GRAMPA JACK. Η ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΕΝΟΣ ΓΚΕΪ ΠΑΠΠΟΥ

He's a grampa. He's gay. He has legal custody of his six-year-old grandson.

Today he is forced to fight to keep the boy.

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This is a touching tale of a grandfather's struggle to keephis grandson.
"In its refreshing way, Grampa Jack makes a case against anti-gay prejudice very effectively,

by its realistic, appealing portrait of the humanity of a gay man and his range

of relationships. I hope the book is widely read."

Barney Frank, United States Congressman
"What makes this novel so satisfying to me is that finally someone has acknowledged

in print that there are still gay men walking around who are over 40, living productive

lives, and who still have sexual feelings."
Hal Campbell Book Critic, We the People

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"Lesbian grandmother" or "gay grandpa" used to sound like a contradiction in terms. But now gay grandfolk are a quietly emerging demographic - men and women who married in the 1960s and '70s, had children, and came out later, sometimes only after their children were grown.

There's still no grandparent equivalent of the children's picture book Heather Has Two Mommies. But a recent novel, Grampa Jack, chronicles a gay grandfather's fight for custody of his 6-year-old grandson. And an online boutique sells kids' T-shirts emblazoned with the words "I love my. . .trailblazing. . .woman-loving. . .out and proud grandma."

"There is a growing number of gay grandparents who are looking for ways to explain to their grandchildren who they are and who they love," said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of the Family Equality Council.

Even the youngest gay and lesbian grandparents, those in their early 50s, can remember the Stonewall riots that kick-started the gay civil rights movement in 1969. In 40 years, the world has changed. And so have they. (Joe.My.God)