Description: Top LGBTQ parenting expert cover every aspect of fatherhood for gay men in this essential guide to growing your family in the post-DOMA era. Bestselling author Eric Rosswood is a major influencer on social media with over 100K followers on Twitter alone as well as thousands on other platforms. He is an in-demand authority and commentator on LGBTQ issues including civil rights as well as parenting and marriage and politics. The author has been featured in major media including the Toronto Star, Out Magazine, TimeOut New York, The Bay Area Reporter, Queerty, The Advocate, The Huffington Post, Boston Spirit and many regional LGBTQ press. An estimated two million American LBGTQ people would like to adopt with an estimated 65,000 adopted children are living with a gay parent. A LiveScience study undertaken by Massachusetts Clark University found that, "Gay parents tend to be more motivated, more committed on average because those chose to be parents because they chose to be parents." Abbie Goldberg, Psychologist CU. Gays With Kids blog is features advice, articles, tips and legal advice from the 50 of the top gay experts in parenting and relationships.
Brief description: Brian Rosenberg began the blog, Gays With Kids, as a labor of love, stemming from his own experiences with adoption and surrogacy. On his way to building the world s leading digital media company and social network for gay dads and gay men considering fatherhood, this LGBTQ writer is on a mission to help gay men have happy families. Co-bloggers and co-authors Brian and Ferd returned to the US from Toronto after the DOMA SCOTUS decision. They now live with their children and a dog in New York City.
Review Quotes: "The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads" is a rich resource of knowledge that will prove a useful tool in any gay father's diaper bag."- Gay San Diego "The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads is a great resource that goes beyond birth certificates. It includes tips and advice from lawyers, doctors, and educators on a plethora of other topics including parental leave when it comes to adoption and surrogacy, how to find LGBT-friendly pediatricians, and how to find LGBT-friendly schools. Firsthand stories from other gay dads are also sprinkled throughout the book, and that "lived experience" helps make the book relatable to other gay men looking for advice." -TwinMoms.com "This guide offers answers from legal birth certificate issues to nutrition tips for dads feeding infants. It also lists possible ways that parents can respond to their babies' cries and to outside queries about their family. As well, it includes advice on how parents can approach sexuality and orientation topics with older children." - Intersections, Toronto University