Baker, Judi. (March 13, 2007). Q & A: Queer and Adopted.The Advocate, Issue 981. Retrieved March 12, 2007. Also available in print form. When Judi Baker came out, her mom asked if she was gay because she was adopted. She discusses and embraces the two ways she feels “different”, being queer and being adopted.

 

Griebenow, Mei. (Spring 2000). Looking Chinese Adoption in the Eyes; Mei Griebenow's story [Electronic version]. In the Family, 5(4), 7. Retrieved October 9, 2006 from Genderwatch (Proquest) database. Mei Griebenow discusses the complex issues of being Chinese and adopted into a white family in Iowa. This personal essay is relevant due to its candid discussion about feeling “different” and growing up with no recognizable “sameness”. Mei discusses adoption of Asian children by white gay and lesbian parents and how the Asian lesbian community is an untapped resource for them.

 

Kiritsy, Laura. (2006, March 16). I owe my family to catholic charities. Baywindows, vol. 24, issue 13. Retrieved October 7, 2006. Also available in GLBT Life Full Text database. Laura Kiritsy, herself adopted through Catholic Charities, reacts to the decision of the organization to stop allowing adoptions by same-sex parents. Kiritsy, who is also gay, blends reflections on her life with four older siblings (all of them adopted through Catholic Charities) and the hypocrisy of an agency whose main function is to alleviate poverty and find homes for hard-to-place children. This essay covers important and relevant gay and lesbian adoption issues with a personal view.

Lesbian Rant: The life and times of a bi-racial, military raised, adopted lesbian.

http://lesbianview.spaces.live.com/?_c02_owner1 (archives), http://ceara.mindsay.com/ (current)

 

Pauline Park’s blog. http://www.bigqueer.com/index.php?/authors/12-Pauline-Park. Pauline Park was born in Korea and adopted and raised in the Midwest. She is cofounder of Gay Asians and Pacific Islanders of Chicago, Iban/Queer Koreans of New York, Queens PrideHouse, the New York Association for Gender Right Advocacy, the Out People of Color Political Action Club, and the Guillermo Vasquez Democratic Club of Queens.

To date, no exclusive GLBTIQ + adult adoptee web site (or formal organization) exists (except this one). Until that day arrives, you may find these helpful.

Adoption History Project  

Although this web site is not GLBTIQ focused, it offers important historical resources on adoption in the United States. The further reading page is extensive, including a wide range of primary and secondary sources, a variety of scholars and authors associated with adoption. The Timeline of Adoption History is another well-researched and distinctive page. 

Pauline Park

Ms. Park has an extensive background in nationwide GLBTIQ activism and advocacy. As a transgendered woman of Asian descent, Pauline was adopted and raised in the Midwest. Find her writings and contributions to the GLBTIQ and adoptee community on her web site, blog, or above under “book chapters”.

Given that no GLBTIQ adult adoptee organization exists, online chat groups, and/or bulletin boards provide a way for queer adoptees to connect and to maintain visibility.