An American Family Author:Jon Galluccio, Michael Galluccio, David Groff What makes a family? — Love makes a family. — This is the story of two gay men who become foster parents to Adam, a premature baby, born with the AIDS virus and addicted to crack, heroin, marijuana, and alcohol. While nursing Adam through the many medical emergencies of his first year and surviving the daily dramas that all new parents go through,... more » they realize that this child, their son, could be taken back from them at any time by the state, and they decide to try to legally adopt him together. Refused by the state—even as it asks them to care for another at-risk infant—they decide to fight for their son in the courts, and win, setting a precedent for all unmarried couples in New Jersey. This book is dramatic proof that the American family is vibrantly alive and extending itself in remarkable new directions.« less
This is the story of two gay men and their fight to adopt thier foster son born with AIDS and addicted to drugs. It is a moving story that reminds us of what family really is.