Awkwardness & Grace

AA? LGBTQ? Foster/Adopted?

Episode Summary

African American, LGBTQ, Foster/adopted? How do our kids identify? Rocco talks to us about his life as a same sex parent with two adopted African American boys and the dissertation he did exploring the layers of identity.

Episode Notes

Rocco La Manna ED.d asks how do African American foster/adopted kids raised by same sex parents identify when they get to college? How will they fit in? Can schools emotionally and socially support these kids? 

Find out more at this link for the dissertation. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2232953531/fulltextPDF/C42E2A731CED48A4PQ/1?accountid=147183