Gay Designer Gabbana Is Against Same Sex Parents

Gay designer to the stars Stefano Gabbana revealed how he had approached a female friend and asked her to be a surrogate mother.
Gabbana, who was the long term partner of his business associate Domenico Dolce until they split up last year, made the amazing revelation in an interview with an Italian newspaper.
His comments came as Italy has been rocked by government proposals to give unmarried couples - including gays - the same rights as married couples.
Gabbana, 44, whose clients include David and Victoria Beckham and Kylie Minogue, said: "My dream is to have a baby, not to adopt one because I am not up to it and I don't feel strong enough.
"I want my own child, a biological child, the fruit of my sperm, conceived through artificial insemination because it wouldn't make sense for me to make love to a woman I don't love.
"The person I love today is my partner so I am looking for a civilised and refined woman. A week ago I asked a dear friend of mine, who is twelve years younger than me, if she would help.
"I asked her 'Would you like to be the mother of my child ?' She was left a bit shocked and the following day telephoned and said she was still shocked but thought it was a great idea."
Gabbana did not say if the surrogacy was to go ahead but added: "I am opposed to the idea of a child growing up with two gay parents. "A child needs a mother and a father. I could not imagine my childhood without my mother. I also believe that it is cruel to take a baby away from its mother."
Under Italian law IVF is not open to homosexuals or lesbians and so couples have to go abroad for treatment with Spain being a popular destination.
Gabbana said the worst moment of his life was splitting up with Dolce after more than twenty years together, however the two continue to live in the same Milan apartment block but on separate floors.
He said: "It was a real shock, a body blow. What surprises me is how we have overcome this traumatic breakup which is just the same for any couple if they are gay or hetero.
"We are still together because what we had was a great love story. I have a relationship with someone else know but Domenico will always be the most important person in my life.
"Intelligently we have managed to remain good friends and accomplices. Instead of the business splitting we have continued to work and will continue to work together. It's been difficult but we managed it."
Gabbana gave his interview as the Vatican launched a furious attack on the centre left government for its plans to give unmarried gay and heterosexual couples the same rights as married unions.
The official Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano ran a front page editorial under the headline: "Christmas 2006: Eradication of the family is the priority of Italian politics."
It described the proposals - earmarked for introduction next year - as "senseless" and added: "The government's announcement that it intends to come up with a law on civil unions reiterates the hypocrisy of these initiatives, which aims exclusively to give credit to an alternative form of family."
from The Daily Mail