On The Road (To Gay Daddyhood) Again! Part Two, Shaking the Gays Away.

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So we began our MAPP classes this past August 26th, 2014.
MAPP being the State-required class to license as a Foster or Adoptive parent, Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting.

In part one I shared how my husband and I were a part of a very special group when we licensed in our old home State of Florida.
We were a part of the State's first all (openly) gay and lesbian.

Going into this again here in our new State of North Carolina had us curious.
How would this class look?
How welcomed might we feel?
How diverse would it be?



Read full article on The Next Family here.
Photo Beau Rogers


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