Outcry as gay actor Rupert Everett says: 'I can't think of anything worse than being brought up by two gay dads'

I totally agree with Rupert. I know I will be shot down but who cares. I know so many gay men who love their Mothers beyond the norm. How many gay men can say hand on heart it would have been the same being brought up by two men.

He says himself they are just his opinions and he is not speaking for any community. People are entitled to their own opinions and others are entitled to disagree. This is just how he feels about this particular issue.

i agree with you rupert. a child should be brought up by a woman and a man. im not homophobic, i have gay friends whom i love so dearly, but with much respect to them i wouldnt be happy if they told me they were to adopt.

Well PC crowd is Rupert a "bigot"? is he a "homophobe?"

Well said Rupy,bout time someone said that. respect to you man

I totally respect that Rupert has an opinion and this is what he has voiced.

My opinion, as one of two fathers to an adopted son, is vastly different. We adopted our son 10 years ago at the age of 13 after 2 years of fostering him. He is profoundly deaf. His parents were unable to look after him, his Mother HIV positive and his Father violent and in and out of jail. His parents had never learned sign language and he was brought up unable to communicate with his parents or siblings. He was regularly beaten by his Father.

With much patience, laughter and lots of tears along the way we have seen this boy blossom into a responsible, happy, well adjusted young man who we are proud to call our son. He graduated from University last year and is now working and contributing to society. He has a wonderful girlfriend who is a joy to have welcomed to our family. When asked whether he believes he has suffered as a result of having two gays Dads he would tell you that sometimes it has been hard because of peoples bigotry, but that he wouldn't change things.

for heavens sake he said it was his own personal opinion.

Why is Stonewall slamming this man? The last I heard this was a free country with the right to an individual opinion and Mr Everett makes it perfectly clear that it is only his opinion. I also love the bit that he says he belongs to humanity and is not labelling himself as different from any other human being.

JD

yet again the liberal-fascists of the left turn on one of their own in a feeding frenzy. all the man did was state his own personal feelings , during an interview. his mistake was to fail to follow their script. he should have known that as a homosexual he has to follow their mantra, no deviation is allowed.
i have a close family member who has been a spokesperson for these groups, actively involved in many campaigns, working long hours seven days a week. then they made a statement that was not acceptable to some. the abuse , the threats the violence they suffered was horrendous and actually made them ill.
what they found so hard to accept was that these people had been `friends ` they had all campaigned against `homophobic` behaviour , they had denounced critics, of equal rights. as she said to me, when i last spoke, ` i never realised just how bigoted and small minded so many people in these groups are, in many ways they are worse then those we have fought against`

Totally agree with his atatement that a child needs parents of both sexes. The poor child will have fun poked at it and ridiculed but these selfish people only think of their own shortcomings with their mixed up sexuality. I blame the governments for allowing such activities to be lawful in the first place.