Touched by a passionate and thoughtful review by the Bookstagram critic Kristi Toscano. She hit on a few thorny ethical issues my book is highlighting.
“What was at stake? Everything.”
OMG the second hand frustration and anger I feel on behalf of these two men for what they were put through is REAL, man. It’s real. Ya ya I get that, in the eyes of the court, biological parental rights are paramount. But is that truly what is in the best interest of the CHILD, though? Is it?? In many instances that I have seen firsthand that answer would be a resounding no.
Hats off to these two brave men who navigated not only adoption as a gay couple in the early 2000’s but also the fight for the right to simply marry. A Family, Maybe is a heartfelt and endearing story that is ultimately about the power of love.
“One thing that never ceases to shock me in our foster-adoption process is the extraordinary disparity between the standard set for the natural vs. adoptive parents, intending to raise the same children.”
Lane Igoudin | Author, Professor, Dad 