Jonathon Bobbit-Miller and his husband, Blair Miller are dads to two sons, a three-year-old son and four-year-old son, both of whom were adopted. “I was always worried. I always thought, ‘I can’t be that or I can’t do that.’ I always thought, ‘There’s no way we can’t get married, I can’t have kids,’” Blair Miller […]
Before we started a Youtube channel, we weren’t very much involved in the Youtube community. Being vloggers ourselves now, we’ve learned so much about Youtube, vlogs, and trends in that virtual video hemisphere. Our latest vlog was inspired by one such trend — reacting to old photos. Susan and I sat down this week with […]
When Trump signed in Executive Order #13769, the unconstitutional travel ban, it incited fear among many minorities and questions for the future as to what our president could do to surmount over other groups as well. Though such actions may scare the LGBTQI+ family, we must use our anger and fear to incentivize bold action. […]
By Mikayla Denault On July 11, 2002, my moms’ lives changed forever. That day I was born and resembled the love of my two moms as well as the whole LGBT community. I proved to the whole world that love is love. Although I was born in a somewhat “untraditional” way, I was still made […]
Jacquelin Carson and Carly Carson were legally married when they had their twins. However, when they tried to list themselves as parents on their children’s birth certificates in South Carolina, the state refused them that right. Thankfully the couple sued the state in court, claiming that the refusal by the state violated Obergefell v. Hodges, […]
By Henry Amador-Batten “It’s not up to me anymore, it’s up to my supervisor and she’s seriously considering moving him to a different home. I really hope it goes in the other direction but just make sure you come ready to advocate for keeping him.” Those were the words we heard mere days before we were […]
By Henry Amador-Batten There has been much talk recently about “safe places,” especially after the massacre in Orlando. I touched on this topic in a newspaper column I write and the responses I received only served to feed my desire to dive in even deeper. Some people just do not understand how a night club […]
By Henry Amador-Batten Mother’s Day is here again and in thousands and thousands of gay dad households around the country you will find families navigating the idea of “what does this day mean” in their own unique and special ways. In a 2015 cnsnews.com article by David Crary, he quotes Gary Gates, an expert on […]
By Henry Amador-Batten Having just been placed with a six year old child whom we will eventually be adopting has been an eye-opening and humbling experience. You can “feel” that you are as prepared as you like, but emotionally it is an entirely different story. Adopting a child through the Foster Care system is not […]
By: Amber Leventry There are many examples, usually told through modern day story telling written as a meme, of the trials and triumphs of being a parent. Parenting rigidity decreases while sleep deprivation increases with each child; chaos is the new normal; our kids would rather throw their food than eat it, and we are […]
