I got an email informing me that for me to leave the hospital with my babies, I would need to be with a female companion- and not just any companion (like my mother), but someone who could look like she was my wife! To add insult to injury, the clinic said if I couldn't conjure up a "spouse" in time, it could provide a stand-in-for an eye-watering sum of $10,000. Yes, you read that right.
I chose Kenya because the clinic had said the country was friendly to same-sex intended parents and single males like me. And now they were telling me I would have to conceal my true self if I wanted to have my family. I was angry and disappointed-more than that, I felt betrayed.
Unfortunately, there has been an incident in Kenya, and it is out of our control," she said. Her calm and cool demeanor didn't crack. I was convinced there was more to the story, but even if there was it wouldn't change the harsh truth: I was completely screwed.
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