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In an unprecedented decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that two gay men could be recognized as legal parents on the birth certificate of their twins born through surrogacy. This is the first time in U.S. history that a state high court has acknowledged the parentage of two men, and it has created a new way by which persons may become legal parents.
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Two months ago, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka became parents to fraternal twins. Since then, the babies have been keeping them busy. And according to Neil and David, it's all just as they hoped for.
The family just moved into a "more kid-friendly" home in the Hollywood Hills, where the twins have a brand new nursery with an old-school Disney theme park décor.
Ricky Martin recently spoke to the AP, and responded to a question about his timing for coming out. Martin doesn't want to raise his children around lies.
He says, "Everybody has to go through their own process, spiritual peace, to be able to stand in front of the mirror and look at yourself and start asking questions and say, 'This is you, and lift your head up high and be happy about it and be proud.'
Neil Patrick Harris Tweets:
"Babies!! On 10/12, Gideon Scott and Harper Grace entered the Burtka-Harris fold.
All of us are happy, healthy, tired, and a little pukey".
Earlier this year, NPH announced via his Twitter account that he and his partner - actor David Burtka - were expecting twins.
He wrote, "So, get this: David and I are expecting twins this fall.
We're super excited/nervous/thrilled.
Hoping the press can respect our privacy."
Songwriter/producer Desmond Child (Kelly Clarkson, Aerosmith, Cher) is working with Ricky Martin on his next record. He tells BlackBookMag.com about Martin's process during the work: "I’m really excited about the music, the content, because since he’s come out it’s unleashed his creativity and the scope of what he can sing about and say and do. He’s a formidable person – an activist, a philanthropist, a humanitarian. All of the work he’s put into his charity—it’s all going into the music.
Unpaid altruistic surrogacy was decriminalised in Queensland in February - allowing gay people to be the legal parents of a surrogate child and the right to be listed as parent on the child's birth certificate. An Australian gay couple are reportedly paying two Indian women $300 a day for carrying their babies. They are believed to be the first gay dads in Queensland to pay Indian women to carry their children, with the total bill costing up to $80,000 - equivalent to more than 10 years' wages for each of the women.
A new study at SFSU explores how gay men respond to the challenge of parenting (please note that the study is open to residents of the greater SF Bay Area only). Objectives include examining the impact of parenting on the health and wellbeing of gay couples with children across multiple health domains, including at the individual, couple, and environmental levels. Participation involves completing one 90-120 minute face-to-face interview.
"We live down the street from a gay couple with a young son, my son goes and plays there and has lunch there. My son is 8 years old, and not once has he come and asked why his friend has two poppas,” says Mark Ruffalo. “His family is no different to my family – they eat at the same time, send their kid to school, discipline him and love him the same way.