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Pride of Fathership

By John Summer

Jun 20, 2026
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Happy Pride-Filled Non-Gestating Parent’s Day

(Formally Known as Father’s Day)

Hey y’all. I was thinking lately about Father’s Day and Sunday, 21 June, is fast approaching. I was wondering what version of my better father-self I should be, since I’m a two-spirit and I need to decide which spirit, 1 or 2, gets the better version.

I was leaning toward versio…

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