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The Sydney Morning Herald<\/strong> recently informed its readers about the evolution of gay families in Australia. The number of lesbian and gay parents is increasing there and elsewhere – and the families are showing the world we can be outstanding guides and role models for our children.<\/p>\n

Herald writer, Louise Hall, tells the story of nine-year-old Qona, a little girl born via artificial insemination. She has two lesbian moms and one gay dad.<\/p>\n

“We call ourselves a family,” said Qona’s dad, Mark Harrigan (pictured with Qona).<\/p>\n

He continues, “She knows she wasn’t created through sex – instead we tell her she was born scientifically<\/a> – and she’s proud of it.”<\/p>\n

ProudParenting.com member<\/a> – Rodney Cruise, from Gay Dads Australia<\/cite><\/a> – told The Herald that lesbians have been raising children for decades in Australia, and gay men actively seeking fatherhood was a relatively new trend. Indeed, more intended dads are using a surrogate outside the country.<\/p>\n

“Gay and lesbian people will have children and you can’t stop them,” Cruise said. “What makes a family is love and that’s what people care about – that the kids are loved, happy and well looked after.”<\/p>\n

Image Source: The Sydney Morning Herald<\/cite><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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