Every adoptee has different experiences and needs, and adoptees need space to process and heal in the ways that are right for them
Imperialist, white supremacist frameworks of adoption deny birth families and adoptees the autonomy and respect we deserve
While each adoption is different, the adoption and foster care systems reproduce white supremacy and classism by labeling poverty as neglect and using it to justify family separation
The same systems of violence that incarcerate and displace marginalized communities deny their reproductive freedom
Adoption discourse must allow space for adoptees’ individual experiences and the structural harms leading to and caused by adoption
Narratives of gratefulness harm adoptees and make it difficult to talk about experiences with violent histories and systems
Adoptees are intimately familiar with the same systems of white supremacist violence that make reproductive justice necessary
Family Equality CEO Stacey Stevenson discusses the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and their experiences with homophobia while starting and taking care of their family
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