Adopted rights are everyone's rights, and they deserve to be protected.

— DaShanne Stokes

Adopters deserve open records because deception and partial truths do not set us free.

— DaShanne Stokes

Adoption isn't just a childhood experience, it's a life-long experience.

— DaShanne Stokes

Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adopters. It's a social problem, requiring social change.

— DaShanne Stokes

Blood can help make family, but family often transcends blood.

— DaShanne Stokes

Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn't change.

— DaShanne Stokes

If the system were designed to protect adopters, why do, so many have to fight for their rights?

— DaShanne Stokes

It's illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adopters deserve the same rights and protections.

— DaShanne Stokes