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Gay Dads » (Reprint)

Book cover image of Gay Dads by David Strah

Authors: David Strah, Susanna Margolis, Kris Timken
ISBN-13: 9781585423330, ISBN-10: 1585423335
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: June 2004
Edition: Reprint

Author Biography: David Strah

A full-time father, David Strah lives with his partner and their two children.

Book Synopsis

Inspiring portraits of gay men and their families from all across America.

An evolution has quietly been occurring in the world of parenting. Recent surveys reveal that millions of children have found loving homes either by being born to, or adopted by, gay men. This book is a celebration of these remarkable new families.

Gay Dads includes twenty-five personal accounts from men describing their unique journeys to fatherhood and the struggles and successes they have experienced as they raise their children. This is the first book to provide such an expansive exploration of this extraordinary new family unit. With beautiful black-and-white photographs of each of the families, Gay Dads is a moving tribute to familial love.

	Introduction: Gay Dads: A New Phenomenon in the American Family	1
	Naysayers, False Starts, and Works of Art	8
	Even Better Than They Planned	18
	Beating Murphy's Law	29
	The People Who Didn't Give Up	38
	Safely Home	47
	A Surrogate's Gift	56
	Ordinary People	67
	A Fatherhood Not by Design	77
	The Fost-Adopt Revolution	87
	Unmistakably a Family	97
	Grandpa Eddie	106
	Patience	115
	Daddy's Embrace	124
	Love, Equal and Shared	133
	Growing Pains	142
	Positive Signs	152
	A Winning Fight	161
	Three's Company	171
	Asking the Right Questions	182
	Worth the Risk	192
	Open to the Possibilities	201
	The Network	211
	Dream On	220
	The New American Family	230
	Fathers and Their Families: Who's Who in the Photographs	243
	Glossary	247
	Resources	253
	The Cost of Creating a Family: Estimates in 2002 Dollars	267
	About the Authors	269