Celebrating Father's Day 2016: LGBT Men Want Children Too

As the LGBT flock continue to realize its efforts for that much-awaited total acceptance from people everyday, a survey conducted shared that about a quarter percentage of LGBT men are actual fathers in real life. Although a group of these men have gracefully embraced what being LGBT is about, it is a still small number compared to average men, Forbes reported.

Interestingly, a further look into the PEW research study also shared the likelihood of older LGBT men who would like to have children someday. Younger LGBT men also answered the same, and were rated to make up about 13% of the group.

Not far behind, middle-aged and older men above 45 who regarded themselves as LGBT comprised 34% of respondents who expressed their desire to have children in the near future. The group also said that they don't see children as the main intent for marrying someone of the same sex.

Meanwhile, social media went abuzz as an outpouring of heartwarming messages were shared by straight dads who offered love and respect for those families with LGBT relatives. Following the mass shooting in an Orlando club a few days back, tributes to survivors and those who have fallen were atuned to this year's Father's Day celebration, Daily Dot reported.

An Air Force veteran went through great lengths to share his LGBT son's courage in helping victims of the mass shooting get to safety while the attack was going on. Bill Hansen told his son Christopher Hansen, a Pulse survivor, via Facebook that he was proud of his son - both as a man, and a gay man.

In this video post by Upworthy, fathers and their LGBT sons took turns in responding to questions that haunted their children over that delicate issue of coming out. One question in particular, "What did you think when I told you I was gay?", had some of their dads responding in hilarious yet, straightforward remarks. Just a simple reminder for Father's Day that all LGBT folks are people wanting to feel loved, too.