Your Stories
A Normal Family?
“It has been nearly six years since Lisa and I got together, and we are now raising three teen-agers: one hers, one mine and one ours after a friend granted us legal guardianship of her daughter whom she loved but wanted to enjoy a better life than she could provide.”
A Single Mom's Story
“I have to hope that someone will share a story of laughter and the ups and downs of being a single, out lesbian mom.”
Living My Truth
“I feel my son is still making peace with his life and what happened to him. I am hopeful that someday he will come to terms with it all. I think living my truth was the best example I could provide for him.”
Gay Men and Open Adoption
"I feel like we are the guardians of the relationship with his birth mother now, and it will be up to Christopher to decide whether he wants to have a relationship with her after he grows up.”
Goodnight Mommies
“Mommy opens my favorite book and reads as Mama and I listen.”
Papa and Daddy
“We must protect them now and in the future and give them the benefits that their friends with a mom and dad have.”




