Emily Holling

Over the time we have been making our videos we have recieved many questions about how and why we adopted. To date, we have not directly answered these. This was because we really wanted to tell the story as a whole..not in pieces, and because we want to do the topic justice. This will still have to be a multi part story…but at least it will have the benefit of context.

Our Friends Adoption Box Story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt0bGEDp71g

If you havent watched part 1 & 2 please watch first.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geMSItCT1Bk

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiCCcT9g-oA&feature=response_watch

Part three talks about finding our kids Daniel & Selena. We had to act really fast to get our kids in our home before they where shipped of to another foster home.

One of the hardest parts of adoption is finding an agency that has worked with gay couples before. We have tried to help in that search on our website by adding a list of gay friendly adoption agencies.

http://www.gay-family-values.com/gaya…

Read Bryans Blog on what we left out of the video:
http://gayfamilyvalues.blogspot.com/2…

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This video depicts the start of our family, My partner and I of 16 years adopted 2 children, 2 years old and 4 years old. The video tells our adoption story.

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If you havent seen Part one yet please watch first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geMSItCT1Bk

Over the time we have been making our videos we have recieved many questions about how and why we adopted. To date, we have not directly answered these. This was because we really wanted to tell the story as a whole..not in pieces, and because we want to do the topic justice. This will still have to be a multi part story…but at least it will have the benefit of context.

Part two of our adoption series talks about the steps you must take to get qualified to adopt children in California. Everything from Background checks, Personal profiles, Financial Checks, Health Records, Home Studies. Pretty much all the hoops you must jump thru to get qualified to adopt children in the state Of California.

Part 3: Meeting Our Kids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9CYMq…

Part 4: Your Questions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMcL_U…

One of the hardest parts of adoption is finding an agency that has worked with gay couples before. We have tried to help in that search on our website by adding a list of gay friendly adoption agencies.

http://www.gay-family-values.com/gaya…

Read Bryans Blog on what we left out of the video:
http://gayfamilyvalues.blogspot.com/2009/12/0-to-parenthood-in-60-seconds.html

Part Three will be about finding our kids…

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Over the time we have been making our videos we have recieved many questions about how and why we adopted. To date, we have not directly answered these. This was because we really wanted to tell the story as a whole..not in pieces, and because we want to do the topic justice. This will still have to be a multi part story…but at least it will have the benefit of context.

This part of the story addresses the conversations we had with each other about having kids, what we were willing to take on, and how to go about doing it.

Part 2: Getting Qualified?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiCCcT9g-oA

Part 3: Meeting Our Kids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9CYMqQ6L1A

Part 4: Your Questions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMcL_UmBAxA

One of the hardest part of adoption is finding an agency that has worked with gay couples before. We have tried to help in that search on our website by adding a list of gay friendly adoption agencies.

http://www.gay-family-values.com/gayadoptionresources.html

Read Bryans Blog on what we left out of the video:
http://gayfamilyvalues.blogspot.com/2009/12/0-to-parenthood-in-60-seconds.html

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Dan Savage presents his viewpoint on the state of gay adoption in America today.

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In a new set of guidelines that have shocked the gay community, the Central Adoption Resource Agency proposes to ban same sex couples from adopting. While no reasons have been given, activists say the proposal smacks of homophobia.

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Gay Adoption Ad – ILGA

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