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Gay Dads in Australia in the Media

This sub-section of the Gay Dads Australia Website is designed as a reference and research tool for Gay Dads in Australia.  The information below relates to how we are portrayed in the media.  For those people who may be considering doing media, this is a useful resources to examine how our stories have been handled previously.  The links and material are copyright to those people and organisations that own it.  It is provided purely as reference material. If you are preparing for your first media moment and would like to chat to any of the guys who appear in these media "moments", let us know and we will see if we can put you in contact with them. 

If you know of any other recent media please contact us here at GDA!

05 February 2008 - Stonnington Leader

Prahran Dads back New Laws by Julia Adler
Proud Praharn parents Doug and Brett with one-year-old twins Daniel and Leah. Doug Weller and Brett Jenkin say they have what it takes to raise their one-year-old twin boy and girl: love, and plenty of it. ``If any child has one devoted and caring parent, they are lucky,'' Brett said. ``If they have two, they are extremely lucky.''

Read the full story here.

February 2008 - DNA Magazine

February 2008 - DNA (Australia) - Article by Robbie Fells on Gay Dads (regular column).

 

29 January 2008 - SBS, 7.30pm

Two Men & Two Babies – "A follow-up documentary that takes audiences back into the lives of Tony Wood and Lee Matthews, one of the first Australian gay male couples to take what was then, the controversial step of creating a new family through commercial surrogacy in the United States"
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Man Made: The Story Of Two Men & A Baby "explored Tony and Lee's overwhelming desire to have a child, their decision to pursue commercial surrogacy, and their fraught journey to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to experience the birth of their son Alexander to a surrogate, Junoa".



"It is five years since Alexander's birth, and Tony and Lee now have a second child, Lucinda through surrogacy. Same egg donor, same surrogate. The sequel documents the intervening years since Alexander's birth and provides a unique insight into the world of this alternative family". 

26 January 2008 - National Geographic 5.30pm

"Swimming Against The Tide is a series of stories about Australians who have chosen to live their lives their way. Told in their own words this programme is an invitation into the lives of people who, while they fit into the society around them, are doing something a little different to the rest of us. Meet a gay couple (Rodney Cruise & Jeff Chiang) who have adopted a baby son and are loving their new found fatherhood in Melbourne".

24 January 2008 - The Age - Green Guide

Dads double their brood - Larry Schwartz revisits two men and their second child and film. A review article relating to Tony Wood and Lee Matthews and the documentary Two Men and Two Babies.

 

23 January 2008 - Joy 94.9 Radio

Tony Matthews talks to Joy 94.9 Gay and Lesbian Radio's Breakfast show about the upcoming documentary "Two Men & Two Babies".  To listen to the audio, click here.

22 January 2008 - ABC 774 Radio

Lee Matthews, Tony Wood and Josh Fergeus - By Pete Dillon

Six years ago, prevented from adopting a child, or accessing IVF facilities or commercial surrogacy in Australia, Tony Wood and Lee Matthews embarked on an international surrogacy arrangement that would take them to Iowa, America, for the birth of their son. This resulted in the film, Man Made: Two Men and Baby. Five years on, Lee and Tony have a second child, Lucy who is 2 years old. A second film Two Men and Two Babies airs on 29th January on SBS TV.

Josh Fergeus is 22 years old today. He was accredited as a foster carer 3 ½ years ago. His mother has been a carer since 2001, and together with his mother and brother they fostered 21 different children. Josh works for Anglicare Victoria in Training & Recruitment for Home-Based Care. This involves publicising foster care and recruiting, assessing, training and supporting carers and volunteers. He has been involved in Victorian Government's new systems for training and assessing carers, training staff and carers in it's use since early 2007. He is a member of the Victorian Government's Home Education Advisory Committee and holds two Bachelor's Degrees in Arts and Teaching (Secondary), and I am currently studying my Masters in Social Work.

To here the entire interview, click here. 

22 January 2008 - SBS, 7.30 pm

Two Mums and a Dad - "2 Mums and a Dad is the story of the rocky road of 3-way parenting, a unique exploration of the nature of family in today's complicated society, as well as an insightful resource for everyone concerned with issues regarding the raising of children such as access, parent's rights and family conflict".

January 2008 - DNA Magazine

January 2008 - DNA (Australia) - Article by Robbie Fells on Gay Dads (regular column).

January 2008 - Notebook Magazine

January Edition of "Notebook" Magazine featuring an article entitled "Devoted Dads" with Rodney, Jeff and Ethan Chiang-Cruise. 

17 December 2007 - Who Magazine

Not your average family - Kirk and Rob Marcolina talk about the joy and challenges of parenthood.

18 September 2007 - ABC Radio - LIfeMatters

Rob McDonald and family talk about his family and being a gay dad living with two Mums. "These days, families come in all forms, two parents, one parent -- but how about three parents living under the one roof? Today in our Meet the Listener segment we speak to Annie, Katy and Rob who live together and are all parents to baby Ali".

To listen to the program, click here.

July 2007 - Channel 7 News

A short piece on Gay Adoption.

 

June 2007 - Take 5 Magazine

June Edition of "Take 5" Magazine featuring an article entitled "Two Men and a Baby" with Rodney, Jeff and Ethan Chiang-Cruise.

 

2007 - Sixty Minutes - Channel Nine

Dad's Coming Out - 60 Minutes story featuring Reymon and Anthony Van Brown.

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

27 April 2007 - ABC TV - Stateline

Government considering widespread reforms to IVF and Surrogacy Laws.  Transcript of program only.

 

02 April 2007 - The Age

The Age - Carol Nadar - Baby Ethan a priceless "gift" worth every cent.

 

April 2007 - The Catch Up - Channel 10

Same Sex, Same Rights? Gay Parents & Adoption - Gay parents Jason and Adrian Tuazon-McCheyne discuss laws regarding same-sex couples and adoption in Australia.  

 Same Sex, Same Rights? Gay Parents & Adoption
Same Sex, Same Rights? Gay Parents & Adoption

Click here to watch the Video. 

04 November 2006 - Melbourne Child

In this months edition of "Melbourne's Child" you will find a story called "Father's Day" about Gay Dads.  It is a free publication that is available widely around Melbourne.  If you can't find a copy, send us an email and we will point you in the right direction.  Also make sure you vote in the Web Poll being conducted on the "Melbourne's Child" website, click here to vote.

"Tim’s daughters were conceived via self insemination at home, and spend part of each month with Tim and his male partner, who live very close to the girls’ mothers. Tim shares the school runs, and phones and emails his children throughout the week. “Nine years on, it’s been a most successful and satisfying arrangement,” says Tim. “Each couple are always welcome in the other’s home, and we sometimes go on holidays together with the kids. We don’t let our egos get in the way or argue about rights, because the people with the rights are the children.”

August 2006 - DNA Magazine

Two Men And A Baby - No longer the sole domain of straights, many gay and lesbian couples are forming familes of their own. Stephen A Russel talks to gay dads about their experiences.  Click here to read the article.

26 May 2006 - ABC - Australia Story 

Caroline Jones, Presenter
Fathers' Day - Australian Story Transcript

16 May 2006 - Insight TV Program - SBS TV

New civil union laws allowing same sex couples to be ‘officially recognised’ are expected to become law in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) very soon. So, it seems, the tide may be turning on state recognition of same sex relationships. Or is it? Resistance to civil unions and gay marriage - most notably from the Federal Government - threatens to overturn the new legislation before it gets on its feet. These days, a same-sex couple walking hand-in-hand down the street barely raises an eyebrow. But it’s a different story if that couple is walking down the aisle together. Insight looks at why some gay people want to formalise their relationship - is it the recognition and public acceptance of their partnership that matters? Or is it because of hurdles that arise when everyday forms and documents simply don’t recognise you as a family - things like the Medicare Safety Net, taxation benefits and superannuation death benefits. Is marriage a tradition that should be exclusively for a man and woman? Or should it keep in step with social change? Even politicians from the same party can’t agree. And what happens when children are involved? Are kids with two mums or two dads worse off than those who grow up in more traditional home settings? Should the laws be changed so that the non-biological parent in a same-sex relationship can be legally identified as an equal parent? Insight brings together politicians who are at loggerheads on the issue, representatives of religious groups, and differing voices from the heterosexual and gay and lesbian community.

Click here for the full transcript.

01 September 2005 - Sydney Star Observer

Gay Dads Have Their Day By Ian Gould

04 February 2004 - The Age

Gay "husbands" to test their marriage in court - by Farah Farouque. In a legal first, two Melbourne gay men who married in Canada are planning to apply to the Australian courts to have their union recognised at home. Jason McCheyne and Adrian Tuazon, both Australian citizens, flew to Canada last month and exchanged wedding rings and vows in a civil ceremony at Toronto's city hall. Click here for the full story.

14 September 2003 - The Age

Gay dads want baby to be straight. Article by Larry Schwatz about Tony Wood and Lee Matthews.  Original Story here.

 

 

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