Rewriting the 'Fairy Tale' Adoption Narrative
When the White House affirmed November as National Adoption Month, it released a largely anodyne presidential…
Georgia Senate Votes to Allow Adoption Agencies to Refuse LGBTQ Couples
Georgia’s Senate has passed a bill that would allow adoption agencies receiving taxpayer funding the right to opt out…
'They Told Me They Knew What Was Best for Him': Stories From Inside the Child Welfare System
In collaboration with Rise magazine, Jezebel is publishing a series of articles written by parents affected by the…
Alabama Governor Signs Law Allowing Adoption Agencies to Discriminate Against Gay Couples
On Wednesday. Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 24 into law in Alabama, making it legal for faith-based adoption agencies…
A Ring of Scammers Is Trolling Adoption Websites and Duping Desperate Couples
South Carolina’s Post and Courier has a bizarre and heartbreaking story today about adoption scammers, who are tricking…
Woman Discovers an Old Coworker Is Her Birth Mom
Get ready to cry: TLC has a new show called Long Lost Family chronicling the stories of adults who were adopted as…
Rosie O'Donnell Talks Openly About Her Sadness Over Estranged Daughter
On October 17, 2015, Rosie O’Donnell performed at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York. But her set was punctuated by a me…
Nuns From Mother Teresa's Order Stop Adoptions Rather Than Work With Single, Divorced Parents
Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity, the group founded by the late Mother Teresa, will close down their 30 orphanages…
3 Miscarriages and a Miracle
My sore 36Cs are trying to bust out of my bra; my nose has become bionic, smelling toast burn from two blocks away. I…
Ted Cruz Event Gives 'Courage' Award to State Rep Who Gave Away Adoptees to Molester
Arkansas State Representative Justin Harris, who gave away his adopted daughters to a child molester because he and his…
This 72-Year-Old Woman Only Recently Found Out She's White
Verda Byrd is a 72-year-old white woman who thought she was black for most of her life.
Stop Telling Me and My Partner to Adopt
In March of this year, after a lot of discussion with my partner Charlie, I did something I’d been afraid to do for a…
Gay Couple Who Were Once ‘Father and Son’ Finally Marry
A gay couple who went through an adoption process in order to have certain legal rights were finally able to marry…
Jillian Lauren On Her New Book, Adoption & Touring With Weezer
Perhaps Margaret Cho said it best when she called Jillian Lauren a “punk rock Scheherazade.” Lauren hit the literary…
Pol Who Gave Away Adopted Daughters Thought They Were Possessed
The Arkansas Times continues to do a stellar job unraveling the incredibly disturbing story of Arkansas State…
Pol Who Gave Away Adopted Child Says He's Suffered 'Severe Injustice'
Justin Harris, the Arkansas state rep who gave away his adopted daughters to a man who then sexually abused one of…
Politician Accused of 'Giving Away' Adopted Child to Sexual Abuser
An intense and disturbing investigative piece published by the Arkansas Times alleges that State Representative Justin…
The 'Orphan' Kim Kardashian Tried to Adopt Has Politely Declined
Pink, the Thai girl who Kim Kardashian wanted to adopt on a recent episode of her show, has spoken out about the…
Woman Is Relentlessly Attacked by Hilarious Monster Cat
"If you have bad kids, please let them play with him." "He gets naughty when he watches Cats From Hell." "Stop it! I'm…
Vending Machines in Turkey Feed Stray Animals Waiting to Be Adopted
There are over 100,000 stray cats and dogs living in Istanbul, Turkey. And while more than 14 million people live…