tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post5195501636672141878..comments2024-03-14T17:59:30.786-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: Adoptees (could be) banned from NC bathroomsLorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-53712971068030396452016-04-06T22:45:33.059-04:002016-04-06T22:45:33.059-04:00I just stumbled upon this searching for my older b...I just stumbled upon this searching for my older brother who was adopted and after reading Jennifer's comment I just had to respond..Jennifer we have looked for our brother for years but we always feel helpless because it was a sealed adoption and we have no rights to any info.<br />And just a few years ago did my Mom find out she could register..reading your comment just brought tears to my eye's cause I know fear that maybe he did as you and didn't see we was registered I pray that is not the case..I can understand people's feelings but I'm just talking from a siblings point of view I pray every day that he finds us..I have even tried to contact that new show long lost family we are all desperately searching for him..in hopes he may even stumbled upon this as I did..I will post what I do know..my Mom was 14 pregnant 15 at birth she was sent to Fairfield home for unwed mothers in fairfield Connecticut gave birth to a son on April 18 1966 birth name Timothy Rossi..I just pray one day we all can reconnect my Mom pains for her son every day she truly loves him and wishes she never had to put him up for adoption Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11874255554612698399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-80704531311302439462016-04-05T08:19:33.867-04:002016-04-05T08:19:33.867-04:00Realistically I do not think corporate America is ...Realistically I do not think corporate America is ever going to come out with a position on adoptee rights to their OBC, just as they will never come out on a number of other worthy but special interest issues. I recently saw a post somewhere asking why they have not come out for abortion rights, with the explanation that corporations will not take on every issue, that is not their focus. The transgender bathroom issue is not really about birth certificates but about bathrooms, and everybody needs to use them, and every business has them. I am sure transgender people are in and out of the restroom that they look like they should use every day without anyone noticing or questioning. This has become a legal issue because it has been challenged and someone has passed an unenforceable transphobic law. It really has nothing at all to do with adoptees or OBC access, except as a satirical stretch. People can function just fine in their business life without their OBC,no matter how personally distressing and insulting lack of access is, but everyone needs to use the bathroom regardless of what gender they identify as.<br /><br />Corporations are not going to come out for adoptee rights because it really does not concern them. It is not seen as a huge civil rights issue, and I fear only a minority of adoptees and others involved in some way in adoption even see it as an important issue. Of course we are in that minority, we believe it is an important civil and human right and are fighting for it and will continue to fight, but we have to realize that tactics like looking for corporate sponsorship or trying to stage huge demonstrations where only a few hundred at most will ever show up is not going to work for us, we need to find other ways and look for how people working for change in laws that could not mobilize millions in support have managed to get their legislation passed anyhow.maryannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-22856503398327492722016-04-04T22:06:25.413-04:002016-04-04T22:06:25.413-04:00I like the way you connected amending gender with ...I like the way you connected amending gender with amending other details on a birth certificate. You made me think of an old thing in a new way. Also, so glaringly true about the ire of Corporate America being high in one arena but not for adopted people.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-15957302276568551402016-04-03T16:24:43.024-04:002016-04-03T16:24:43.024-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571106249207987994noreply@blogger.com