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Tino Ritualo talks grandfatherhood in his 30s, as well as coming to terms with being gay When most people are becoming parents for the first time, Albertino (aka Tino) Ritualo welcomed his grandson. He became a father when he was 14 years old and then a grandfather at 32. Now 36, Tino spoke to Gay Star News about his journey to becoming a grandfather, as well as coming to terms with his sexuality. Tino grew up in a Catholic Filipino ‘military’ household. In...

There are just a few days left to vote in Australia’s same-sex marriage survey, but the most heart-warming vote of them all has only just been cast. Many older voters have been voting against equality in this the national ballot, according to polls. But one grandfather couldn’t disagree more – and has recorded a campaign advert to tell everyone exactly why he supports same-sex marriage. 104-year-old Alex was married to his wife, Betty, for 45 years, before she died in 2009 after...

This teen is lucky to have a grandfather like this Imagine your dad passes away and your mom is an alcoholic, so you’re forced to move in with your 60-year-old grandfather. To go through that kind of hardship, and also struggle with coming out, would test anyone. But he got incredibly lucky to have a grandfather who was as loving and supporting as this. Writing on Reddit, the granddad asked for advice over online conversations he saw on their shared computer. ‘These conversations imply...

A transgender guy has revealed in a video that he confided in his 83-year-old gran, and her response is incredible. Gavin Cueto came out as transgender to his gran when he was 11, as he was too scared to come out to his mum. Elaine, 83, says she “didn’t understand it was possible to be born in the wrong body”, and that she had never heard the word transgender before. But she supported him through his transition and even encouraged him to...