Books by Evelyn Robinson/ Evelyn is an unaffiliated adoption activist. She is also an internationally acclaimed author, consultant, educator and counsellor. http://www.clovapublicatications.com
Steven Pinker: Human nature and the blank slate--adoptees are not blank slates. Adoptees desire to know our past is not a childhood fantasy, but a preprogrammed genetic one.
There are a plentitude of stories in this episode, and, by a listener's request, all pertain exclusively to the varying experiences of children of same-sex unions.
Included are testimonies from children of gay and lesbian couples, and all, whether admonishing the carelessness of adults when predetermining a fate other than their own, or gratefully acknowledging the insistent and resilient love shown by homosexual parents, are not often perceived within mainstream society.
