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Connecticut

Connecticut’s Equal Rights Law: FAQ

First published on July 1, 2021 • Last updated on September 11, 2022

Detail from Connecticut road map

What Connecticut’s new law does and how adopted people and their descendants may apply for an original birth certificate.

Sign Up: National Week of Action

First published on May 24, 2021 • Last updated on December 5, 2021

Take action—a full week of action. I’m launching a National Week of Action and encouraging you—my friends, allies, and colleagues—to join me.

When the Biggest Opposition is a Pandemic

First published on March 14, 2020 • Last updated on May 26, 2020

Remaining genuine equal rights bills are trying to get attention while a pandemic closes down capitols. Here’s a legislative update.

The Presence of a Man

First published on May 29, 2019 • Last updated on May 29, 2019

No to CT Amendments

Demand that Connecticut Senators reject the “Somers Amendment,” a backwards approach that literally requires the presence of a man to release an adoptee’s own vital record.

Legislative Update: Florida, New York and All Others

First published on February 19, 2018 • Last updated on February 19, 2018

February 2018 Legislative OBC Update

The latest in adoptee rights legislation, with sessions just getting started, in full swing, or even close to adjournment. New York and Florida are the big ones but others hang on to the promise of clean.

Connecticut

First published on February 27, 2017 • Last updated on August 21, 2024

Adoptee rights and Connecticut law, with a focus on original birth certificates, court records, descendants, and adult adoption.

Adoptee rights and Connecticut law, with a focus on original birth certificates, court records, descendants, and adult adoption.

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