"Blood can help make family, but family often transcends blood."
- DaShanne Stokes
"People think that LGBTs adopting children will hurt them, but it's not being in loving homes that hurts children most."
"Laws forbidding adoptees from accessing their original birth certificates are outdated and need to be changed today."
"Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn't change."
"Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change."
"Adoptees deserve open records because deception and partial truths do not set us free."
"What matters most is not 'what' you are, but 'who' you are."
"Adoption isn't just a childhood experience, it's a life-long experience."
"It's illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adoptees deserve the same rights and protections."
"Destiny is not always preordained. Life is about making choices. Our lives are the sum of all the choices we make, the bridges we cross, and the ones we burn. Our souls cast long shadows over many peo..."
- Judith Land