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The City With The Most Same-Sex Couples Raising Kids Is...

Posted 05.22.2013 | Gay Voices

A new Williams Institute poll has revealed some startling facts about the demographics of gay and lesbian parents. Metro areas with the highest pe...

Two Dads and the Mom Who Changed Everything

Jon Summers | Posted 05.10.2013 | Gay Voices
Jon Summers

On Mother's Day, what do you get the 17 year-old mother of your child who you are just beginning to know?

There's No Place Like Home

Emily Hecht-McGowan | Posted 05.08.2013 | Gay Voices
Emily Hecht-McGowan

Limiting the ability of up to 2 million additional prospective parents to provide homes to waiting children does nothing to help kids in foster care. And if we actively recruited LGBT people nationwide to serve as foster and adoptive parents, we could possibly solve the foster care crisis.

Who's Your Daddy?

Jon Summers | Posted 05.06.2013 | Gay Voices
Jon Summers

In the workplace, today's families navigate a process historically referred to as "maternity leave," a term that really doesn't apply to (a) adoptive families or (b) same-sex families where the couple happens to be male. Kyle and I brought both circumstances to the table.

WATCH 'Scandal' Star Discusses Being A Gay Dad

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 04.30.2013 | Gay Voices

'Scandal' star, author and Huff Post blogger Dan Bucatinsky recently stopped by Huff Post Live to discuss what it's like to be a real-life gay father....

WATCH: Two Soon-To-Be Gay Dads Discuss Their Journey To Fatherhood

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 04.16.2013 | Gay Voices

Josh and Matt first met outside of the musical "Hairspray." After a second chance meeting a few months later at a mutual friend's birthday party, they...

A Day In A Queer Life In The U.S.: Why Being A Dad Matters To Me

Jason Guberman | Posted 04.10.2013 | Gay Voices
Jason Guberman

2013-02-14-ADayInTheQueerLifeBanner.jpgJust like any expectant parent, my vague intellectual understanding just meant that I really didn't have a clue. But after a year as Mia's dad, I've come to learn a few things, none of which feel like I ever thought they would.

The Well-Charted Waters Of Same-Sex Parenting

Paul M. Smith | Posted 04.03.2013 | Gay Voices
Paul M. Smith

During the Supreme Court arguments in the Proposition 8 case last week, there seemed to be some confusion about the social science evidence concerning same-sex parents and their ability to raise children, but there is no "disagreement" among the experts about what the research says.

What SCOTUS Can Learn From Our Sleepless Nights

Jon Summers | Posted 03.25.2013 | Gay Voices
Jon Summers

People didn't ask us if we, as two men, were prepared to raise a child, and they didn't warn us about the importance of making sure our son has female influences (he does). They simply congratulated us and warned us to "kiss sleep goodbye." It's time for our laws to catch up with our culture.

Gay Voices' Family Friday: Meet Devon And Emily's Unique Family

Posted 03.22.2013 | Gay Voices

As part of our Family Friday series, every week we spotlight one family, share the story of their love and send lots of love and support to them from ...

What My Kids Have Taught Me About Homophobia

Cheryl Dumesnil | Posted 05.15.2013 | Gay Voices
Cheryl Dumesnil

So as my family progresses across the choppy emotional sea of social change, though I still face resistance every time I meet up with pain, instead of ignoring the hurt, I'm trying to make space for it.

Gay Voices' Family Friday: How One Gay Couple Created Their Beautifully Unique Family

Posted 03.08.2013 | Gay Voices

As part of our Family Friday series, every week we spotlight one family, share the story of their love and send lots of love and support to them from ...

How A New Dutch Law Could Benefit Gay Parents

SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG/Worldcrunch | Benjamin Dürr | Posted 02.27.2013 | Gay Voices

AMSTERDAM - We all know that families today are no longer only made up of Mom and Dad and the kids. This has led the Netherlands to work on legislatio...

Spotlight On Ryan Nickulas: His Path To Parenthood

Martin Berusch | Posted 04.27.2013 | Gay Voices
Martin Berusch

Recently I sat down with my friend Ryan Nickulas, whom you may remember from The A-List: New York. Ryan and his husband Desmond have started the process of selecting a surrogate, so I felt compelled to delve a little further and get Ryan's take on parenthood.

Is Being a Gay Parent Really Normal?

A. Chris Gajilan | Posted 02.25.2013 | Gay Voices
A. Chris Gajilan

During a self-congratulatory mental victory lap after a successfully thrown one-year-old birthday party, my mom busted out with a question that hit the room like an anvil/headache/roadside bomb all wrapped up into one.

How This Sonogram Changed Our Life

Jon Summers | Posted 04.19.2013 | Gay Voices
Jon Summers

We were told that of all the families presented to her, this young mother chose us. She said that the baby would be her Christmas gift to us. And attached to that same email was the ultrasound she had done the day before. All I could do was stare.

Chely Wright And Wife Reveal Big News For 2013

Posted 04.22.2013 | Gay Voices

Out country singer Chely Wright has some big news in store for 2013: she and her wife Lauren Blitzer-Wright are expecting twins! The moms-to-be, wh...

France's First Baby Of 2013 Has Two Moms

Posted 01.03.2013 | Gay Voices

France's first baby of 2013 has two mommies. As The Telegraph reports, baby Sacha was born between midnight and 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the French...

30 Days Of LGBT Holiday Giving: Give A Gift To COLAGE

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.02.2013 | Gay Voices

Note: This holiday season, in lieu of a traditional holiday gift guide, we'll be featuring a different LGBT organization each day for our "30 Days Of ...

A Mom Of Two Boys Wrestles With Sandy Hook And Masculinity

Cheryl Dumesnil | Posted 02.25.2013 | Parents
Cheryl Dumesnil

A little more than 24 hours after a young man in Newtown, Conn., gunned down 20 children, their caretakers and his own mother, hearing my kids equate death with "boy stuff" takes the breath out of my lungs.

One Inspirational Gay Couple On Being Foster Parents To Disabled Youth

Posted 12.16.2012 | Gay Voices

A father and mother are still typically presented as the desirable norm for family life: usually portrayed laughing along with a couple of smiling, ch...

30 Days Of LGBT Giving: Donate To The Family Equality Council

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.29.2012 | Gay Voices

Note: This holiday season, in lieu of a traditional holiday gift guide, we'll be featuring a different LGBT organization each day for our "30 Days Of ...

WATCH: Most Of Europe (And The World) Doesn't Recognize This Family

Posted 11.05.2012 | Gay Voices

The director behind last year's "Homecoming" video is back with another poignant clip highlighting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) inequ...

Family Fridays Spotlight: Meet Wayne and Vince's Family

The Huffington Post | Lucette Jefferson | Posted 11.09.2012 | Gay Voices

As part of our Family Friday series, every week we spotlight one family, share the story of their love and send lots of love and support to them from ...

'Family Restaurant,' Film Celebrating Kids With LGBT Parents, Debuts Trailer! (VIDEO)

Andrea James | Posted 12.31.2012 | Gay Voices
Andrea James

Family Restaurant is a media project for young children whose parents are lesbian or gay. It features cute puppets and real children of gay or lesbian parents. My producing partner Jamie is a gay dad, and he and his family appear as the heroes who save the day.