In Tennessee, gay couples can’t adopt, right? Well, it’s not that simple. The process for GLBT couples is often long, with extra and often invisible hurdles. While a heterosexual couple can adopt as a couple, one member of a same-sex couple must adopt as a single parent. A second legal process secures guardianship for the second parent. Further, […]
By: Joey Uva Being connected and conscious of it can be difficult at times; it can also be something to look forward to when you know you have limits. My younger brother and his family moved to Texas last summer. My brother has been in the Air Force for over twenty years and was being […]
By: Chris Coyne The financial cost was really adding up. We traded in the sports car for a huge SUV that could shlep around all the gear we were sure to need for the girls. We purchased two cribs, car seats, and enough diapers to get us through the first year, thanks to diapers.com. We […]
By: Christopher Coyne “I need to set the record straight. I am sure you guys are worried but I cannot change my mind. I chose you to parent these girls because I can’t and I know you will be the best parents for them.” These are the first words our baby momma said to us […]
By: Chris Coyne I am not really sure if I was the one who pushed for adoption or if it was Jon. I am sure we both questioned if it was right along the way. We breezed through the home study. It was a bunch of paperwork, fingerprinting, a doctor’s visit, and a crappy autobiography. […]
By: Joey Uva A couple weeks ago I wrote about being a teenager and having a very sad and lonely Christmas. It was the kindness of an unknown person who left a Christmas tree on my car one night that gave me hope and got me through a very tough time in my life. After […]
By: Chris Coyne Jon and I both come from large families. Jon is the oldest of four boys. I was the youngest of four kids but my mother adopted four kids with her second husband. I have always supported my mother and her decision to adopt four beautiful children. My mom helped raise her brothers […]
By: Joey Uva When I was seventeen I had the loneliest and hardest Christmas of my life. I lived in a small town in Oklahoma and had moved away from home in my junior year of high school. After I moved out, my dad moved away with my younger brother. I was now pretty much […]
By: Chris Coyne Jon and I dated for a year before we moved in together. He had quit his job and entered business school right when I met him. I was working for a struggling media company based in the valley. My job offered lots of flexibility so we hung out most weekends. During a […]
By: Chris Coyne My mom was shocked, or so she said, when I told her I was gay. One of the first questions she asked me was shocking. She asked who the woman was going to be in a gay relationship. I explained to her that in a gay relationship it was two men and […]
