Kyle Casson's process of coming out as gay wasn't an easy one, living in a predominantly conservative town of Doncaster, Yorkshire.
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Once he overcame that hurdle, he started seeking out his bigger goal of becoming a father at just 23 years old. And so he considered his options, albeit there weren't many for a single gay father-to-be.
After being rejected by every clinic he had gotten in touch with across the country, even his plans to have his child via IVF with a female relative fell through.
His next move left the entire country completely divided in judgement: he asked his mother, Anne-Marie Casson, who was 45 years old at the time, to be the surrogate to carry his child...