Australia’s lesbian Finance Minister expecting baby
“You have a child because you want a family and you want to have the opportunity of raising a child together. You don’t have a child to make a political statement.“
Penny Wong, Finance Minister of Ausatrlia, who announced that she and her partner, Sophie Allouache, are expecting a baby. (Herald Sun)
Canberra Times reported that they were grateful to their IVF service, and that they had promised the known biological father that his name would not be released to the media. Wong released the news because she felt there might be public interest related to her government position. (Canberra Times)
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