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	<title>LGBTQ Nation &#187; Surrogacy</title>
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		<title>Neil Patrick Harris and partner David Burtka expecting twins</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neil Patrick Harris confirmed rumors on Saturday, and announced via Twitter that he and longtime partner David Burtka are expecting twins in the fall. The pair have already started planning their baby shower.]]></description>
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<p> Neil Patrick Harris confirmed rumors on Saturday, and announced via Twitter that he and longtime partner David Burtka are expecting twins in the fall.</p>
<p>The pair have already started planning their baby shower, <a  href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b195330_twins_on_way_neil_patrick_harris.html">according to E! News</a>, who first reported the twins were on the way, via a surrogate.</p>
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<p>&#8220;So, get this: David and I are expecting twins this fall. We&#8217;re super excited/nervous/thrilled. Hoping the press can respect our privacy,&#8221; <a  href="http://twitter.com/ActuallyNPH/status/21169617192">Harris &#8220;tweeted.&#8221;</a></p>
<p>Later in the day, the expectant dads hammed it up at Disneyland.</p>
<p>Harris is up for three Emmys this month — one for Best Supporting Actor Comedy on CBS&#8217; &#8220;How I Met Your Mother,&#8221; a second for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for &#8220;Glee&#8221; and a third for hosting last year&#8217;s Tony Awards.</p>
<p>Burtka has experience with twins; he helped to raise twins from a relationship with a previous boyfriend, although he wasn&#8217;t a primary parent to them.</p>
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		<title>Lesbian Utah lawmaker a surrogate for gay couple</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Utah lesbian lawmaker, Rep. Christine Johnson (D-Salt Lake City) has announced she&#8217;s a surrogate mother, carrying a baby for two gay men. In April, Johnson (pictured) offered to be a surrogate for the Salt Lake County couple, her close friends, after they expressed frustration with the difficulty of adopting a child in Utah, reports the [...]]]></description>
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<p>In April, Johnson (pictured) offered to be a surrogate for the Salt Lake County couple, her close friends, after they expressed frustration with the difficulty of adopting a child in Utah, <a  href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14151866">reports the <em>Salt Lake Tribune</em></a>.</p>
<p>State law forbids cohabiting, unmarried couples from adopting. But some gay couples venture to other states or try to adopt in Utah as single parents. </p>
<p> Johnson became pregnant in September &#8212; on the first attempt &#8212; with one of the men&#8217;s sperm. He will have the same rights to the child as any biological father. But his partner, under Utah law, cannot be an adoptive parent.</p>
<p>Johnson offered to be a surrogate at no cost to save the couple the prohibitive price of hiring one &#8212; as much as $100,000. (The men are picking up the medical tab.) She also is excited to help a couple who might not otherwise have been able to have a child.
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