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Henry and his husband live in Florida, where they were one of the first gay couples to adopt after the state’s infamous ban on gay adoption was struck down. Now he’s paving whole new roads of awareness by becoming a voice for gay fathers everywhere. He writes for DADsquared ,  It's Conceivable Now ,  Gay Parenting Magazine  and  ErgoBaby Alison Aucoin is the happy single (not co-parenting) lesbian mom of a 5½ year-old daughter she adopted from Ethiopia. She runs her own consulting firm that provides organizational development, fundraising, and grant writing services to non-profit organizations around the country and also writes for  The Nervous Breakdown . "Who am I? That’s simple. I am a gay parent that’s treated like a second class citizen and I am done taking it.  Every day I am in the battlefields, in my kid’s school, PTA meetings, swim tea

Do you know who Zach Wahls is?    He is a 21yr old heterosexual man who is an activist for the LGBT community.   He is a standout in today’s fight for our equality because of how different his situation is.   He was raised by two moms and is fighting for our rights.    Does this sound odd?    Inspiring?    Normal?    He's not a politician coming out of the closet.   He’s not a sports star telling his life story after his career is washed up.   He’s not even an entertainer who needs a career boost.   He’s an everyday man who just happens to have been raised by a lesbian couple.   This used to be an anomaly.    But, you had better get used to it.   He will be paving the way for our kids. I just had a conversation last night with someone who said, “Remember when gays only had dogs?   Now they all have kids.”   He was talking about living in New York City and when we would walk down the street at any time and see gay men or women walking their dogs.   You

Many years ago I saw the movie Lilo and Stitch and fell in love with it.    The film is about family.   “ Ohana means family and family means nobody gets left behind. ”    It is a mantra that I have incorporated into my family and means a lot to us.    When I was growing up, my family was not only my blood related family members but also our extended family of friends.   My parents’ social group was primarily gays and lesbians.   We all socialized together, spent holidays together, and went on trips together.   Everybody came from different backgrounds yet we all melded into a beautiful familial arrangement.    As an adult, I have ended up with a similar family which is tight knit and includes my two best friends, Domita and Naisha.                  Gay marriage translates into my head as gay families.    Isn’t that the idea behind getting married?   To create a family?     Families come in all different shapes and sizes.   There are families with