It’s late Saturday afternoon in a house in Pretoria last
month. I’m talking to an Indian woman married to a white woman. Together they
have adopted a mixed-race baby, who at this moment is heading towards the
sparkling blue pool, intent on splashing in it, even though autumn has started
its slow creep towards winter.
“It has allowed me to have the family I have.”
The woman’s simple statement cuts through all talk and
all reflection, philosophy becomes mute and falls away – it brings it all to
the foreground. A gay couple who have adopted a child – the perfect poster
children for Mandela’s vision. Is there anything more left to say? The sun’s
shining, we’ve tucked into melktert and rooibos tea....Read more here
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