Abigail Garner
Jun 19th, 2007
Jun 19th, 2007
Eamon and his Four Mums
Eamon with (from left) Judy Finch, Mary Waterford, Jill Day and Sarah Dillane. (Photo: Ben Rushton)
The Sydney Morning Herald ran a feature story on Eamon Waterford, 21, who was initially raised by two lesbian mothers who broke up and each re-partnered, reforming his family constellation to include “four mums.”
Read the article:
I’m not gay, but my four mums are
By Adele Horin
The Sydney Morning Herald
June 16, 2007
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Related post: Queerspawn in Time
[...] Two articles today gave me cause for reflection about children of LGBT families and the development of identity: “I’m Not Gay, but My Four Mums Are,” in the Sydney Morning Herald profiles 21-year-old Eamon Waterford, who was born into a two-mom family, but acquired two more when they split up and repartnered. (Thanks, Abigail.) The article is full of plaudits for same-sex couples and our ability to raise well-adjusted children, though Eamon wryly notes LGBT parents’ ability “to mess their kids up in exactly the same way hetero parents will do.” It does not, however, shy away from exploring some of the distinctive issues in our families, such as Eamon’s search to find a comfortable relationship with his biological father and his wife. Also, unlike most coverage of same-sex families, this one does not cite any ultra-right “authorities” spouting prejudice disguised as scientific “evidence,” though it does note that conservative opposition exists. [...]
Hmmm… where exactly is the “family diversity” I keep hearing about? These 4 women all look exactly alike!