Argentina steps ahead of US in adoption rights: Gay couple legally recognised as fathers

Argentina: Gay couple legally recognised as fathers

A gay couple in Argentina have been legally recognised as the fathers of their baby boy born by surrogate.

Alejandro Grinblat and Carlos Gustavo Dermgerd had a son named Tobias on June 29th in New Delhi. He was carried by a Canadian surrogate mother.

Tobias’ birth certificate reportedly lists both men as parents – a first for Argentina.

Speaking to CNN, Mr Dermgerd said: “We try not to care about society’s opinion in this matter and our family and every friend is happy, of course.

Mr Grinblat added: “We always thought about the idea of having a family with children but at the beginning, when we met, we didn’t think that the society was ready for a gay couple to have a kid.”
Last month, gay couples in Argentina celebrated the second anniversary of a law giving them the right to marry.

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