Two weeks after news of their "genderless" baby made headlines around the world, the Toronto parents of baby Storm took to the airwaves to talk about the attention they've received.A photo of baby Storm appears on ABC's Good Morning America.
The story of Kathy Witterick and David Stocker's decision to raise their baby without revealing the gender to anyone but close family relations appeared on the front page of the Toronto Star over the Victoria Day long weekend. Since then, an avalanche of media attention has driven them into silence.
Until Monday, when they consented to an interview with CBC Radio.
"Because the more that we try and prioritize our family, and step back from the media," Witterick explained to "Q" host Jian Ghomeshi, "the more the media seems to be creating a story that doesn't really exist."
Storm's parents revealed that, after the Toronto Star published its front page feature about the "genderless" baby on May 21, media outlets who doggedly pursued a follow-up included People magazine, the Oprah Winfrey Network, and the Australian "60 Minutes."
The attention motivated the couple to grant one audio interview with a relatively quiet Storm in tow.
The global hype around the story has taken Witterick and Stocker by surprise. While reporter Jayme Poisson asked to spend a day with the family after an initial chat, and many photos were taken, they still didn't expect such a prominent article in the Star.
Parents of ‘genderless’ Toronto baby surface to talk about unwanted media attention
