Victoria's Secret model reveals what it's like to be born via IVF to a lesbian mother and gay father
Today, 22-year-old Danish model Josephine Skriver is used to walking the runway for top brands like Victoria's Secret...
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Skriver recently told her story to i-D magazine, revealing that she was conceived via IVF and raised by a lesbian mother and gay father.
In a video interview with i-D, she explains: "When people look at me and know that I'm an IVF kid, I hope they see a person, a human being, just like anyone else. You get so many, 'She's not made the natural way, she shouldn't even be here,' but I am not a science experiment, I am not synthetic, I am just as real as you are."
"My upbringing was a little different from other people. I have a mom who is gay and it's not as easy to all of a sudden get pregnant. But ever since she was a kid, she wanted to be a mom. So in Denmark in 1992, there was this newsletter for the whole LGBTQ community and my mom put an ad in there saying 'I want to bring a child into this world, does anyone want to be a part of that?'" She got a few replies and the first one ended up being my dad."
"Nine months later, I was out.""I grew up up with a mom, a dad, and a bonus set of parents."
"Looking back on my childhood, as a kid, I didn't think it was that different. My parents were super open about it, there was no hiding it and no shame...""Until I started school and people told me I was different and told me I was weird." "But I was such a proud kid that no one ever really bullied me.""It wasn't until I grew up and started traveling as a model that I realized how not accepting the rest of the world is. On social media, it gets really hard with the hate. It's the one place people can say whatever they want without consequences. You get so many comments like 'that's disgusting,' 'that's gross', 'I feel bad for you' and what's hard about social media is that I can't really talk back."
Today, Skriver frequently post about her family on social media.
"Grateful to call this amazing woman our mom. You inspire us every day to be the best people we can. No heart has more love and acceptance than yours. Thank you for everything #HappyMothersday we love you ??????"
Watch Skriver tell her story in her own words below:
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