This guest post is by Trey Darnell, an adoptive father.
It is hard to fathom that it has been two and a half years since we decided to become parents through an open adoption. In February 2014, we were able to finalize our adoption of Harper in Washington County, Tennessee.
You might wonder why I mention the county and state. Living in Washington County and in the state of Tennessee, we are not provided any protections being a same-sex couple or Harper’s two dads.
Today is an enormous and important day for my family and me. The Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments regarding the constitutionality of state laws that prohibit marriage equality to the LGBT community.
Tennessee is one of the four states that will have their case argued in front of what we refer to as the “Supremes”. There is a lot of forward movement and expectations that equality for our family will become reality. Continue reading