http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/03/08/chinese-jewish-adopted-and-queerspawn/ Culturally Queer News and Views from Abigail Garner Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:34:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/03/08/chinese-jewish-adopted-and-queerspawn/#comment-3540 Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » More than the Sum of Her Identities Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:39:50 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=544#comment-3540 [...] Abigail Garner brought my attention to a New York Times article today about a Chinese adoptee celebrating her bat mitzvah. Garner writes: Cecelia Nealon-Shapiro came to the U.S. in 1994 when she was adopted by a lesbian couple. What's especially notable about this media coverage is that the questions of identity are centered around being Jewish and being Chinese, not about having lesbian mothers. Not that this is a "non-issue," but it is refreshing to see an in depth story on a young woman with lesbian parents without it derailing the focus of the coverage. [...] [...] Abigail Garner brought my attention to a New York Times article today about a Chinese adoptee celebrating her bat mitzvah. Garner writes: Cecelia Nealon-Shapiro came to the U.S. in 1994 when she was adopted by a lesbian couple. What’s especially notable about this media coverage is that the questions of identity are centered around being Jewish and being Chinese, not about having lesbian mothers. Not that this is a “non-issue,” but it is refreshing to see an in depth story on a young woman with lesbian parents without it derailing the focus of the coverage. [...]

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