Italian and Irish politicians have used a viral baby picture of same-sex Toronto dads to oppose two-father families.

Gay dads - Photo by Lindsay Foster

It’s a touching scene, liable to make any parent a little weepy. Milo’s two dads hold him close, their faces awash with emotion as they meet their baby boy for the first time.

In 2014, a photo of Toronto couple BJ Barone and Frankie Nelson cradling their newborn went viral.

“That image has probably been seen in every country,” said Lindsay Foster, who took the photo and is a friend of Milo’s surrogate mom.

But not all that viral attention has been positive, as politicians in Ireland and Italy have used the birth photo in their campaigns against same-sex parenthood and surrogacy.

Read more at thestar.com

Photo by Lindsay Foster

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