Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka's Twins Are Born

By Zach Dionne Posted Oct 15th 2010 04:56PM

Neil Patrick Harris and longtime partner David Burtka's twins from a surrogate mother were born Tuesday, Oct. 12, NPH reported via Twitter.

"Babies!!" Harris, 37, wrote. The twins are named Gideon Scott and Harper Grace. "All of us are happy, healthy, tired, and a little pukey."

Harris tweeted in August that he and Burtka, his 35-year-old man of six years, would have children: "So, get this: David and I are expecting twins this fall. We're super excited/nervous/thrilled. Hoping the press can respect our privacy..." he tweeted.

"For over two decades, Americans have followed Neil Patrick Harris' journey from child star to popular leading man. Now, many will look on as he and his partner build a family together," Jarrett Barrios, president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance of Defamation (GLAAD) told PopEater in August. "As more and more loving and committed gay and lesbian couples start families together, it is important to see stories like Neil's that reflect what most fair-minded Americans already know: gay people and our families are no different than them. For many, Neil is the first gay person they've seen come out, fall in love and become a dad, and his story is helping Americans understand that gay people deserve the same opportunity to take care of our families and loved ones."

►Why Neil Patrick Harris Is So Important to the Gay Community

Tags: David Burtka, Neil Patrick Harris

Comments

(180)

Friday 15 October

By Kayla

Highest Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

Did you even consider how difficult it is for gay men to adopt jointly?

By Anne Bell

Somehow POOKIE, I get the impression that you would not be happy with them no matter what they do.

By Debbie

Congrats to the happy parents!!
To all of the people who have a problem with this...well you have the legal right to feel the way you feel, BUT the way I feel about this is I am sure that these two lucky babies will be brought up in a loving and caring home and it WILL be grounded. As long as the children have LOVING parents that is ALL that matters. Whether it's 2 women, 2 men or a man and woman, what matters is the love and caring will be there for those children!!!
Neil and David..Congrats to you both!!!

By ec

Lowest Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

these poor kids will grow up with a warped sense of what's normal.

By Opethjewel

And what is normal? Answer me that. My Mom has been married 4 times, my Dad has been married 3. As a child I witnessed abusive marriages from both my parents, had horrible step-parents, was moved from home to home, etc. Want to know something else? Every single one of my friends came from a broken home. So please, do share with all of us what the hell normal means. Sanctity of marriage? What a joke. Divorce is at an all time high, give it a rest.

By JUSTJAY2U

NORMAL? NO SUCH THING, THE WORD MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO EVERYONE. TO THEM IT MAY BE NORMAL BUT FOR YOU IT MAY NOT.

By Tee

Congratulations to Neil and David.Much health and happiness to them and their two new bundles of joy. Children need parents who can love and take care of them--doesn't matter whether they are heterosexual or homosexual. And birthmothers choose adoption for many reasons--and very seldomly is it for money or convenience--it is for wanting their child to have a better, happier more stable life than they feel they can give them--it's a brave decision they make.

By Marsha

What the heck would they be tired of? It ain't like either one of them had to push the babies out.

By mackskygifts

My son's father was tired, taking care of a newborn is tiring, even if you aren't a single parent. Twins!! Twice the tired. :)
Best of luck to the new parents.

By linda

Low Ranked Vote down Vote up Report this

Pukey is the appropriate word!

By jbsasktheape200

This is a shame, I feel so sorry for those children, wait until they have to go to school, wait until they are teenagers.

You are right there are so my children that are already in this world, why do they have to go and have new ones?
It wouldn't be bad if they got a kid that was "tossed" away already but this thing of gays and lesbians having babies is a dam shame and they should all rot in hell.

Saturday 16 October

By Heather

High Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

Seems you think about this a lot. I doubt it will really touch your life in any way.
I am sure they will be good parents.

By sean

Which one "donated" their sperm?

This is why people can't take these gays, they do things for themselves, they are very selfish people, did these homos for one minute think about how life is going to be for these children, school, friends, dating, etc.?
You want to be a homo then you don't belong having children.

By William

jbsasktheape200:

you really are an ape with advice like this. Let's just hope that you aren't the "missing link" that everyone's been looking for.

I say, "Congratulations!" to Neil & David. It's too bad that there aren't more courageous gay couples in the spotlight for everyone to realize that gay couples want what str8 couples have. My partner & I don't have any children together, but we've been together longer (almost 9 years) than most conventional marriages these days. More than 50% of all marriages end in a divorce. Get real!

By tammy c

R u serious? Who the heck are you to say they won't have "normal" lives? My mom is a lesbian and I had a normal childhood and no problem with dating or making friends, so if you don't know what you are talking about then shut up!

By Sally

Well, since these aren't their first children, I'm pretty sure they knew what they were getting into. These twins make 3 & 4.

Vote down Vote up Report this

Just a guess. You are a "good Christian" correct? How many heterosexual couples beat, torture, even kill their children? I am happy for them. All of them.

By Diane

I think that it is very wrong for any gay/lesbain couple to have children. This is not NATURAL. I am so sick of having to keep my opinions to myself with this. If that is the life style that you want to live you have no right to confuse a child of what a natural relationship is. Get over yourselves, you can't make children on your own so get the hint that you are not ment to have any!

Page 3 of 9