Gay Penguins Are Now Parents | I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS STORY!! And kudos to the aquarium staff for thinking outside the box & helping to prove that whether in human civilization or in the animal kingdom, gay parents can raise a child just as well as a same sex couple. Not too much of a leap though since wild penguin fathers often share or even do the majority of the child rearing, from sitting on the eggs to watching over the chicks while Mom goes off to sea to bring back food.