John Corvino
By John Corvino, columnist, 365gay.com
Many years ago, when I was about 10 years old, my father was driving me to school one day when a story came on the radio about a man convicted of abusing his own children.
I said something like “I can’t believe a father would do that to his own kids.”
“That man isn’t a father,” my Dad replied instantly. “Not a real one. It takes more than getting someone pregnant to make someone a father.” (He may have used more colorful language, possibly involving hand gestures.)
Dad was right, of course.
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