When I was 11, I found out that my dad was gay. As shocking as this revelation was, I was relieved his sexuality was the reason my parents divorced.
Despite the emotional turbulence my dad and I had been through, I counted myself lucky. I had a role model in my own family, but thanks to my dad, I had already learned something so many other gay people at my age hadn't: Being gay didn't have to equal being childless.
By 2010, when we decided to put our plan into action, media representations of alternative parenting approaches and family types had come a long way.
We were both single, our families knew and liked each other, and we spent many holidays together. We laughed at the same things, had lots in common and both felt a burning desire to be parents.
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