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“Heynen’s journey into gay fatherhood in the United States follows the evolution of these simple acts of love over time:…

“It’s certainly a reminder that families come in many different shapes, colours and sizes – but share much in common.”…

“Dads sheds a light on the daily lives of these families. The constant tension between how these families are unique…

“It started as a necessity. I didn’t know any other gay couple with children,” says Heynen. “Gradually it became something…

“A cheerful contribution to queer history, “Dads” is part of the tradition of documentary photography. The image testifies to the…

“Heynen noticed that afterwards a baby boom arose among the newly married couples. That’s how he came up with the…

“Ferrato’s style is stark, open, guileless. … There is none of the technicolor seediness of Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of…

“The Boys juxtaposes elements of place, personal history, and identity. The people and locale described are a specific product of…

“I tried to cook a lot of what my mom cooked. I realized that many of the recipes were not…

“You got to shoot the people. It makes you a better human being. Learn the discourse of having a conversation….

“Heynen and his husband were living with their two children in New York when he felt the need to foster…

“I felt an instant connection with most of these families, though, because you share this bond with one another—this same…

“The men featured used different methods to create their families, including adoption and surrogacy. Some are single fathers while others…

“But things have and are changing with how the world views families and DADS is a beautiful product of the…

“Mr. Rousseau said he gives Mr. Heynen “a lot of credit” for including a father like him — a single…

“The emphasis in the book is on typical domestic scenes with new babies, toddlers, teenagers or adult children, but the…

“They did not adopt as a couple. That was not possible because they were not married.” Read the full article…

“Dads, published by powerHouse Books, is a work of compelling human interest, allowing us a view into the lives of…

“the book aims to show the way to (future) LGBTQ + parents and allow them not to feel alone” Read…

“Rodriguez’s photographs convey the emotional complexity of the people he meets, and serve as a pinhole for the stories and…

“For example, you don’t have the father playing football with them and the mother tinkering with them. It all runs…

“Fatherhood is separate from your sexuality and that’s what makes it so beautiful.” Read the full review here.

“It is an era that is rapidly coming to look like a mirror of what is happening today. The photographs…

“Whether you accomplish that through reading one of June’s most anticipated LGBTQ books or marching in full regalia, that’s up…