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In his youth, he would imagine himself in the year — 28 years old — married, to a woman, with two young children. Inhis first daughter, Emi Jules, was born via surrogate. And to me, that was very suitable for a kid that's just going to grow up in a warming planet, whose future is under jeopardy.

Bulbul had always dreamed of being a father. It was because of the love he felt in his family, and the strength of the women around him, he says he felt it was his duty to bring a child into the world. My aunt is a phenomenal woman.

The world needs to see the next generation. Do you speak Daddy," he asks, turning to the sunglassed toddler at his side. So he went back home to Turkey and completed his compulsory military service, before returning to the United States — this time to New York — where he completed a doctorate program.

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So I thought she'd be the future president," he says with a laugh. Initially, Bulbul wanted to adopt. My uncle is a brilliantly creative man. NPR spoke to three men, single gay fathers, who chose to become dads via surrogacy, after years of coming to terms with their identities, their families, and the technological advances that have made journeys like this possible.

Single gay dads are : But that isn’t everyone’s story

For Father's Day, NPR spoke to three, gay single fathers who made the choice to become parents via surrogacy. Archie responds yes, before asking her dad if he remembers the "Wheels on the Bus" and reminding him that she likes vanilla.

But the process for single people, particularly relatively older gay men, he says, was difficult. And that childhood dream of mine started to nag me. Cenk Bulbul is originally from Turkey. While he was finally able to label his romantic feelings, he still felt lost.

My great-grandfather was a giant. Fatherhood comes in many different forms, from the dads who are there from your first steps, to the ones you meet later in life.

Three single gay dads : Jose has raised all three children as a single parent since then, an experience he regularly shares on his social media handles

Lamar, who now calls New York home, grew up in Montgomery, Ala. Black, gay and heavyset in the South, he was raised by a single mother in a family of single mothers. I wanted to be around," he says. He came to the United States in — the early days of a tool that would help him, and countless others, understand the emotions for which they didn't yet have the words: the World Wide Web.

So I realized I was gay, but I was like scared, confused.

Five years ago, most people hadn’t heard of single gay dad José Rolón unless they needed a wedding planner in New York or happened to follow him on social media at @nycgaydad, where Rolón.