Support LGA Magazine
I just backed this Kickstarter project. Have you? Not familiar with it? Learn more about it here. Brief extract below. LGA to launch Gazillion Voices, an adoptee-led magazine focusing on topics and...
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I have not written about the Dustin and Veronica Brown case until now. Much like the media storm over Kaepernick and his refusal to meet his first mother, this case makes me too sad and too triggered...
View ArticleFirst They Came For Veronica
Like much of the family preservation and adoption reform community, I am pained by the transfer of Veronica Brown to the adoptive parents. I am in tune enough with my own feelings to realize that...
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6/5/1986 Petition to Adopt Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Attached image published in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin in 1986. Essentially a public notice noting that a child is up for adoption. Not that different from say, oh, putting a piece of furniture up for...
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When Caseworkers Respond
Remember the mom of a few days ago that expressed interest in meeting with the Easter House caseworker? She wrote a letter and requested a meeting. Below is the response she received via certified...
View ArticleHelp CT Adoptees
Access Connecticut is conducting a crowdfunding campaign to help them retain their lobbyist for future adoptee rights work in Connecticut. They need $25K and are currently at $7K. You can donate...
View ArticleGood Adoptee in Cleveland
I will admit up front I know zero about the Adoption Network Cleveland and their conference. A friend whom I respect shared this on her Facebook wall. I am thereby assuming they are a decent org. Even...
View ArticleFirst They Came For Veronica
Like much of the family preservation and adoption reform community, I am pained by the transfer of Veronica Brown to the adoptive parents. I am in tune enough with my own feelings to realize that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
6/5/1986 Petition to Adopt Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Attached image published in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin in 1986. Essentially a public notice noting that a child is up for adoption. Not that different from say, oh, putting a piece of furniture up for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Caseworkers Respond
Remember the mom of a few days ago that expressed interest in meeting with the Easter House caseworker? She wrote a letter and requested a meeting. Below is the response she received via certified...
View ArticleHelp CT Adoptees
Access Connecticut is conducting a crowdfunding campaign to help them retain their lobbyist for future adoptee rights work in Connecticut. They need $25K and are currently at $7K. You can donate...
View ArticleGood Adoptee in Cleveland
I will admit up front I know zero about the Adoption Network Cleveland and their conference. A friend whom I respect shared this on her Facebook wall. I am thereby assuming they are a decent org. Even...
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