I don't want the staggeringly wealthy Elton John and his family to represent the standard of gay fatherhood any more than straight people want the stunningly beautiful Angelina Jolie and her family to represent the standard of heterosexual parenthood. Stars are outliers; stars are exceptions.

My idea of a holiday was following my family up the hill with my pekinese, who would skip over the heather in front of me.

I work when I'm alone, but I have children and a family and a job, so alone time is at a premium.

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