Men are often thought to have less interest in parenting than women, and gay men are
generally assumed to prefer pleasure over responsibility. The toxic combination of these two …

While the topic of gay marriage and families continues to be popular in the media, few
scholarly works focus on gay men with children. Based on ten years of fieldwork among gay …

Most analyses of postmodern transformations of intimacy feature adult unions, often placing
gays and lesbians on the frontier. The contemporary pursuit of parenthood evinces a similar …

Gay men become fathers for a variety of reasons. The research literature on the parenting
abilities and styles of gay fathers is examined and compared with that of non-gay fathers …

When gay couples become parents, they face a host of questions and issues that their
straight counterparts may never have to consider. How important is it for each partner to …

Objective To investigate stratification within gay fatherhood communities. Background As
laws and attitudes have become friendlier to queer families in recent decades, gay fathers …

Many people, including some child welfare professionals, are more than a little
uncomfortable discussing gay men who are the primary parents raising children. The term …

This article describes a qualitative research study of 21 men who became fathers as openly
gay men. The fathers were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire in a focus …

Many Americans hold fast to the notion that gay men and women, more often than not, have
been ostracized from disapproving families. Not in This Family challenges this myth and …

Gay adoptive fathers and their children are becoming more visible in American society.
Consequently, a deeper understanding is needed of the challenges and opportunities gay …