Whats it like being a gay father

Family Formation and Stressors

• Overall, 47% of partnered LGBTQ parents are in a same-gender or transgender-inclusive partnership; however, the majority of cisgender lesbian/gay parents are vs. 10% of cisgender bisexual/queer parents.
• 78% of LGBTQ parents became parents through current or previous sexual relationships, 20% through stepparenthood, and 6% through adoption.
• Among parenting households, same-sex couples adopt (21%), foster (4%), and have stepchildren (17%) at significantly higher rates than different-sex couples (3%, %, 6%).
  • Notably among parents, 24% of married homosexual couples have adopted a child versus 3% of married different-sex couples.
• Approximately 35, same-sex couple parents possess adopted children, and 6, are fostering children. The majority of these couples are married.
• Among all LGBTQ parents, approximately 57, are fostering children (%). Less than half of these parents are married.
• Approximately 30% of LGBQ parents are not legally recognized or are unsure about their legal status as the parent/guardian of at least one chi

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  My husband just found out that his parents are divorcing after 38 years of marriage because his father is gay. My husband is supportive of gay rights, but right now he is shocked and incredibly upset. He feels deceived by his father for keeping this secret for so prolonged and for deserting his mother. Are there any resources out there for this type of situation?

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  You said your husband has been supportive of lgbtq+ rights, and that&#;s superb . I hope he&#;s not confusing being angry at his dad with existence homophobic &#; these are too different issues. Along the way, he will probably be labeled &#;homophobic&#; by judgmental people who don&#;t understand why your husband isn&#;t immediately cheering his dad on. It&#;s not a contradiction to support gay rights, but not be ready to be supportive of a recently-out parent.

  Of course your husband feels deceived; he has learned that his parents&#; reality is very different from what he was led to trust for his entire experience. Parents coming out after decades of marriage is more common than most people think. Whether a mom and dad stayed ma

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  by Ricky Chelette, Executive Director

  “So should I push my son towards women now?”  That’s a question I often get from fathers of young men who are struggling with same gender attractions. Dads are often devastated by the discovery of their son’s homosexuality.  But the answer to their son’s struggle is not to push him into the arms of a woman.  In reality, such a move could actually do more damage than good.
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