Baby Great White Surprises Paddleboarders at Manhattan Beach: WATCH

Julian Ward

www.towleroad.com/2014/06/baby-great-white-surprises-paddleboarders-at-manhattan-beach-watch.html

Op-ed: Forgiving My Father and Finding Miraculous Peace for Us Both

The author of Street Child: A Memoir was left homeless but eventually came to forgive his dad after serious soul-searching and self-reflection.

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Justin Reed Early

www.advocate.com/commentary/2014/06/13/op-ed-forgiving-my-father-and-finding-miraculous-peace-us-both

Black Gay Dads Say Their Instagram Photo Represents Equality
Kaleb Anthony and Kordale Lewis epitomized the idea of a modern family in this Instagram picture that went viral in January. The photo stirred up controversy among Internet users who disapproved of the depiction of two black gay fathers brushing their daughters’ hair, but for these dads, the image represents normalcy.

To celebrate Father’s Day, Anthony and Lewis joined HuffPost Live’s Josh Zepps on Thursday to discuss the meaning of the photograph for themselves and their three young daughters.

“Equality, that’s what it’s bringing out,” Anthony said. “It’s trying to portray that, ‘Hey, we’re normal just like everybody else is. We can have a family like everyone else can.’ Equality.”

The parents said they were both “shocked” and “astonished” that the photo went viral, but they attribute some of the negativity they received to racial stereotypes.

“A lot of people had negative commentary,” Anthony said. “I guess it was more so because of the fact that we were two gay men, African American men, and that’s not something that you really see in our community. It’s kind of taboo to have a lot of African American men take care of their children, as some women would see it. To see that there’s two men that are willing to take care of their children, two gay men that are willing to take care of their children, it kind of made the community into an uproar.”

Watch the full conversation with Anthony and Lewis about gay fatherhood below:

www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/13/black-gay-dads-instagram_n_5490645.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay+Voices

Pro-gay diva A-Mei banned from performing Rainbow song

Decision hilariously mocked by satirists claiming Singaporean officials now think homosexuality can be spread through sound

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trisrs

www.gaystarnews.com/article/pro-gay-diva-mei-banned-performing-rainbow-song130614

Providence Mayoral Candidate Brett Smiley Features Husband in Charming Campaign Ad: VIDEO

Andy Towle

www.towleroad.com/2014/06/providence-mayor-candidate-brett-smiley-features-husband-in-charming-campaign-ad-video.html

Gay Fatherhood, Step 3: Just Survive

Raising babies means teaching them the basics, but you learn a few things along the way, too.

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Lucas Grindley

www.advocate.com/parenting/2014/06/13/gay-fatherhood-step-3-just-survive