October 11, 2019

119 Mary O'Rourke

October 11, 2019/ Haley Radke

Mary O'Rourke shares the difficult news she received in her non-identifying information at age 21. We discuss her reunion, the added complexity of coming out twice as queer, and how she ended up finding a grief support group and an adoption-competent therapist.

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Queer/Trans/National Adoption Politics: An Adoptee Roundtable: https://www.liz-latty.com/watch-listen

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