A
documentary exploring the personal, cultural and political impact of
gay men who are making a decision that is at once traditional and
revolutionary: to raise children themselves. Taking us inside four gay
male families, "Daddy & Papa" traces the critical issues that
inevitably intersect with their lives. As fathers, these men must take on numerous challengers: from conservatives to the gay community.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Daddy and Papa
We created DADDY AND PAPA, our multiple award-winning PBS film, to inspire complex and engaged discussion about the daily lives, challenges and triumphs of gay dads and their kids. So
as the new session of Congress begins and the debate over DOMA (Defense
of Marriage Act) heats up, we had to wonder, what will be the effects
on children of LGBT couples if same sex marriages are federally
recognized? A federal audit revealed approximately 1100 federal benefits
of marriage, many of which relate to parenting, including joint
parenting rights, joint adoption, status as next-of-kin for hospital
visits and medical decisions, divorce protections such as child support
and visitation, immigration and residency for partners from other
countries and inheritance and wrongful death benefits.
