A Nottingham author from Sherwood has shared his experiences of parenting and the adoption process as part of a same-sex couple. Gareth Peters has published a children's book, My Daddies, which was due to be read by presenter Gok Wan on CBeebies Bedtime stories at 6:50 pm on Wednesday June 1. It will also be available on iPlayer.
The book is the first LGBT+ picture book for children to be published by Puffin, the publishing company. Gareth hopes that it will help other diverse families with representation.
Gareth and his partner, Mark Wildman became parents nine years ago when they adopted their son. They have since adopted a second son. Gareth shared that he always wanted to become a parent but life as a gay man in the shadow of Section 28 meant he felt this may not be possible.
