April 20, 2010
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This is perhaps one of the most ridiculous things I’ve heard in ages. A Maryland company authorized by the state to place children with foster families has refused a foster license to a Muslim woman, because she doesn’t allow pork … Continue reading
February 4, 2010
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Update: It appears that these children really were rescued — by the people who stopped them from being taken out of the country. It’s being reported now that the 10 missionaries have been charged with child kidnapping and criminal association. … Continue reading
January 14, 2009
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It’s a question I get every other time I describe to people the process we had to go through in order to adopt. Actually, it was no different from the process any other couple would have to go through in … Continue reading
January 12, 2009
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I realize I should probably let it go. After all, there are some people you’re just never gonna reach. Let me explain it this way. When I first came to D.C. to work in politics, and to work specifically on … Continue reading
December 2, 2008
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We didn’t know it yet, but a year ago Dylan came into the world. It would be just a couple of days before he joined our family. It was a sweet surprise. We’d come back home after a long, heartbreaking … Continue reading
December 1, 2008
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It’s been while since I’ve posted another installment in this series, but there seems no better time, given the ongoing controversy over same-sex marriage and the verdict on the Florida gay adoption ban. At the time I wrote: Like I … Continue reading
November 28, 2008
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In the wake of the news that Florida’s gay adoption ban was ruled unconstitutional, I made this observation about the right and adoption. I can tell you, though, after marriage the right will come after our families next. What some … Continue reading
November 25, 2008
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I’ve been in meeting most of the afternoon, so I haven’t had a chance to read anything, let alone post anything. But it was nice that the first thing I read when I get back to my desk was that … Continue reading
July 15, 2008
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It’s official! We finalized Dylan’s adoption today, in front of the judge and everything! So, I can finally post a picture. And just for good measure.
May 28, 2008
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Ever since I wrote a post about adoption and African American children back in 2004, I get occasional emails from people considering adoption — considering cross-racial adoption, especially — asking for information and advice. I’m not an expert, by any … Continue reading
January 2, 2008
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I’ve hinted at it a few times, but hesitated to say anything about it until. Given what happened last time, I’m somewhat reluctant to say much about it even now. But there’s a limit to how long one can keep … Continue reading
November 19, 2007
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So, Saturday was Parker’s fifth birthday, which — appropriately enough — was also National Adoption Day. And tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the day we found out his birth mother was considering us to be his adoptive parents. And … Continue reading
October 12, 2007
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I haven’t had a chance to address the news that Arkansas will have an anti-gay adoption initiative on the ballot if the Arkansas Family Council has it’s way, now that it has the go ahead to start gathering the necessary … Continue reading
September 30, 2007
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(Ed. Notes: Comments are closed, but you can send emails via the contact page.) This is without a doubt the hardest thing I’ve ever had to write. We are finally home. We arrived late Thursday night. But we have come … Continue reading
August 6, 2007
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When I wrote the previous post, I hadn’t thought about the possibility of it becoming a series. But since posting it, I’ve received a few stories via email and come across more in the news that I thought worth highlighting. … Continue reading
June 27, 2007
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There’s a lot of encouraging news out about young people right now. And I’m not talking about the high school seniors who took Bush to task on torture. (I think that’s great, BTW). It’s the New York Times article about … Continue reading
April 11, 2007
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Around this time last year I posted about reports that Adoption.Com discriminated against gays seeking to adopt, and a lawsuit filed by one couple. Well, it looks like the discrimination suit against Adoption.com is moving forward. More than three years … Continue reading
March 31, 2007
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It’s one of those things most families probably take for granted but that gay families deal with on a regular basis; the kind of thing you do without thinking in the course of going about your life an doing things … Continue reading
February 26, 2007
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I’ve never readSuze Orman’s books, and I’ve only seen part of one of her television appearances. I got as far as writing down my “money fears,” as she called them, but no further. Talking finances alternately confuses me, frustrates me, … Continue reading
November 16, 2006
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It will be interesting to see what, if any, reaction people have to news that a lesbian couple in New Jersey won the right to both be listed as parents on their child’s birth certificate. And on the day before … Continue reading