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Publisher hails first LGBT-produced two dads children's book

Publisher hails first LGBT-produced two dads children's book | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Puffin says Gareth Peter's work is its first picture book produced by same-sex adoptive parents.

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15 LGBTQ Board Books to Diversify Your Baby's Bookshelves

15 LGBTQ Board Books to Diversify Your Baby's Bookshelves | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Rainbowfy your baby's bookshelves with these LGBTQ board books ranging from incidentally showing LGBTQ families to teaching about Pride!

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Growing need for foster parents for LGBTQ+ kids in the Ozarks

Growing need for foster parents for LGBTQ+ kids in the Ozarks | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

True Colors United, a non-profit working to address youth homelessness, says 40% of kids without a home are LGBTQ+. Many are mistreated, and sometimes even kicked out because of who they are. Well foster-adopt connect says the need for foster parents, even here in the Ozarks, is growing. “There are twice as […]

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‘Adoption is like couples therapy’: what we learned as hosts of an LGBT+ family podcast

‘Adoption is like couples therapy’: what we learned as hosts of an LGBT+ family podcast | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

From transparency with your children to gay parenting shame, the hosts of Some Families, the first podcast series to support queer parenting, share the key issues they have adddressed

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Meet Jason June, the Genderqueer Children's Book Author in 'Love with Love'

Meet Jason June, the Genderqueer Children's Book Author in 'Love with Love' | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Jason June recently released his picture book Porcupine Cupid and is set to release teen love book Jay's Gay Agenda this summer

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LGBTQ foster kids have a harder time finding permanent homes

LGBTQ foster kids have a harder time finding permanent homes | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

According to a recent study, more than a third of kids in New York City's foster care system identify as LGBTQ. Most of those children end up in group homes and treatment centers, rather than finding permanent homes with families. Ivette Feliciano speaks with Mary Keane of You Gotta Believe, a New York City adoption center, about the challenges these young people face in the foster system.

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Wegan, the lesbian YouTube stars, demand end to ‘gay tax’ on IVF treatment

Wegan, the lesbian YouTube stars, demand end to ‘gay tax’ on IVF treatment | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

A lesbian couple with 50,000 subscribers on YouTube have launched a campaign demanding equal fertility treatment after being told to pay up to £30,000 to a private clinic before the NHS will help them

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Advice for parents who are coming out to their children

Advice for parents who are coming out to their children | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Allow kids to say whatever comes to mind in the moment and let them know this isn’t the only time the family will talk about this topic.

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Building your family when you're LGBTQ

Building your family when you're LGBTQ | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

If you're lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer, the path to parenthood may take some planning – but there are many options.

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What I Learned as a Parent of a Transgender Child

What I Learned as a Parent of a Transgender Child | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

As a pediatrician and mother, I thought I knew a lot about parenting. But I was blindsided by my daughter’s coming out as trans, and that first year was riddled with mistakes.

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Trump Admin Appeals Ruling That Gay Couple's Daughter Is a US Citizen

Trump Admin Appeals Ruling That Gay Couple's Daughter Is a US Citizen | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The couple's problems are due to a 2017 re-interpretation of a 1952 immigration law that is also affecting other same-sex families.

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Advice to parents on raising a happy and healthy LGBTQ child

Research shows how parents respond are fundamental to their kids’ mental health and well-being, experts say.

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How being a gay uncle to 22 nieces and nephews changed my perception of parenthood

How being a gay uncle to 22 nieces and nephews changed my perception of parenthood | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In an excerpt from the new book "The Guncle Guide," author Glenn Garner details the first experience he had that made him want to become a father.

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This Israeli trans woman and trans man couple is expecting twins

This Israeli trans woman and trans man couple is expecting twins | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Israeli couple Lauren Hertz and Daniel Brosh, both transgender, have been together for eight years and are about to become parents together. They talk about how they fell in love and what it means to be transgender in 2021

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Same sex Cork couple make history in Republic

Same sex Cork couple make history in Republic | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Two women from Cork have become the first same sex couple in the Republic to be both legally recognised as the parents of their babies from birth.

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Craig shares with us his adoption journey as an LGBTQ+ applicant

Craig shares with us his adoption journey as an LGBTQ+ applicant | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

LGBTQ+ and considering adoption? Craig shares with us his adoption journey as an LGBTQ+ applicant.

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Bethany Christian Services Will Now Help LGBTQ Parents Adopt Children

Bethany Christian Services Will Now Help LGBTQ Parents Adopt Children | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The decision comes as more cities and states require organizations to accept applications from L.G.B.T.Q. couples or risk losing government contracts.

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"Three Dads and a Baby" Chronicles a Throuple's Leap Into Parenthood

"Three Dads and a Baby" Chronicles a Throuple's Leap Into Parenthood | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Dr. Ian Jenkins, his partners Alan and Jeremy, and their surrogate are the definition of a modern family. But how do three men make the jump from throuple to poly parents? Jenkins unfolds how his unconventional life came to be in his new book, Three Dads and a Baby: Adventures in Modern Parenting, out March 9 from Cleis Press, an imprint of Start Publishing.

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Gay French Duo Bets on Parenthood in Vegas in Ghosts of the République

Gay French Duo Bets on Parenthood in Vegas in Ghosts of the République | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Denied access to assisted reproduction in their home country, husbands Nicolas and Aurelien travel thousands of miles to become parents in a new documentary.

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Right-wing Activist Tells Gay Dad His Sexuality Will Cause Child 'Emotional Damage' in Viral Video

Right-wing Activist Tells Gay Dad His Sexuality Will Cause Child 'Emotional Damage' in Viral Video | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

A member of New Zealand's New Conservative Party clashed with parenting influencers, Christian Newman and Mark Edwards.

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How pregnant transgender man dubbed a 'seahorse dad' stopped hormone treatment to start a family

How pregnant transgender man dubbed a 'seahorse dad' stopped hormone treatment to start a family | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

'The pregnancy itself has been pretty normal, there have been no complications'

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Tips and solutions for adopting as an LGBTQ parent

Tips and solutions for adopting as an LGBTQ parent | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In many ways, adoption for LGBTQ parents is the same as it is for straight parents – but there are some key differences. Learn the ins and outs of the process.

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This Friday, film showcases why families of LGBTQ+ people are making a vote plan

This Friday, film showcases why families of LGBTQ+ people are making a vote plan | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Short film directed by Nick Oceano premieres online September 4 - PFLAG National will release its latest film project, PFLAG VOTES, as part of PFLAG Votes 2020, its broad get-out-the-vote initiative for the general election. Likely voters are encouraged through PFLAG Votes 2020 to exercise their rights through one or more activities...

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Lesbian Influencer Couple Launches 'Donor Sperm Giveaway'

Lesbian Influencer Couple Launches 'Donor Sperm Giveaway' | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The couple said they partnered with Fairfax Cryobank to help one of their followers 'grow (their) family' by offering the winner a vial of sperm.

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Mothers, Babies Stranded in Ukraine Surrogacy Industry

Mothers, Babies Stranded in Ukraine Surrogacy Industry | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Virus travel bans are wreaking havoc on surrogacy agencies that help same-sex couples build families.

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