This page contains a selection of stories describing the experiences of gay dads and their families as they address some of the issues related to being a gay parent. If you have a story to include on this page, please e-mail it to info@gaydadsscotland.org.uk

From the Sunday Times
Some things parents have to tell their children require careful handling. Where babies come from. Whether Santa and God actually exist. What happens when you die. But few can be more delicate than a father telling a son: "I'm gay". [more]

A Traveller’s Tale
It’s Saturday morning and I’m recovering from a fab night on the town. Now getting ready to take my five year old to a kids concert with his wee pal. One night a disco bunny the next a sensible father. . [more]

Tom's Story
I am an old gay guy, so old that I can hardly bring myself to tell you my age, but despite that there are still a few bones left in this old dog yet.

I could never understand when I was at school during the war, why I always felt so attracted ... [more]

I knew that already, Dad
I have just come out of a 14-year relationship with a woman, who came to live with me along with Robert, her then 18 months old son, in 1987. I was 34 then and she and I both knew that I was gay, but felt that our love for each other and for Robert w... [more]

Turning my world upside down
I was 37 when I decided to do something about my sexuality. A late starter perhaps but at least I was going to prove to myself once and for all that I was not gay - only "curious". After all being gay was something that happened to someone else and ... [more]

David the military officer
When I got married at the age of 35, I said to myself “How long will I be able to keep this up?”! I felt very selfish fooling my new wife but I had to be “conventional” as I was an officer in the military... [more]

Scared of being judged
I think this is the first time I’ve put my story down in writing, after having recounted it countless times in person to others. I was “happily” married for 11 years, had a lovely wife, 2 beautiful children, nice house, a successful career and a life that looked outwardly not far from ideal... [more]