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Rupert Everett: Nothing Worse Than Gay Parents

Rupert Everett: Nothing Worse Than Gay Parents

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"I can't think of anything worse than being brought up by two gay dads," says the out British actor.

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Gay actor Rupert Everett is drawing criticism for comments he made in an interview published Sunday, saying, "I can't think of anything worse than being brought up by two gay dads."

In the interview, for the magazine section of London's Sunday Times, Everett says he agrees with his mother, Sara, that children "need a father and a mother." He says his mother has met his boyfriend but "still wishes I had a wife and kids."

"I'm not speaking on behalf of the gay community," he added. "In fact, I don't feel like I'm part of any 'community.' The only community I belong to is humanity and we've got too many children on the planet, so it's good not to have more."

LGBT rights activists objected to his comments. "Rupert should get out a little bit more to see the facts for himself, Ben Summerskill, chief executive of U.K. gay group Stonewall, told another British newspaper, London's Telegraph. "There is absolutely no evidence that the kids of gay parents suffer in the way they are being brought up or in how they develop."

The Sunday Times article is behind a paywall, but the Telegraph's coverage is available here.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.