The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Adoption Rights
In 1986, Lisa and her partner Lynn had a baby using donor insemination. But equal rights for Lynn, as the non-biological mother, to legally parent their child was not guaranteed.
Hear the story directly from them of how, after a two-year court battle, they secured these parenting rights for themselves and for all other same-sex couples in Washington. Discover their journey from changing the law in Washington State to Washington D.C., and how they’ve continued the fight for equal rights for LGBTQ+ people to the present day.
Speaker Bio
Lynn Grotsky and Lisa Brodoff have been in a committed lesbian relationship for 44 years. Lisa is an emerita professor of law at Seattle University. She specializes in elder and disability law and has actively worked on expanding the rights of LGBTQ+ people for over 40 years. Lynn is a retired Clinical Social Worker who worked in private practice, and is the Cofounder and first director of Pizza Klatch, a nonprofit organization providing school lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ+ youth.
Lynn and Lisa live in Lacey.