Comments on: Brisbane gay couple look to crowdfund access to IVF in Australian first

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:54:33 +0000

“We are 100 per cent prepared to go through this challenge of life without relying on the help of anyone else….”

Ah, what about the woman who is going to have to carry and give birth to the baby? Reality check people.

By: Trisha Emanuel

Trisha Emanuel — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 11:37:49 +0000

I love that Todd and Chris are trying to start a family. Why shouldn’t they ask for help. There are people out there asking for help for something everyday be it for Plastic surgery, family, IVF ect. Who care they are giving it a shot. Plus you don’t have to help if you don’t want to but im sure if you were in the same position as them and you did what they are doing you would like the help like they said
”We know we can afford it, but it’s just such a huge outlay for us to begin a family which is really frustrating to know considering how easy it is for any other regular couple (or even lesbian couple) to achieve whilst we have to put so much in to just to have a possibility.”
Love you both

By: Joanna DeLaat

Joanna DeLaat — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 11:21:39 +0000

My son Riley is only 16 yet he came out to me as bisexual (and then gay) three years ago.
He may have a boyfriend rather than a girlfriend, but he is as true-blue manly as any of the other boys in his grade and he isn’t afraid to admit who he likes.

The crazy things is that when he saw this story he sent me the link through Facebook straight away, and we ended up sitting down soon after and had a long one on one talk.

These 2 boys have really struck an strong note with Riley – so much that he wanted to make sure that I know that I’m going to be “that crazy nanna” when becomes a dad with his husband one day too.

The world is changing more and more every day with people like Chris and Todd having the guts to stand up for what they know is right, and thanks to that I think it’s is a pretty amazing thing that my son can even come up to his mum at 16 years old and tell me that without having a fear or regret in the world.

By: Heather Sharp

Heather Sharp — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:24:22 +0000

In reply to Over_the_selfish. As Chris' former high school teacher, "pathetic" is not a word I would use to describe this strong young man. Sure, you may not agree with his decision, that's your personal choice, but you don't need to bring him down. I don't think it makes the community look pathetic at all. Like all communities, the LBGTI is a very diverse one. I wouldn't say that Elton John is representative of it anymore than I would say that Ellen is: it's a diverse mix of people! Good luck to Chris in following his dream of having a family.

By: James Drewer

James Drewer — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:04:35 +0000

I believe you are missing the point here…
They even stated that they do not need donations to be able to afford becoming parents and are willing to do whatever it takes.

Bringing down a couple of guys simply because they had the guts to do whatever it took to become parents and then being willing to admit that a difficult road like that is a little bit of a challenge for anyone to afford at first is more pig headed than fair.

This story shows that just because guys are born gay doesn’t mean they can’t go on to build the same amazing homes and family that any other couple in this world is lucky enough to be able to achieve without a problem.

By: Over_the_selfish

Over_the_selfish — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 06:54:36 +0000

So you want other people to pay for your decision to have a child? If you can’t afford to have the children in the first place, you shouldn’t be asking others to help support your selfish desires.

I’m a gay man. Sure, I’d love to have children, but at least I’m realistic about the situation I’m in and chose not to go down the path of being a parent, as I simply couldn’t provide the level of financial support I believe a child needs in this world.

Yet another LBGTI story that makes the community look pathetic. Thanks…