Two Dads, Two Kids, and a System That Fought Them- Lane Igoudin’s Adoption Story

Episode SummaryHow do you build a family when the system is designed to tear it apart?In this powerful episode of A Joyful Rebellion, writer, professor, and father Lane Igoudin shares the deeply human story behind his memoir A Family, Maybe: Two Dads, Two Babies, and the Court Cases That Brought Us Together. Lane and his husband Jonathan were among the first openly gay couples to adopt through the foster system in Los Angeles County. What followed was a three-year legal and emotional ...

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Oak City Social Club Sponsors and Captures the NCCCA Gala Night

The Umstead Hotel ballroom was already humming when we arrived. Student art lined the walls of the salon just outside, with each piece lit like it belonged in a gallery. A piano played softly in the corner — not a recording, but a student, calm and collected, setting the tone. Then came the choir. A full, rich harmony filled the entrance just as the guests began to arrive. It was clear: this wasn’t just another awards gala. This was a celebration with soul.The North Carolina ...

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Not Your Average Headshots: Inside Colin Tommerson’s Personal Brand Session

The studio lights buzzed to life as I snapped the final softbox into place. Colin Tommerson, mortgage wizard by day, part-time thrill-seeker by heart, stepped into frame with that calm but mischievous energy of his. You could feel it immediately: this wasn’t going to be your average, starchy corporate headshot session.Colin isn’t wired that way. When he’s not navigating clients through the twists and turns of home financing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Company, he’s ...

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