The Guys Next Door Kickstarter campaign

gay daddy, gay parenting, same sex householdThere are gay daddies and then there are gay daddies.  While one variety you tend to only meet online or out at a bar or club, the latter is more pervasive but not always visible.  In 2013 The Williams Institute estimated that as many as 6 million children are being raised in same sex households.

gay parenting, gay dad, same sex householdA Kickstarter campaign was started to help fund a new movie called The Guys Next Door.  This movie invites you into the home of Erik and Sandro, a married gay couple with two daughters, birthed by their friend Rachel who has a family of her own. Award-winning filmmakers, Allie Humenuk and Amy Geller, follow this extended family for 3+ years capturing life as it unfolds. Told with humor and grace, this feature-length documentary is a poignant and inspiring story of family, friendship and gay rights.

Interested in learning more? Check out their Kickstarter page here.

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