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“Aban braids their daughters’ hair. A gay couple is busy cooking fruit for their two children. Or just lie in… Read More

“the Trump presidency gave way to many hateful attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community. So to then see a compilation of… Read More

“With ‘Dads’, Bart Heynen was able to paint an incredibly accurate picture of parents’ lives with their babies.” Read full… Read More

“To say it in the words of Harvey Fierstein: ‘Love, commitment, and family are not heterosexual experiences, not heterosexual words,… Read More

“The facial expressions and looks of both the babies and the fathers are just right – a mixture of curiosity… Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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