Sarah St. Onge’s story | “I needed a father, as do most other girls growing up in single parent homes.”

by Them Before Us | Jul 29, 2020 | EXPORT, Stories

In 2016 I purchased an Ancestry DNA test. It sat on my counter for a week before I spit into the tube and mailed it out — sending my genetic material off into the universe, hoping to find some information about myself and where I came from. The idea was terrifying in...

Kids From Poly Homes Respond to Legalized Polygamy in Massachusetts Town

by Them Before Us | Jul 21, 2020 | EXPORT, The Latest

(Originally published at The Federalist) The Massachusetts town of Somerville has become the first in the nation to legalize polyamorous relationships. It’s evidence of the slippery slope social conservatives warned would follow legalizing gay marriage. Polygamy was...

A Texas Victory for Parents and Children We Can All Celebrate

by Katy Faust | Jul 9, 2020 | EXPORT, The Latest

Originally published in Meridian Magazine In the midst of a global pandemic, widespread Black Lives Matter protests, and general national upheaval, last week some good news for parental and children’s rights went virtually unnoticed. In a unanimous decision, the Texas...

To Truly Reduce Racial Disparities, We Must Acknowledge Black Fathers Matter

by Them Before Us | Jun 13, 2020 | EXPORT, The Latest

(Originally published at The Federalist) Americans must confront the injustice of George Floyd’s death and examine issues of police use of force. We should review sentencing guidelines and revisit qualified immunity. We must never dismiss the generational effects of...

Stephanie’s story | “I cannot express adequately how the trauma of my childhood has carried over into my adult years.”

by Them Before Us | May 15, 2020 | EXPORT, Stories

When I was just a toddler, my mom married my stepfather.  She had just dissolved her marriage with my biological father mere months earlier.  My stepfather brought 3 of his own children to the marriage.  He had been divorced from their mother.  My baby brother was a...

Why We Really Can’t Celebrate Both Surrogacy and Mother’s Day

by Katy Faust | May 10, 2020 | EXPORT, The Latest

Originally published at The Daily Signal When it comes to motherhood, our cultural stream produces both salt water and fresh water: We declare mothers to be irreplaceable in one breath, and say that mothers are completely optional in the next. While the nation was...