge the citizenship of children whose parents are same-sex married couples. This policy is not only illegal, it...

Sam Blaylock suffered horrendous abuse growing up and now hopes to inspire others I am Sam Blaylock from Portland, Oregon. My mom got pregnant with me as an accident and then both my parents decided to abort me. Thankfully, the abortion failed. It led to me being born two months premature. My dad was extremely abusive to my mother and it only got worse when I was born. When I was around four years old, my parents decided to get divorced and my...

'We want everyone to have an enjoyable holiday, whatever their background or family make-up' Sponsored: Cottages.com has revealed an inclusive new TV ad as part its 2018 integrated advertising campaign. The 30-second video features an adorable family of three headed up by two dads. The guys and their beautiful daughter are seen cooking lunch at one of the travel brand’s many accommodation options. The ad premiered on New Year’s Day, and has been broadcast on 10 stations including Channel 4, ITV and...

'Jwan has impeccable taste, so I give him most of the credit!' says Ricky in Architectural Digest Ricky Martin, fiance Jwan Yosef and their two sons have opened up their LA home for a glossy magazine shoot. The star and his family happily pose in Beverly Hills in the new spread for Architectural Digest. She Bangs singer Ricky lives part-time in California, and part-time in his native Puerto Rico. Ricky and Jwan are dads to nine-year-old twin boys, Matteo and Valentino. ‘LA totally...

Jason Babcock and Adam Gentile are the happy couple who just announced that they are adding three more to their quickly growing family. As GayStarNews reports, the two met at a college before getting married in Massachusetts on July 2013. Then, they introduced their newborn son, Tristan, to the world just last year in January. Tristan was brought into their lives thanks to the help of their friend Jessica who agreed to be the surrogate. But Jessica’s generosity didn’t stop there. She...

Hollywood A-lister Matt Bomer and his publicist hubby Simon Halls are total relationship goals, and for any of you nonbelievers out there, just check out their adorbs family Christmas photo! The forty-year-old Bomer makes headlines for his big and small screen appearances - including on American Horror Story and The Normal Heart - but he does a relatively good job of keeping his public and private lives separate. That's why these rare glimpses of his actually too cute fam...

'We’d like to have at least one more baby' says actor in new interview and shoot Kieron Richardson and his husband Carl Hyland have showed off their beautiful children for the first time in a new shoot and interview with OK! magazine. The Hollyoaks star welcomed twins Chase and Phoebe-Rae via surrogate in May this year. Speaking about the birth, the Hollyoaks actor said: ‘We obviously had our surrogate there and her husband, and how do you say thank you to someone...

Double the trouble and twice as much love! Because surrogacy and IVF treatment can more often lead to multiple births, gay dads raising twins is not uncommon. We bring you images of just a handful, along with some insight into their family life. Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbx1cDLheep/ Actor Neil Patrick Harris and husband David Burtka are the proud fathers of Gideon Scott and Harper Grace, born October 2010. Dave and Michal Vanicek https://www.instagram.com/p/BaovZVzFZNP/ The Vanicek family live in Prague in the Czech Republic. ‘Our girls...

And they have advice for other men looking to start a family via surrogacy A San Francisco couple are building a following on Instagram with their adorable photos of themselves and their baby daughter. She was born September via surrogacy. The men behind @papaanddaddy are James Loduca, 43 (‘Papa’) and Charlie Smith, 33 (‘daddy’). Charlie is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Several of his films, such as The List Series, have appeared on HBO. James works at Salesforce, a San Francisco-based global technology company....

Congratulations are in order for fitness pro Shaun T and his husband Scott Blokker who welcomed twin sons this past Friday night! Looks like the newest #fitfam members have arrived! Shaun shared the exciting news on his Instagram today, which shows a split shot of him holding one and his husband holding the other as they look incredibly happy to be fathers for the first time ever! https://www.instagram.com/p/BbuKbNWgZIr/ The caption read: "OUR BABY BOYS have arrived!!! We are so thrilled that our...

Gay dads beam with pride over their darling child, in a heartwarming new ad that shines a spotlight on a variety of different families. The commercial, from Renew Life Probiotics, is a celebration of the challenging, yet rewarding job of being a parent. "This whole parenting thing takes guts. "Giving birth takes guts. "Adopting takes guts." Watch the touching clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_JGNGOomjE

Spokesperson confirms dads not in shortened version of the ad, but says it's not because of the backlash A gay family will no longer appear in a new shorter advertisement for McCain chips after hateful social media backlash. The gay couple, Lee and Mat Samuels-Camozzi, said they’ve been called perverts, ‘sick’ and pedophiles. They featured on the ad campaign, along with their 20-month-old son Carter. For a cameo of about two seconds, the family have dinner as Lee kisses Mat on the cheek,...