Girls Adoption Connect
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February 14, 2022
How you can be an ally to the adoptee community
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