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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Zahra Khaliq

'I'm a gay single dad - people question me every day why I'm a father'

Single dad Joe Blackman has told how he is questioned every day on how he became a father by strangers after they learn he's gay.

The 23-year-old had his son Daice with a childhood friend who he began dating when he was 15.

After seven years of being in an on-and-off relationship, the 23-year-old realised he wanted to live his life openly and told his girlfriend that he was gay.

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