Wishing a very happy Father’s Day (or Fathers’ Day, if that’s how you roll) to all of the dads, papas, and anyone else celebrating their parenthood today! Here are a few stories of queer dads and dads of queer kids to delight and inspire!
- The Advocate brings us “4 Stories of Gay Dads and Their Foster Families.”
- At Gays with Kids, Salim Stephenson offers “One Single Gay Dad’s Reflections on Father’s Day,” and Erik Alexander writes of learning how not to be a dad from his abusive father.
- Yahoo News spoke with Black gay dads who participated in the TikTok “Don’t Rush Challenge,” asking them about the importance of Father’s Day, being a Black father and a gay dad in America, and parenting during a pandemic.
- The New York Times reviews “Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth,” a documentary about transgender dad Freddy McConnell, now available to buy on Google Play and YouTube.
- Euronews tells of one two-dad couple’s “Kafkaesque” fight for equal parental leave at the EU institutions where they worked.
- Amy Cohen writes of seeking “The Perfect Father’s Day Card For My Gay Dad,” who came out in the 1970s.
- NPR’s Scott Simon is “Remembering The LGBT ‘Aunts’ And ‘Uncles’ Who Helped Raise Me” this Father’s Day.
- Khary Payton, who stars on AMC’s The Walking Dead, recently wrote on Instagram about his transgender, son, noting, “There is nothing more beautiful than watching your child feel the joy of exploring what it means to be true to themselves,” reports BuzzFeed.
Looking for children’s books featuring queer dads or men? Try these!