First single gay man in Scotland to adopt a child speaks of his joy at becoming a dad

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A dad has become the first single gay man in Scotland to adopt a child.Thomas Anderson always knew he wanted to be a dad, but being a gay man, he feared it might never happen.But four years ago the 33-year-old saw an advert for St Andrew's Children's Society on Facebook and decided he was going to try to give a child a home.He said: "I was desperate to be a dad and there were so many kids out there who needed parents.

It was that simple."Backed by his family, Thomas then embarked on a two year journey to get his son.He said: "It is a long process and so many checks, but finally I went to an Exchange Day, which is almost like a careers day, where there are various local authorities there advocating for the children in their care and you are