article_snippet: I did drugs and I have a criminal record because of a criminal record.
article_snippet: There are notarized adoption papers signed by the birth mother and father that were accepted by both the adoption agency and the court.
article_snippet: The outspoken LGBT and adoption advocate first adopted son Parker in 1995 as a single mother.
article_snippet: Deanna produced a HBO documentary special called A Family is a Family is a Family five years ago which examined the growth in non-traditional families and societies changing perception of the family unit.
article_snippet: However, at the time, Florida's law prohibited gay couples from adopting - which deeply affected Deanna views on the process across the country.