Posing happily with their three-year-old daughter, dad Dade Barlow and mum Tiffany Grimes look like any other happy family.
But Dade was born female - and when the pair first got together in 2008 it was a lesbian relationship.
But after realising he was transgender, Dade began his transition to becoming a man aged 27 in 2011 - just before Tiffany became pregnant using a sperm donor.
Dade before his transition
Life coach Tiffany, 41, says: “When Dade first told me he wanted to be a man, we nearly split. I’d left my previous husband because I believed I was gay. But I loved Dade and stood by him - now we have our daughter we’re happier than ever.”
Electrical engineer Dade, 33 - who has had full gender reassignment surgery - adds: “I couldn’t keep living a lie. I’m so grateful Tiffany supported me.”
Read the rest of this story in Closer mag, out today