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One of our dads needs your help

Danael Broussard, one of our dads here on the site, and his son Samuel lost everything except the their car and the clothes on their back last night in a devastating fire. They really need our help to rebuild their lives. If you have any clothes, supplies, toys or anything else that you'd like to donate, I'm sure they'd really appreciate it. There are donation details in the image below.

Also, if you'd like to donate to Danael's PayPal account, his email is…

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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on July 12, 2012 at 10:37pm — 3 Comments

The Greatest Father's Day Gift

First of all, happy Father's Day to all the dads on here! I hope you're having a great day.

Just wanted to share with y'all an essay that I wrote for Huffington Post "Gay Voices" section about the response we've received from the JCPenney ad and the ensuing media frenzy. The essay has reposted by GLAAD, The Advocate and a number of other places.…

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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on June 17, 2012 at 5:00am — No Comments

Restarts & New Beginnings

There's been a lot of hubbub in the media about the JCPenney Father's Day ad featuring a family with two dads, specifically my family. Todd, the kids and I have have seen our picture plastered on news stations, newspapers, magazine's and blogs from around the world.

The outpouring of…

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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on June 13, 2012 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Gorgeous photos from last week

As you possibly read, we hosted a free family portrait event last week, courtesy of Classy Kids Photography. The photographer, Marcia Schuler, sent over a sampling of photos today and I thought you might like a peek.

 

Here's a link to her…

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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on October 25, 2011 at 8:54pm — No Comments

DFW Family Portrait Party

We're hosting a Family Portrait Party for our DFW-area members. You'll get a free family portrait from Classy Kids Photography - no strings attached!

 

Hope to see you there!

 

For more details, visit the event invite:

http://twodaddiesonelove.com/events/dfw-family-photo-session…

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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on September 1, 2011 at 12:20pm — No Comments

The Advocate: California has more than 50,000 gay parents

The Advocate is reporting on a survey from the Williams Institute that California has more than 50,000 gay parents - making it the largest population of gay parents in the country (not really a big surprise, mind you).

 

That breaks down to about 21% of gay couples raising children - or one in five!

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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on July 18, 2011 at 2:38pm — No Comments

RSVP Now! LGBT Family Day at the Dallas Zoo



The HRC Family Project invites all families to share a fun day at the Dallas Zoo on Saturday, April 23. Everyone is welcome, even if you're just a kid at heart! Who doesn't love the zoo?!

 

You're free to come and go as you please. The zoo opens at 9:00 a.m. and we'll meet at the…

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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on March 24, 2011 at 12:08pm — No Comments

Site Updates

The service we use to maintain this website (Ning) has upgraded just about everything about the way the site works and there are some changes that have to be made to keep up with those improvements. I'm trying to get them done as I have time (you know, between feeding, chasing, bathing and loving my two kids!).

 

As they say at the mall, "pardon our dust." And if you see anything funky, let us know.

Added by Cooper Smith Koch on March 21, 2011 at 5:31pm — No Comments

His Two Mommies Raised Him Right!

What a well-spoken, genuine…

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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on February 4, 2011 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Recommended Reading?

I give a list of books and DVDs that we found helpful to every friend who's expecting or trying to adopt. Here's my list, do you have any that you would recommend?…


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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on September 23, 2010 at 1:49pm — 1 Comment

HRC Webinar for LGBT Parents





On Thursday, September 30th, at 3 to 4 PM EST, HRC is hosting a webinar for LGBT parents entitled, "Creating Positive Change in Your Elementary Schools: Strategies and Tools for LGBT Parents." This webinar will feature parents and educators and offer participants information on advocating for their families in their school community.…

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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on September 20, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

"The Kids Are Alright"

"The Kids Are Alright" opens this weekend and the reviews are looking good so far. New York Magazine calls it "fearless enough to be hugely entertaining." Have any of you see the previews? What do you think?



Read the New…

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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on July 7, 2010 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

CNN's "Gay In America"

Did anyone catch CNN's special report "Gay in America?" What did you think? I thought it was a good report.



My only two criticisms:

1 - As the parent of two adopted kids, I think it was too surrogacy-focused. It sometimes gets under my skin when adoption isn't given the same (if not greater) attention than surrogacy. It just seems like the gay characters in every show, except perhaps… Continue

Added by Cooper Smith Koch on July 6, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

HRC Rolls Out "Family Friendly" Logo

HRC is rolling out a new "Family Friendly FUNction" icon that'll be used on event invites, websites, etc., to identify events that they deem appropriate for families and will likely have a specific family component built into them.



For example, I'm… Continue

Added by Cooper Smith Koch on June 18, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Date Night meets Family Zoo Night!





Dallas families & friends -

We're getting together for an evening at the Dallas Zoo at Mayor Leppert's annual family event. It's closed to the general public, so the crowds will be lighter. And it's BYOP - Bring Your Own Picnic!…



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Added by Cooper Smith Koch on June 14, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Surrogacy Seminar in Dallas

Just got this postcard via email about an upcoming surrogacy seminar in Dallas.


Added by Cooper Smith Koch on May 12, 2010 at 10:50am — No Comments

Arkansas Gay Adoption Ban Struck Down



On the heels of President Obama's order granting visitation and decision-making rights for same-sex couples, an Arkansas court today struck down the state's Constitutional amendment barring gays from

adoption or foster parenting.



More at Towleroad.com… Continue

Added by Cooper Smith Koch on April 16, 2010 at 5:42pm — No Comments

Join a group! Create an event! Post pics!

There's lots to do on our new site - a good first place to start is by joining a group (or creating one if you don't see one that fits you). The more, the merrier.

If you have a question, ask it in the Forum section of the site.

Suggestions? Head over to Contact Us and let 'er rip!

Added by Cooper Smith Koch on April 16, 2010 at 5:33pm — No Comments

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