The Department of State (DOS), the central authority over international adoptions, released a proposal of new rules about international adoption last month and it’s a little disturbing. If these new rules go into affect, they could essentially make it more difficult for U.S. couples and singles to adopt overseas, or worst, erase the option entirely. […]
By Jillian Lauren Yesterday, the four of us drove out to Lancaster and stood holding hands under the fluorescent lights of the juvenile court. The kindly Santa Claus of a judge spoke a few magic words and in an instant the world got brighter, our breathing easier, the burden on our shoulders lighter… Dearest friends, […]
Parents who choose to create their family through private or foster adoption obviously go through a different process than those who have children naturally. There isn’t nine months of waiting – sometimes it’s two years or one year or six months. Your family and friends and even yourself can only prepare so much for the […]
Times are changing in the United States. Sometimes the policies in the U.S. can feel slow or backwards at times, but for the most part, things are changing for the LGBT community in great and positive ways. One of those changes: the LGBT community and the foster care system. Yes, 10 years ago, it was […]
Mark and Kristen Howerton are part of a family of six. They had two biological children and one adopted child before they tried to adopt Kembert, a child from Haiti. They met Kembert when he was still an infant in a crib, however, they would not be able to adopt him for another three years. […]
Though most Valentine’s Day commercials feature loving couples, Honey Maid went a different route this year. They celebrated love, but love that is found through the acceptance of family members in LGBT and adoptive families. The video is a compilation of home videos showing love between family. There’s the mother who accepts her son’s coming […]
By Alex Temblador November 21st is National Adoption Day, a day that brings awareness to the thousands of children that are currently waiting in the foster care system for a home. Across the country, hundreds of families are being formed, new parents are signing legal papers to bring their children home, and kids are radiating with […]
