Recent Blog Posts: Adoption

  • Adoption Resources for LGBTQ+ Families from Adoptees 
    COLAGE is dedicated to supporting and uplifting the voices of youth and adult children with one or more LGBTQ+ parent/caregiver, also known as COLAGErs.  Here are
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    What’s a Second Parent adoption?
    By Kathy Brodsky, L.C.S.W How I hate that term – second parent – all parents should be equal. Unfortunately, under the law, that’s not the
  • Male Couple Talking With Financial Advisor In Office Smiling
    Post-DOMA: Second Parent Adoption Tax Credit Updates for Same-Sex Unmarried Parents
    By Melissa B. Brisman, Esq In most cases, if a same-sex couple is not married, a federal income tax credit is likely to cover many
  • Kids Pay the Price: Defeating Religious Exemption Programs in Child Welfare
    At the recent Creating Change conference in Detroit, Family Equality, represented by Senior Policy Counsel, Shelbi Day, shared about how religious exemptions laws harm LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ Family Building Survey
    LGBTQ Family Building Survey
    Executive Summary The LGBTQ Family Building Survey provides new insight into how many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people are interested in becoming
  • Family Equality - Advancing Equality for LGBTQ Families
    2019 LGBTQ Family Building Guide
    Our 2019 LGBTQ Family Building Guide is designed to help hopeful parents learn more about all approaches to family building and reproductive health for the LGBTQ community. All articles are written by experts in their fields, and the Guide is available to download or read online.
  • Parenting Options for the LGBTQ+ Community Handbook
    This informational handbook provides a comprehensive overview of family building options for LGBTQ+ individuals. It includes: Medical and legal information all LGBTQ+ individuals should know
  • Anne and Angie Holding Hands with their Two Children
    The Buckles Family: Finding Abundant Love through Adoption
    Family is made in so many different ways. I really thought that my family would be biologically mine and it would be some how “less than” if it happened any other way. That hasn’t been the case at all. We have found abundant love..... I really feel like Izzy and Isaac were waiting for us all along. "
  • Trystan and Biff with their Two Children in a Wagon
    Trystan & Biff’s Adoption Story
    “I think for me, one of the big lessons is that when you are parenting children and there is uncertainty about when you can be in their life, you have to put aside your own desires and do what is best for the kids.”
  • Dana and Kristy in Field with Great Danes
    States of Equality: Dana & Christy in MI
    The couple reached out to two child placing agencies in their area: Catholic Charities and Bethany Christian Services. The agencies did not subject them to any in-depth investigation of their relationship or character — the only thing they knew was that the pair was a same-sex couple. And they were turned away because same-sex couples do not meet these agencies’ religious eligibility standards.
  • Letter to HHS Secretary Azar
    Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign Members tell HHS: Do NOT provide South Carolina with a license to discriminate!
    76 Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign members and allies have sent a letter to HHS’ Secretary Alex Azar with a clear message:  Discrimination harms
  • Scott and Josh in Florida: It Takes a Village
    “We were running away from a community that was our community, and also a community that needed to see us, visibly... They needed to understand that we are out there and we deserve the same rights and laws as them. It was just really important that we take our kids back to that area, where they do have family members, and allow them that opportunity to be a part of change.”