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Annals of Adoption

The Redemption of the Secret Love Child
Fifty years after my mother slept with her married boss and got pregnant with me, I’m coming out of hiding.
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Laura Jenkins
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Two Gay Chinese Dads. One Long and Winding Trip to Fatherhood.
Their journey starts in a country where same-sex marriage and surrogacy are illegal, and spans four years, two continents, and hundreds of thousands of…
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Zeyi Yang
Two Gay Chinese Dads. One Long and Winding Trip to Fatherhood.
Their journey starts in a country where gay marriage and surrogacy are illegal, and spans four years, two continents, and hundreds of thousands of…
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Zeyi Yang
The Redemption of the Secret Love Child
Fifty years after my mother slept with her married boss and got pregnant with me, I’m coming out of hiding.
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Laura Jenkins
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The Boy Who Cried Abuse
My son has reactive attachment disorder and constantly makes up elaborate lies about being abused. But then he actually was.
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Keri Williams
I Met My Long-Lost Brother…And I Was Overcome With Lust
I was 34 years old and it was a primal attraction I couldn’t control. But this was before I discovered Johnny’s dark predilections.
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Michele Leavitt
Babies For Sale: The Secret Adoptions That Haunt One Georgia Town
In midcentury Appalachia, an intrepid doctor sold newborns to desperate couples. Today they’re all grown up, and seeking answers.
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Matthew Steven Bruen
Before Marriage Was an Option, These Gay Couples Adopted Each Other
When marriage equality seemed a distant dream, some found a creative way to realize the legal benefits of family.
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C. Brian Smith
I Was Adopted—When I Was 41
At thirteen, a neglectful foster system tore me from the only woman I ever wanted to call “Mom.” Decades later I tracked her down and finally got my…
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Regina Louise
What It Feels Like to Be Adopted at 17
After years of misery and abuse, I finally learned what it’s like to have a loving and supportive family—right before my childhood officially ended.
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