I Am Not Your Orphan

Blake Gibbins
Nov 1 · 7 min read

There’s No Such Thing As An Orphan

Image Description: A black and white photo of the words “Not Your Orphan” written across the subject’s forehead. A pair of eyes look intently at the camera lens. Photo was produced by author.

November is #NAAM (National Adoption Awareness Month), and before you waste your time watching horribly exploitative films like Instant Family, it’s high time we cleared something up, you and me:

There is no such thing as an orphan. There is only colonization.

Now, before you start throwing dictionaries at me, which would be very unpleasant…

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Blake Gibbins

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I am a 27 year old queer adoptee and educator. Working on a masters degree; child welfare history. Creator @NotYourOrphan on Youtube (They/Them, He/Him)

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