Bastard Nation is a founding member of the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition. Currently several “access bills” are in the hopper. We support S5169, aka The Avella Bill.
The Avella Bill provides the best and most strategic path forward, and NYARC and BN will work to ensure that S5169A receives full consideration in the New York legislature and is enacted without the addition of any discriminatory provisions.
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New York Adoptee Rights Coalition, along with the Adoptee Rights Law Center and the Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York. Plus strategic partner Reclaim the Records
Bastard Nation is a proud partner in the Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition, along with Gladney Adoptees for Rights and Equality, Texas Coalition for Adoption Reform and Education (TxCARE), and the American Adoption Congress. Plus strategic partners Adoptee Rights Law Center and Abrazo Adoption Associates.
Visit our refurbished and expanded Bastard Nation Reading Room and become a Well-Read Bastard. Start with The Bastard Chronicles: 20 Years of Adoptee Equality Activism in the U.S.and the Birth of a Bastard Nation, compiled and edited by Marla Paul. The Bastard Chronicles is a primer for adoptee equality. Print edition available in the Bastard Boutique and on Amazon. (also available on Kindle).
