Do You Have Any Supporting Documents? By Gregory D. Luce on March 14, 2017 — 5 mins read The irony of such a question is not lost on any adoptee who has thought about what relationships mean while also being forced to prove them. More
The Missing ** of Adoptee Rights By Gregory D. Luce on February 7, 2017 — 5 mins read Truth and accuracy must be acknowledged at all times in adoptee rights legislation. It's a fundamental expectation. More
Parenthood Is Just a Swipe Away? By Gregory D. Luce on January 19, 2017 — 3 mins read Adoptly, the Tinder for adoption, is a hoax. But if it isn't, it obviously should be. More
Petitioning the D.C. Court for Your Adoption Records By Gregory D. Luce on January 16, 2017 — 11 mins read This goes out to D.C. adoptees who are considering whether or not to petition the court to release your sealed adoption records. More
The More Things Kinda Be the Same By Gregory D. Luce on January 13, 2017 — 18 mins read In 1979, Judge Joyce Hens Green issued a landmark D.C. opinion that gave an adult adoptee the identities of her birth parents. It's time, again. More
A Research Offer for Adoptees By Gregory D. Luce on December 16, 2016 — 3 mins read Providing fellow adoptees, at least for a limited time, access to archival resources without having to travel halfway across the country. More
Why I Write Letters to People Who Usually Don’t Respond By Gregory D. Luce on September 22, 2016 — 8 mins read It's really about wonder. And about the secrets surrounding a mother, her child, and the relinquishment and adoption that followed More
But, Hey, At Least We Got Some Statistics By Gregory D. Luce on September 18, 2016 — 7 mins read The lesson from the court's opinion is clear. And it is a lesson adoptees have to learn and relearn all the time, whether implicitly or explicitly: seek reunion and you shall lose. More
The Name of the Adoptee Shall Henceforth Be Fixed By Gregory D. Luce on May 11, 2016 — 15 mins read More than fifty years ago, a court order created me as adoptee and made adoptive parents out of a suburban Maryland couple. It did other things as well. More
From Clean to Dirty to Dead By Gregory D. Luce on April 18, 2016 — 1 min read It's time to kill the Missouri 'adoptee rights' bill. It's time to talk candidly with the sponsor, who is an adoptee, to figure out how to fight a different fight another day. More
