Who We Are
Mission
To support and empower all LGBTQ+ people for their journey to parenthood through comprehensive and inclusive educational resources, peer support, coaching, and referrals spanning all paths and possibilities for family building—paired with a growing movement of family-building through adoption from foster care, helping more queer and trans youth successfully transition out of foster care and into loving, affirming LGBTQ+ families.
Vision
A world where all LGBTQ+ people have the opportunity, support, and affirming guidance to build families across every path to parenthood.
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Our Journey
From Storytelling to a Non-Profit Supporting All LGBTQ+ Families
When we launched Gays With Kids in March 2014, our mission was clear: to support gay men on their journey to parenthood and help gay dads navigate fatherhood. We did this by sharing their stories—creating visibility, building community, and celebrating the many ways gay men become parents.
In 2022, we took our commitment a step further with the launch of GWK Academy. This initiative provided structured education and expert guidance to help gay men understand their various paths to parenthood and prepare them for their chosen journey before getting started.
Today, our mission has grown even broader. As a non-profit, we proudly introduce GWK Academy Family Building, Inc., expanding our family-building resources and support to the entire LGBTQ+ community. Our goal is to educate, empower, and guide all queer people on their path to parenthood—ensuring every LGBTQ+ person has the resources and support they need to make their family-building dreams come true.
Check out highlights of our journey below.
Brian and Ferd launch the Gays With Kids website and social channels to support gay dads and to inspire other gay men to consider parenthood.
Published over 500 blog posts, feature stories, and photo essays.
Featured over 1200+ gay dad families, reached over 100,000 on Instagram
Launched GWK's "Family-Building Partner" program with 10 surrogacy, adoption and foster care organizations to educate dads-to be on all their options to parenthood
Published our 100th video addressing frequently asked questions about surrogacy and adoption with expert guidance.
Launched the GWK Academy platform to assist gay and queer dads-to-be on their paths to fatherhood.
Hosted the first GWK Academy event, covering adoption, adopting older youth, and surrogacy with IVF.
Celebrated the arrival of at least 10 babies or children to GWK Academy families.
Launched GWK Academy as an independent nonprofit spun out of Gays With Kids, applied for 501(c)(3) public charity status, and began expanding resources for all LGBTQ+ people pursuing parenthood.
GWK Academy received 501(c)(3) public charity status.