Tom Daley’s husband Dustin Lance Black hits back at homophobic caller on BBC radio

Dustin Lance Black has hit back at a homophobic caller who disagreed with “two blokes” raising a child.

The US producer is preparing to welcome his first child with husband Tom Daley via a surrogate.

During a discussion on BBC Radio 5 Live, one listener said: “I don’t mind surrogacy, but I don’t think two blokes can bring a baby up. You need the mother there. The mother is the one.”

Black replied: “I hear you, but there’s all different kinds of families out there in the world and for many, many different reasons, some more tragic than others. Children are raised by single parents all the time.

“I’d like to claim myself as one who was raised by a single mother for some difficult reasons. I think I had a very strong mother who raised me incredibly well and I think, you know.

“Will it be important that our son meet women in his life? Absolutely, absolutely and that will be there, it would be wrong to deprive a child of that and frankly bizarre and probably impossible.”

Daley and Black announced they are set to become parents in a touching Valentine’s Day post of their baby scan.

The couple, who tied the knot in May last year, were defended by fans who hit back at vile homophobic trolls who claimed their child will have “psychological issues” after growing up in an “unnatural environment”.

The celebrity couple recently announced plans to raise their baby in the UK despite “legal challenges”.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live last month, Black said: “We would like to raise our son here and because of that we are going to face some real legal challenges.

“It would be a much easier path if we decided to raise our son in the US but this country is home for us.”