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Best Parenting Books for Gay Dads-to-be
Raising children as a same-sex attracted dad can enter with its have set of challenges and joys. From egg donation and surrogacy, to dealing with societal stereotypes and discrimination, lgbtq+ dads often contain to navigate a unique set of experiences. That's why it's important to have a help system and resources to help manual you through the journey of fatherhood.
One such resource is reading books written by other queer dads or experts on the subject. In this article, we've compiled a list of the five best books for gay dads-to-be, covering everything from the legal and practical aspects of building a family, to personal reflections and experiences of raising children. These books offer assist, guidance, and comprehension for the same-sex attracted dad experience, and promote acceptance and love for all types of families. We hope they help guide and support you on this journey!
“The Ultimate Guide for Male lover Dads: Everything You Need to Grasp About LGBTQ Parenting But Are (Mostly) Afraid to Ask” by Eric Rosswood
The book: This publication provides a comprehensive guide for same-sex attracted dads on the journey to parenthood, covering topics such as egg donation, surrogacy,
As the season turns towards spring and new beginnings, it feels appropriate to highlight five new and upcoming LGBTQ-inclusive picture books about welcoming new children into a family.
Creating an LGBTQ+ family often requires outside assistance. “We’re Glad You’re Here,” by Julie Wilkins, illustrated by Brady Sato (Orca), is a celebration of all the “Many special people” who “did many special things” for a child to be here today, including not only queer and non-queer couples and solo parents, but also siblings, grandparents, gamete donors, surrogates, and medical, financial, legal, and social service professionals.
This is not a how-to of family creation, but a simple and loving look at diverse families and their helpers as they dream, plan and hope. Many have queer-coded haircuts, clothing or tattoos; others’ identities are more ambiguous. A few interpret as nonbinary, including one who is pregnant. Several of the expressive illustrations show the different people as part of the same city or neighborhood, offering a sense of connection and community. This is bound to get a go-to gift novel for LGBTQ+ families, though it really works for almost any kind of family, a
by Marsha Rakestraw
In November 2017 California announced that it is adopting “LGBT-inclusive” history textbooks for grades K-8. It is the first state in the US to do so.
Some schools may try to bar or discourage talk about homosexuality or about families with gay parents, but the fact is that there are a growing number of children who have parents who are gay.
If there’s no discussion of the diversity of families and no encouragement to accept people who are different, children who are gay, or who have parents who are gay, can feel more confused and alone than ever.
And, as one adolescent student said, “That’s not fair!”
Whether you’re a instructor who would like to explore this issue in your classroom, or a parent who wants to discuss it at dwelling, there are several kind resources available.
To help you get the conversation started, we’re highlighting these 12 picture books about families with same-sex parents:
- My Dad is a Clown/Mi Papá Es Un Payaso by José Carlos Andrés
2017. Grades K-2.
A adolescent boy is proud of his two fathers: one is a clown, who heals the soul; the other is a healer who heals the body. - Mommy’
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Bathe the Feline
by Alice B. McGinty
Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the cat; but the cat does not want a bath, so she mixes up the instructions, and soon the family is mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, mopping the baby–and the house is in chaos. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.
Born Ready: The Real Story of a Teen Named Penelope
by Jodie Patterson
Just before his fifth birthday, Penelope lets his mother recognize he is a teen and, with her encourage and his ninja powers, faces the rest of his family and his classmates. Drawn from the author’s memoir, The bold world.
Daddy, Papa, and Me
by Leslea Newman
A toddler enjoys a number of daily activities in the corporation of two loving fathers.
Home at Last
by Vera B. Williams
After Lester is adopted from his foster abode by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, he can’t f
I have a secret.
It’s a special routine that I accomplish every time I’m in a bookstore.
First I pretend to be interested in the Best Sellers. Then I leave to the Art section and flip through a bunch of books I know I’ll never buy. And then I do it. I look around, slip to the back of the store, and seek for books about me.
Not literally books about me. Those don’t exist yet! I look for books about my people. Gay people.
When I was a kid, there weren’t many options to choose from. This made the task of finding them both exhilarating and consistently deflating. But as I got older, the society started to transform. More people felt confident coming out. And those confident young people became impressive gay authors.
My routine, much appreciate my sexuality, was no longer kept in a closet. I confidently owned my desire to find titles about (and by) members of the LGBTQ community.
Then I became a parent. That desire to come across myself in the books I was reading was given a whole recent meaning. I wanted (and still want) my kids to have books that they can relate to. Books that show gay parents and other diverse families living content lives. Books that make them touch as normal as they are.
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