By way of just a brief post on two events of vast significance- Missouri SB  351 and Rhode Island S 0478 SUBSTITUTE A have both been signed into law by their respective states’ Governors. Personally, I view both as unclean bills, (others disagree with me about Rhode Island, viewing the age restriction as not “leaving […]

New Jersey There is a significant possibility that New Jersey’s botched legislation, SCS1406  (SCS799/1399)  has been pulled for this session. But this is no time to become complacent. We must keep the pressure on: keep educating, keep communicating with lawmakers and the Governor, and keep working for nothing short of restored equality. Those advocating in […]

Illinois- HB 5428 has gone to Governor Quinn. Time is running out to express you opposition to this travesty of a bill. Even if you’ve contacted the Governor before, please make another effort, this bill will do tremendous damage to adoptee rights. Bastard Nation’s Action Alert, BASTARD NATION ACTION ALERT: STOP HB 5428 – WRITE […]

For some time now I’ve been following the ongoing disaster in Rhode Island. This time around, they’ve come up to the edge of passing yet another “access for me, but not for thee” bill, by camouflaging it, falsely labeling it an adoptee rights bill, and co-opting Bastard voice by glossing over how their bill is […]

Joanne Wolf Small asked: So, where do you go from here? The answer deserved a post of its own, though I’ll let Mike find his own voice in his own timing and post whatever he adds as a guest blog. First of all, we settle back in here at home after the trip Mike and […]

Today I resigned my Bastard Nation lifetime membership. There were a number of reasons, but they all came down to BN’s “conditional endorsement” of the Rhode Island bill. I cannot be a part of any organization willing to in any way shape or form to support legislation that erects new barriers for Bastards deemed  “young.” Rhode […]

My last two posts have been important “Basic Building Blocks Posts” (BBBPs) that serve as backgrounder information to bear in mind as one looks at foster care-adoption financial incentives. “Foster-adopt” as a case study in the problems of adoption language & information hiding (BBBP part 1) When discussing Foster-Adopt, these are some Foster realities to […]