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(I'm playing with characters from a story of mine. Don't let the names fool you, Shea's a boy and Finley is a girl. You'd have to know the characters...)

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LN: Avery

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Your name: Shealyn Moana "Shea"
Age: 31
Occupation: Fashion Designer
Interests: fashion, travel, music, politics
Disabilities: Occasional mild depression (like every other human being except it's diagnosed.)

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Your SO's name: Ryan Fionán "Finley"
Age: 28
Occupation: Stay-at-home mom
Interests: animals, classic reading, The Beatles, and flowers.
Disabilities: Not a disability, but she has recently undergone gender reassignment and is on hormones.

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Child(ren) living with you (names, ages, interests, disabilities): Son, Briar Xol (19mo). Cartoons and books with sounds or textured pages. No disabilities.

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Others living with you (names, relations): Finley's older twin sister Siân(28) and her family live on the same property, but not the same house. The property is rather large so they have plenty of space between them.
Pet(s) (names, species): Georgiana (fennec fox) and Magnolia (teacup yorkshire terrier) and a decently large saltwater aquarium.

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Location: Kyle, Scotland
Do you travel often? If so, where to and how often: Shea travels often for business and they sometimes travel back to Shea's native home of Tahiti.

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What is/are the household’s religion(s): None. But Finley likes to keep a sense of balance for personal security reasons.
What language(s) do household members speak: English primarily. Shea speaks fluent French and Tahitian. Finley speaks some French, some Romani ("gypsy"), and some Gaelic. Finley is also fluent in sign language (She's had a deaf best friend for years now).

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The Adoptee(s):
How many children do you want to adopt: 2
Ages (newborn-16): Under twelve.
Gender(s): All.
Preferred origin(s): Anywhere that speaks English or French.
Preferred language(s): above.

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Will you accept (please be specific!):
-Disabilities (kinds and severities): minor disabilities. Have previous experience dealing with depression, vision problems, and deafness. Also equipped to deal with any level of gender dysphoria.
-Multiples (twins or triplets): yes.
-Siblings and/or close relatives: yes.
-Pregnant teen?: no.
-Teen mom, dad, or both: no.
--Teen mom, dad, or both WITH child: no.
-Gay/lesbian teens? If so, which or both: yes. either.
-Children with a terminal illness: no.
-Children with pets? If so, what kind(s): Yes. Any. Finley is an animal enthusiast.

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Will you allow them to stay in contact with non-abusive parents/relatives/etc.: If the child(ren) wish(es) to.

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Other:
Statistically, more than 40% of homeless youth are gay/lesbian/transsexual children who have been rejected by their families. Many of them, if young enough, are put back into the system and many never get adopted because families do not accept or want to take on the extra "baggage" of having a LBGT child. Since Finley is transsexual, we are very open to helping out and loving children who come from this background.

This message was edited 6/17/2010, 4:29 PM