Dr. Tony Hynes shares groundbreaking research exploring how young, adult, Black interracial adoptees experience connection, identity, and belonging. Drawing from in-depth interviews across the U.S., this session examines the lived realities of adopted people and how race, family, and community sh...

For Black and queer adoptees, identity is often layered, complex and negotiated in spaces that were not built with them in mind. When you grow up adopted into a society shaped by racism while also navigating queerness, the questions “Who am I?”, “Where do I belong?” and “Am I safe to be fully see...