“We Are Dad” is an amazing look at the lives of Steven Lofton, Roger Croteau, and the children they are raising as foster parents. Lofton and Croteau took in Frank, Tracy, and Bert as infants – three HIV+ kids from difficult backgrounds. Three years ago, they brought home Ernie and Wayne as well. Lofton quit his job to look after the kids full time and manage their complex medical needs. Under the loving guidance of their two dads, these kids have developed into happy and well-balanced children.
All that is in jeopardy, though. Bert has tested negative for HIV and because he is under 14, this makes him “adoptable” in the state’s eyes. Lofton and Croteau are unable to adopt him themselves because of the Florida law banning homosexuals from being adoptive parents, so the state is looking for a “normal” famiily to take Bert. “We Are Dad” chronicles the Lofton-Croteau family’s past and their current fight to stay together. Simultaneously comic and tragic, this is a must-see film.