The unique story of a gay couple who adopted an abandoned baby on the subway

They found a child left on her subway platform New York 20 years ago and did not think for a moment.

The gay couple adopted the child and now, 20 years later, they reveal to the world how much he grew up and how much love they have given him.

Danny Stewart, 34 (August 2000), found the newborn in the Manhattan subway and called police.

In a family court a few months later, in December 2000, the judge asked him if he would like to adopt the baby and Danny immediately said yes.

Danny and his then 32-year-old partner Pete Mercurio named the child Kevin. In fact, when New York legalized same-sex marriage in 2011, the two married and the same judge who gave them their son performed the ceremony.

Kevin is now a 20-year-old college student studying math and computer science. Last year, Pete, now 52, ​​released a fairy tale («Our Subway Baby») for their story, how they suddenly became parents that is.

The family has occupied the press several times during these two decades. The judge played a key role, proposing to the couple that they adopt the child so that it does not end up in an institution. It even simplified the adoption procedures for the couple, since the baby was a victim of abandonment.

The adoption process was completed in December 2002. “The first thing everyone wants to know is how he shouts at us,” Danny said in an earlier interview. Papi ».

The illustrated fairy tale in fact, they had to make it as the child grew up, in order to learn its special story.

The judge revealed at their wedding why she asked Danny to adopt the child. Babies, he said, need to connect with someone and Danny was his most important bond at the time.

The judge also had a good feeling for the gay couple as parents.