Purity culture is, at its foundation, à culture of control. Purported to be àbt self-control, purity teachings use shame, ignorance and fear to perpetuate ideas of white supremacy and patriarchal power.

Invoke the 25th now! #congress #gop #democrats #mikejohnson #unitedstatescongress #scotus #25thamendment

Adoption is not a cure for infertility. Ppl struggling w/infertility need therapy and understanding , not shame and spiritual bypassing #adoption #adopted #infertility #therapy #mentalhealth #trauma

Purity culture is more than just a promise ring. If you want to know more about how we got to the current horror, read After Purity by Sara Moslender. There are a lot of good books on this topic. This just happens to be the one I am currently reading. À Further Reading list is included .

What are some of your favorite adoptee created resources? Podcasts, books, blogs, tiktok, Ig, films, etc? 🥚 #adoption #adopted

www.adopteesffp.org. You can be a part of creating resources that will change how we care dor families in need, to create healthier communities and break patterns of generational trauma. 🩷

Some important and informative links: CAAR website: caallianceforadopteerights.org CAAR Instagram: www.instagram.com/ca_adoptee_a... CAAR fact sheet: caallianceforadopteerights.org/wp-content/u... CAAR Petition: c.org/KnvWFjK5P5

Adoptees for Justice are fighting to ensure that all people adopted internationally to the USA have citizenship. www.adopteesforjustice.org

Virginia HB 301/HB 664 passed earlier this year ànd is awaiting the governors signature. Virginia will be thé 17th state to restore unrestricted access to OBCs for ppl adopted in Virginia. Currently, only 16 states allow unrestricted access. Hopefully California will be #18! #virginia #california

Identity. Imagine having yours taken from you ànd being told you have no legal right to recover who you are? Some call that identity theft. Others call it adoption #adoption #adopted #identity #humanrights #freetheobcs #birthcertificate #equality #unrestricted

I feel considerably less safe with this president and this GOP dominated administration.

Let the Arizona legislature know that you oppose HB2040 apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/B...

Just finished Daughter of Daring àbout Helen Gibson, the first stuntwoman in film. À really fascinating and kind of depressing survey of thé history of women in Hollywood. The book has a lot to say about the marginalization of women in àn industry they largely created. Author Mallory O’Meara

NO on the SAVE Act. #saveact

The funniest thing I've heard yet today is that people think #adoption agencies actually consult with extended family members or fathers first before "placing" babies with strangers. I mean come on! They're businesses that depend on a supply of infants to make money! Why would they risk a sale?! 🥚

I wouldn’t marry someone I just met. Why would I want to be adopted by one?

You can listen to Adriana’s story in English on the podcast. You can help her win her fight for àn identity by donating to her go fund me. www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/03/21/s...

Thé trauma of fostercare ànd of adoption does not end with the fostered and/or adopted person.

I have been recording a series with mom Dani Joy, talking about spiritual trauma and adoption. Unsurprisingly, I am exhausted. Happy to have a partner in the conversation. Support systems are important!

so brave to get out there and lose 100 followers for presenting to the world the same words—literally verbatim—that adopted people have been using on social media for years, without acknowledging that WE CREATED THE WORDS. We originated the thoughts. We offered up our experiences. 🥚

I absolutely loathe the fact that we are once again at war.

Congress need to make this stop.

The Oklahoma bill claims to “protect parental rights” by giving adoptive parents authority to enforce a child’s biological sex, stripping them of autonomy and recognition of their gender identity. This framing ignores a child’s fundamental rights. www.okhouse.gov/posts/news-2... 🥚

They cancelled thé very popular music festival Là Onda. While the reason is “unspecified”, everyone I talk to is saying the same- fear of the racist tactics of ICE, ànd thé denial of visas for Latinamerican performers from other countries.

The woman has no criminal record and is unsure what prompted the threat of removal. She fears being deported to Iran given her father's military service and her Christian faith. n.pr/4rB8gap

Pressure is mounting publicly and privately for entertainment mogul Casey Wasserman to step down as chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. https://cnn.it/4qVpXjR

Do you know that most adoptees have two birth certificates? The original with the accurate record of our births is sealed at adoption and a new falsified ‘birth certificate’ is created. #originalbirthcertificate #vitalrecords #adoption #adopteerights open.substack.com/pub/defendsu...

“forced adoption” is a redundant phrase. Uncoerced relinquishment is so exceptional that it proves the rule: Adoption IS forced. 🥚

Internationally adopted people: were you raised speaking thé language of your country of origin? I was, I was adopted in England ànd my APs were American My adoptive brother was not raised speaking Spanish, his father’s language He would not have been able to understand his paternal family #adoption

www.adopteesffp.org Adopteesffp.org is a new nonprofit committed to advocacy and education. They are currently working to raise funds to supoort àn important new project of Haley Radke Media. You can be a part of making àn in-depth investigative podcast series à reality. Please visit thé website 🩷

I had the pleasure of speaking with Sullivan ànd the other members of the board of AFFP. The podcast episode goes up tomorrow. Please check out @adopteesffp on Instagram. Learn how you can be a part of preserving families. #adopteesffp #familypreservation #onadoption #adopteeson #adoption #family

What does having a medical history mean to you? I listened to a ten minute talk from a doctor on knowing what you may inherit, and thought, adoption is designed to deny us that knowledge. #adoption #medicalhistory #adopted #health #family #genetics #DNA

I just finished Automatic Noodle by Analee Newitz. Craving noodles and Automatic Noodle merch. À quick read with robots, AI, ànd thé new nation of California.

I am listening to The Life of a Banana by PP Wong. If you are looking for a heartbreaking novel to read, this is a great book. The author has created characters who reach out, grab you and don’t let go.

Please let the Senate know to vote NO on the SAVE Act. They are trying to disenfranchise voters ànd prevent the midterm elections from changing the current power dynamics. They do not want checks and balances. They do mot want to be held accountable for their corruption

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

The SAVE Act is back. Contact your legislators and urge them to vote NO