A gay man's road to parenthood: 'Three adoption agencies turned me down flat' 

Vincent Ryan shares his powerful journey to becoming a single gay father of two through adoption, despite systemic hurdles and deep prejudice
A gay man's road to parenthood: 'Three adoption agencies turned me down flat' 

Vincent Ryan: 'I’m a massive believer in everything leads you to where you’re meant to be'

Vincent Ryan always knew he wanted to be a father... and today the Manchester-based Co Kilkenny native is a proud dad to two boys, Alfie, seven, and Theodore, three.

“The three of us are a little tribe and it just works,” he says.

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