It seems that little Angelica isn't the only child of divorced gay parents who is getting airtime this January. In the coming weeks the "Today" show plans to run a segment about the life of eleven year-old Henry Terry, who has two dads.
The segment isn't just your run-of-the-mill heavily edited and mildly
inspirational feature. It is one of three installments of "Through
Innocent Eyes," in which children are given video cameras and asked to
document their family life. And Henry has lots to document. His
family consists of two dads and four sons living in two different
states (Henry lives with his dad and one of his brothers in Marietta,
GA).
Despite being warned that his family wouldn't fit into the
"gay family prototype" (I'd love to hear what exactly this prototype
consists of) Henry's dad, Ted Persky, responded to an NBC request for a
gay/lesbian family's participation and his story immediately peaked the
interest of the show's producers.
So then, hats off to NBC.
Hats off to Henry and his family, who were willing to let the world
peek inside their complex and hectic life. But before those hats go
flying, I have to share a quote from the shows producer that has me
just the teeny tiniest bit irked:
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