This just in: Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black have just revealed the sex of their baby. Not just that, but they’re hitting back at critics over their decision to use a surrogate.
“We’re going to have a little boy!” Tom revealed in a new interview with Fearne Cotton’s podcast Happy Place.
The couple confirmed that they conceived the child via an egg donor using another woman as a surrogate. Who the father is will remain a mystery (for now) as they both gave sperm samples.
“Try as we did and have, we just couldn’t get pregnant on our own!” Lance added. “Every effort was made, let me tell you.”
Related: People are really pissed off about Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black having a baby
So what about all that awful criticism they received when they first announced they were expecting a baby? In case you forgot, the internet wasn’t exactly beaming with well-wishes:
Correction: Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black announce that they have bought a baby. The couple have bought a baby taking advantage of their economic privileges on a woman who, undoubtedly, does it by her own choice and not by necessity.
— Raúl IV (@Raul__IV) February 14, 2018
Tom Daley announces he is expecting 1st child. How was it conceived Tom did ur “husband” ram hus cok up ur arse deposit sperm in ur rectum is that how we conceive kids these days? Your NOT a mother or father your a FAIRY who is being given a child like it was a pet dog
— Tony Black (@TonyBlack1872) February 15, 2018
"Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black announce that they're having a baby: " No they aren't. #Biology
— SpanningTime (@shaun_wilkinson) February 14, 2018
Lance said he was genuinely “shocked” by the hateful responses.
“I’ve been in the LGBT rights battle for a long time now and I’ve faced a lot of discrimination,” he explained. “It hasn’t been an easy path and I’ve gotten quite used to that. But I was shocked to have this response to us having a child.”
Tom agreed, adding:
It’s difficult because you see stuff online. We know we have wanted a kid more than anything in the world. When people judge about us using a surrogate and stuff… there are people who can’t have kids, and I don’t think there would be as much drama if it was a straight couple.
Take Kim Kardashian, for example – she used a surrogate and there wasn’t any issue with it. There is an element of difference in terms of the way we’ve been treated.
Word.
Luckily, there seem to be a lot more well-wishers this time around…
I'm so happy for you guys???@tomdaley1994 @dlanceblack
— Laura ??????? (@lostinmikaland) March 5, 2018
Just listened to @Fearnecotton first two podcasts with @TomDaley1994 @DLanceBlack and @Dawn_French They are really great and so nice to listen to something different and inspiring! ?? #HappyPlace
— Shane Moulder (@ShaneMoulder) March 5, 2018
Adam Rippon joins an exclusive club, along with Tom Daley and Sam Smith, who has been openly criticised by gay men for a number of reasons.
— Liam Cahill (@Liampcahill) March 5, 2018
This was cuuute (and funny too!)
Maybe one day you could film the husband tag with Lance… ?
— Beatrice ? (@itsmikapenniman) March 4, 2018
Omg just listened to @DLanceBlack and @TomDaley1994 interview with @Fearnecotton Such a beautiful & honest conversation. I’m beyond happy for U both on Ur baby news. Your little baby boy ? will never want for anything because he will be so loved, that’s what a child needs ??
— Salliemarie Hornby? (@MsSalliemarie) March 5, 2018
Is there a famous gay man that gay Twitter does NOT want to demolish?
We get it. You dont like Tom Daley, Sam Smith, Adam Rippon….keep your negativity to yourself. pic.twitter.com/x38voe7VQw
— antony. (@PushYaPushPop) March 5, 2018
Related: Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black are bringing a third into their relationship
Mikah92
They will be great dads.
Tobi
It’s fantastic news, at last, Tom will have someone his own age to play with.
JaredMacBride
I can understand people being tired of their endless self-promotion, but for anyone to get worked up over something that is none of their concern is borderline insane.
Paco
Posting private stuff online kinda invites it to be the concern of others.
jjose712
Yes, but nobody obligues you to follow them on instagram. And there’s a big difference between find them annoying and posting hating messages on twitter
Nahald
Sadly, the one thing I have learned is that MOST haters are terribly unhappy with their own lives. You should feel sorry for them rather than angry at them.
sanfranca1
Congratulations Tom & Dustin.
Dymension
Don’t understand all of the hate. Let them live their lives. If you are tired of seeing them, don’t look at them.
Nahald
Sadly, the one thing I have learned is that MOST haters are terribly unhappy with their own lives. You should feel sorry for them rather than angry at them.
Donston
I understand getting tired of their unrelenting self-promotion. And no, I could never be a “fan” of a couple that began when one was 17/18 and the other was almost 40. It also seems kinda silly to be bringing a baby into a marriage that been going on for only a year, where one partner is barely in their 20’s and the other was just complaining about never spending any time together and how both were so career-foused. Having said that, I wouldn’t bother throwing hate at them on social media. And I hope they’re solid parents.
As a sidenote, never think comparing yourself to a Kardashian will make you seem more logical.
Paco
They couldn’t have chosen a lower bar to compare themselves to than a Kardashian.
Jaxton
Only one of them is the dad, presumably. The other is a spectator.
If they think we should accept both of them as dads, no way. Sperm cannot fertilize sperm. Oil cannot mix with water. Poo doesn’t become cotton candy just because you want it to be.
Puckersnique
And being able to shoot a load doesn’t make you a father. Raising the child and taking care of and supporting the child makes your a parent.
Donston
These are the mind tricks he plays with himself to make same-sex relationships look insubstantial and below par and to praise closet cases, men who don’t commit to other men and “straight guys”. It’s all just a vicious cycle of self-hate. There’s nothing to do but feel sorry for the dude.
Tobi
“Poo doesn’t become cotton candy just because you want it to be.”
You should know Brian, you’ve eaten enough poo to be able to tell the difference.
DCguy
Your comment negates the idea of adoption. It’s funny when Right wing trolls don’t think before they post. Because, you know, without adoption, what will become of all those unwatned babies that will be born if you succeed in outlawing abortion?
heath0043
So adoption doesn’t make a man a dad in a straight relationship, just a placeholder? What exactly is the man who adopts called? The law looks at him as a father/dad. Does that also mean that if a woman adopts she is not a mother? Whoever in this relationship is the biological father, the other will adopt, thus making them both fathers/dads.
jd.cali
I’m happy for them.
But I don’t care to follow their every move in social media. I’m simply tired of their thirst for fame. And Queerty especially Glen Graham are obsessed with them.
whatsaywhat
I wrote a comment that said almost the exact same thing … and Queerty deleted it.
DCguy
Whenever I think I’m tired of their self promotion, I just have to remember what the Kardashians do whenever one of them has managed to get knocked up, and these two seem refreshingly tame.
Additionally, the attacks on them were pure homophobia, so f*ck those bigots, I hope these two get a reality show together and it’s beamed into every one of those d*cks homes.
Heywood Jablowme
They should have tried harder to get Tom pregnant.
Nahald
Sadly, the one thing I have learned is that MOST haters are terribly unhappy with their own lives. You should feel sorry for them rather than angry at them.
DCguy
No, feeling sorry for them and not confronting their ignorance is what lead us down the path to get Trump.
For YEARS people espousing crazy religious views and bigotry were treated with kid gloves and given the impression that their views had validity.
Nope, f*ck them.
metta
Congratulations! Wishing them a healthy and happy family!
ptb2016
I’m insanely jealous of Dustin, but wish him and Tom all the best. I’m angered by the hateful responses of some members of the gay community. Some might say they don’t like gays aleing heterosexuals in everything, marriage, family and such. But as one comedian said, what’s wrong with them having to suffer like the rest of us married guys do? Though I think a lot of it comes from jealousy. Hard to ignore, but try your best to. A metaphorical hug to you both!