Opinion

Since 1957, the birth certificates of children adopted in the State of Texas have been replaced with an Amended Birth Certificate reflecting the names of the adoptive parents, and the originals sealed. Adopted adults do not legally have access to this information without a court order, or filing a request with the State that includes the correct information contained in their original documents—information that, because adoption records are sealed by Texas courts as well, most adoptees do not have.

Diversity, equity and inclusion programs, conceptually, were an attempt to promote the fair treatment of all people, particularly groups who, throughout history, have been subject to discrimination. There are numerous reasons to support equality and acceptance of fellow human beings of different backgrounds and ethnicities.