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Świat zmienia się na lepsze Coraz więcej gejów, a nie tylko lesbijek, zaczyna otwarcie mówić o swoich rodzinach. Amerykański aktor, Sean Maher, znany w Polsce z seriali Mentalista i CSI: Miami, postanowił podzielić się swoją historią oraz wrażeniami z ojcostwa:

Your bio in the Much Ado press notes describes you as an LGBT advocate and mentions your partner and children. Sometimes even the official bios of openly LGBT actors are vague. What went into that decision?

I remember when we changed it. It used to read: Maher is single and splits his time between New York and L.A. It’s liberating to feel that I’ve found my niche in this crazy business. After all the soul searching and becoming a father, I wondered if there was a bigger purpose for me. If I can call myself an LGBT advocate I feel very proud to call myself that.

Do you feel any responsibility to represent or be more politically active?

I wouldn’t say it’s a responsibility, but I definitely feel a desire. Especially being the father of two adopted children, I’m a huge advocate of adoption. Just last week I went back to their adoption agency and spoke on a panel of adoptive parents to represent the LGBT aspect of the adoption process. We feel incredibly indebted to our social workers and the whole process so we do everything we can to educate about adoption. It’s a fine line. I don’t want my children to feel that they’re different. We embrace how special we are as a family and what makes us different is what makes us so special. They’re remarkable children. We’re always being told how confident and fearless and happy our children are. Eventually they’ll know that their family isn’t traditional.

They’re very fortunate to have such committed parents.

Being gay parents is a true gift and we cherish it and take it very seriously. It’s our top priority even when we’re not speaking to each other. [Laughs] Our children are everything and that’s the way we’ve seen it from day one.

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