Frederick Reinhart is a gay father of two amazing kids, raising them in Central Texas with his partner while exploring the best and worst the region has to offer same-sex families.
While I realize, traditionally, nobody has ever had to clarify the type of dad in the past, times have changed. As more and more gay men (and women) are becoming parents, it’s necessary to figure out how...
As part of the on-going celebration of Gay Pride Month, Family By Choice, in connection with Daddy-O's and Mommy-O's, will be hosting a Family Pride Picnic and swim meet-n-greet this Saturday, June 20...
Austin Pride 2009It's that time of year to come together as a community and show our pride. Bring the kids (and the sunscreen!) downtown this weekend and make yourself visible by showing your pride.Saturday, June 64:00...
Dress for Success Austin is serving a rapidly increasing number of disadvantaged women (up 47% in 2008 from 2007, and already up 45% this year from last!) In addition to its suiting program, we launched our Professional Women&rsquo...
Another opportunity to meet and hang out with other like-minded families. This group is more about the kids than the dads. It shows them that there are other families that look like their own. Come hang...
In an on-going effort to promote and support local businesses that support our wonderful gay community, I introduce Diane Petkoff of Tasty Jewelry. While Ms. Petkoff isn’t a native Austinite (and, really, is there any such...
Violet Crown Community Theater invites you to "Jack and the Beanstalk," A forty-five minute, interactive play consisting of talent from the Brentwood, Crestview, Wooten and Allandale neighborhoods. You will see some Brentwood parents and neighbors...
These Hallmark holidays get confusing for children of same-sex couples. How do you celebrate mother’s day when your child has two fathers? How do you pick which mother to celebrate when your child has two...
Today is the seventh annual Free Comic Book Day! The event is intended to introduce people to comic books that may be familiar with characters from the movies, but unfamiliar with how the characters got started. Of course...
Perhaps it’s because we’re all fans of ice cream, or maybe we just like to have a party, but we have plenty of days we celebrate with our family that we’ve created through adoption...