There are certain aspects of John Taylor Gatto's writing that I find incredibly inspiring. On the other hand, as a perfectly happy, openly gay adoptee, I don't jive with everything he says. In my situation, I was lucky to have been adopted, and I love my family so strongly. I'm also a gay person, which many of the people here seem to see as a new, government-imposed phenomena that distroys the family. People, I hate shatter your non-reality, but gay people have existed in every culture, and yes, we have families. We have children. Yes, you read that correctly. Gay people have children. And we also come from somewhere - we have parents. And we are just as happy about all of this as a straight person would be. We're actually people, just like you! Crazy, huh?