Mel Spencer

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Darren Sharpe and his partner James

Why being a gay man helps me be a better foster carer

Dad and baby

UK same-sex couples wait less time to adopt

Baby A and Baby B H Watkins

Steps’ Ian ‘H’ Watkins and partner Craig Ryder announce birth of twins

Gay dads viral photo used for anti gay campaign

Gay dads’ photo used in anti-gay campaigns, they respond in the best way

cute baby face

Everything you need to know before becoming a sperm or egg donor

Love is love!

You have to see these incredible LGBTI-themed cakes baked by school pupils

Austin Lacey wears Frozen costume

Teen boy asked to change ‘dangerous’ Elsa princess costume

Great Rainbow Bake off

Jack Monroe to judge Great Rainbow Bake-off live final in LGBT History Month

Teenager Claudettia Love, who inspired the campaign

‘Be yourself at prom’ campaign lets teens express their gender however they want

Gay dads baptizing their daughter

Watch two gay dads baptizing their daughter

President Obama speaks to Ingrid Nilsen

Obama’s daughters make him ‘hopeful’ for future of LGBTI rights

Nick and Bianca Bowser

This trans couple are teaching their children about gender in the sweetest way

Lauren Poole and attorney

Landmark custody ruling for lesbian couple

Rob Cottrell (right), Susan Cottrell (left), and their daughter (center)

This Christian father has a wonderful message for parents of LGBTI kids

Pat Robertson

Pat Robertson: LGBTI teens are ‘too young to know’ what they’re talking about

baby's foot

Israeli gay couple receive wrong baby from surrogacy in Nepal

Gay dads with yawning baby

These photos of gay dads and their kids are absolutely precious

Baby announcement

7 steps to optimising your chances of starting a family this year

Adoption advent calendar

Advent calendar with a difference helps children meet their forever parents

Murrayfield Primary great rainbow bake off

Vote for the best rainbow cakes in support of the Great Rainbow Bake Off

baby sleeping

Same-sex couples could have babies with genes from both parents in future

Mother and child

First ‘stepchild adoption’ for lesbian parents in Milan

Child holding parent's hand

Adoptions by same-sex couples at record high in Britain

Smiling baby

Planning to be a mother of tomorrow? Book your fertility MOT now!

This Book Is Gay by James Dawson

‘This Book is Gay’ Young children ‘shocked’ by gay sex book in library

Jamie a transgender fairytale

Transgender Cinderella story helps kids feel comfortable in their skin

Austrian twins Ehe Gleich campaign

Austrian children of same-sex parents take government to court over marriage laws

Lyric A Royal Heart

Fairy tale featuring transgender princess encourages children to be themselves

Portugal parliament

Portugal legalizes same-sex adoption

two pregnancy tests

‘Don’t worry, there are two of you!’ Frustrations faced by lesbian couples on the path to conception