Tips from adoptees!

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    How you can be an ally to the adoptee community
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    Give us space to voice our opinions without fear of judgment
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    Acknowledge adoption as a valid trauma experience (regardless of our age when we were adopted)
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    Ask adoptees about our journey (not just our friends or families)
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    Recognize the intersectionality of an adoptee’s identity between their birth culture and the culture they were raised in
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    Read books by adoptees about the adoption experience
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    Validate our experiences