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Events and Programming
We sponsor and organize events and projects that work to change the narrative of adoption while centering adoptee lives and experiences.
It goes on one at a time,
from “the Low Road” by Marge PIERCY
it starts when you care
to act, it starts when you do
it again and they said no,
it starts when you say We
and know who you mean, and each
day you mean one more.
Legislation
We track and monitor adoptee rights legislation in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US Congress. If a pending or recently enacted bill relates to the rights of adult adopted people in the United States, we will list it.
Domestic and Intercountry Adoptee Rights
Overview of legislation that impacts adult adopted people who were born or adopted in the United States.
Latest News and Events
Adoption, Abortion Politics, and Adoptee Rights in a Post-Roe World
Roe v. Wade has been overturned, and adoption and family severance was a core consideration in the decision. How do we, as adopted people, now move forward with right-based work and advocacy in a vastly different landscape for women, adoption, and reproductive freedom?
Read More Adoption, Abortion Politics, and Adoptee Rights in a Post-Roe World
Rainbow Adoptees: The Intersection of Queerness and Adoption
A Pride Month conversation by and about LGBTQIA+ adoptees. All are welcome!
Read More Rainbow Adoptees: The Intersection of Queerness and Adoption
Open Forum: May 11
Join us for an open forum, where we’re sure to talk about legislation, legal developments, and what adoption (and life) may look like in a post-Roe world.
Adoptee Wiki: Next Steps
Join us on April 27 to discuss next steps of the Wikipedia Editathon project, including which Wikipedia subjects to tackle and how we will plan logistics, resources, future get-togethers, and editing sessions.
Update: Conferees Announced for Bill with Intercountry Adoptee Citizenship Provisions
More than 100 conference committee members will soon begin negotiating a massive technology bill, a version of which could eliminate a loophole denying US citizenship to thousands of intercountry adoptees.
Read More Update: Conferees Announced for Bill with Intercountry Adoptee Citizenship Provisions
Religion and Adoption: A Conversation
A conversation about how religion and faith have shaped three adoptees, and how it may—or may not— continue to impact their lives and thoughts on adoption today.