“At only two short months of age he’d already had a whole life before we ever entered the picture — beginning with nine months in his first mother’s womb and continuing with social workers, cuddlers, doting nurses and doctors, lawyers and judges who made regular visits to this very courtroom… ”
Read More“No one can prepare you for the rollercoaster ride of parenting but our success is based on always considering our son’s needs first. We partner not only with each other but with teachers and other LGBTQ parents and our ‘Village’ to find solutions that work.”
Read More“The road to adoption is far from easy but definitely worth the trip. We couldn’t imagine our family without our boys.”
Read More“Unfortunately there is no standard roadmap for LGBTQ prospective adoptive parents pursuing adoption. Every journey is unique.”
Read More“In 1992 Janet Simons and Mary Hynes, two white women, were looking to adopt, and visited me at the orphanage my mom had given me to. Two months later I went home to live with them.”
“After all, we thought, we’re both teachers. We’re organized. We’re patient. If anyone can do this for these kids, it’s us. So, we quickly became a family of seven with an 8, 6, 4, 3, and 1-year-old.”
Read More“When we adopted, Ginger was listed on the home-study as my ‘roommate’ and legally, I was the parent that was adopting. It wasn’t until same-sex marriage became the law of the land, some 8 years later, that Ginger was able to also legally adopt our daughter.”
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