Open adoptions were unheard of and Same-sex adoptions were illegal. Typically, adoption placements happened between same-race heterosexual couples adopting children of the same race. As a single black gay man – Marshall may still have problems adopting in some states.Īdoption in years past happened within the strict confines of racial, ethnic, and religious communities. Maryland opera singer David Marshall wouldn’t have been considered a candidate for adoption as a single Black parent a generation ago.
