Single gay dad

NPR spoke to three men, single gay fathers, who chose to become dads via surrogacy, after years of coming to terms with their identities, their families, and the technological advances that. Five years ago, most people hadn’t heard of single gay dad José Rolón unless they needed a wedding planner in New York or happened to follow him on social media at @nycgaydad, where Rolón. Jose Rolon, who is known on Instagram and TikTok as @nycgaydad, opened up about his viral videos and what it's like to raise 3 kids as a single gay dad.

For Biancco Gardner, 32, becoming a father was never a question of “if” but “how.” The Atlanta-based program manager and construction company owner recently welcomed his five-month-old daughter, Bianca, through traditional surrogacy. I’m a single dad, coparenting with my ex husband.

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We have a young child. I have recently started dating again. I have been honest and upfront with. Wayne, 40, first became an adoptive dad last November and is now about to adopt again. A single gay man from Hull has spoken of his experiences of adopting a child as he prepares to welcome a second youngster into his home. Wayne, 40, became a father for the first time in November last year when he adopted a two-year-old girl.

One year on, Wayne said he was now preparing to adopt his daughter's biological sister. He told the BBC: "I've gone from having no children to double that in a short space of time. Wayne said that before adopting his first daughter, he had considered surrogacy after the law was changed to allow single gay people to have legal rights over a surrogate baby for the first time.

A close friend of his was to be the surrogate mother, but both embryo transfers - using his own sperm and a donor egg - had ended in miscarriages, he said. Wayne said that the failed pregnancies, including an ectopic pregnancy, had resulted in a "dark cloud of a time" for both he and his friend, so they decided to not continue with IVF.

He said that before starting surrogacy he had looked into adoption, so he decided to revisit it as an option. He got the process under way in May , and eight months later he had adopted a little girl who was nearly a year old. Wayne said he felt a sense of culture shock once he had adopted his daughter. I had total imposter syndrome and felt undeserving. However, he described his first child as "incredible" and a "whirlwind", adding that he marvelled at the "joy she finds in the world".

Wayne says he will have "two under two" by the end of this year. Wayne said earlier this year he then received a call from his social worker with the news that his daughter's biological mother was having another baby. He said he made the decision to adopt her as well, meaning his daughter would grow up with her sister. He joked that it might be best to "get the nappy stage over and done with in one go". Wayne said: "If I can, I want to give my daughter the chance to be biologically connected to another child.

So by the end of November I will have two under two.

Wayne's latest play, which explores his experiences of adopting and parenting, is due to be performed later in October. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs. By Hayley Coyle. Related topics.