I often hear people refer to The Hague Convention as if it somehow resolves the problems we've seen with #adoptions. But as you can read here, it doesn't.
https://medium.com/thoughtless-delineation/the-hagues-complicity-in-child-trafficking-bcd37267ce36
#Russian #parliament backs #ban on #adoptions from #countries that allow #gender #transitions.
#Russia itself last year introduced a #ban on people #legally or #medically #changing their #gender.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Russia #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #FuckRussia #FuckPutin #EmptyThePews
V WaPo:
#China shut down foreign #adoptions . This family doesn’t want to give up.
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Free pet adoptions this weekend January 26th – 28th at all County animal shelter locations in Santa Barbara, Lompoc, and Santa Maria. #animal #adoptions #SantaBarbara #Lompoc #SantaMaria #SantaBarbaraCounty https://www.edhat.com/news/santa-barbara-county-animal-services-sbcas-releases-2023-annual-report/
#Pennsylvania #SupremeCourt raises bar for #coparent #adoptions.
A #decision by the #Pennsylvania #SupremeCourt will now make it more difficult for both same- and different-sex #couples to obtain #coparent (sometimes called #secondparent) #adoptions unless they are #married.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Pennsylvania #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia
https://epgn.com/2023/09/11/pennsylvania-supreme-court-raises-bar-for-co-parent-adoptions/
