“Having a child is a huge decision for anyone, but as a single gay man, I remember thinking, ‘How will I do this alone?’”
Kevin Atherton is an aerial strap artist who, for the last 20 years, with his twin brother, Andrew, has performed in thousands of shows across the U.S. and worldwide, including with Canada’s Cirque du Soleil. Atherton, who is the single father of Luca, aged two,
A few years later, I began the process of finding a surrogate. But it’s an incredibly long and complicated process, and there are no guarantees you’ll even get matched. Having a child is a huge decision for anyone, but as a single gay man, I remember thinking, “How will I do this alone? How will I simultaneously raise a child and work, to support a child on my own? Will I know what to do, when a newborn baby is placed in my arms?” I wasn’t ready yet.
It was obviously getting very close, and I could just see the determination on her face. She was like, “This has to happen, we only have four minutes.” And she actually did it. She gave birth in the next two minutes!And Vanna — she just looked at me, and smiled. She just laid back and let the nurses take care of Luca. Then, they brought him straight to me. I never put him down. She didn’t hold him, she didn’t do anything with him: she just gave him to me, and it was so special.
Growing up, my brother and I always had a tight-knit family. Family was always the most important thing. That’s the same philosophy we have. We’ll never do anything that sacrifices family.
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