Overnight, I landed in France, a country I didn't know, with a new mother who renamed me Christophe. I WAS LOST.
Tinan Leroy (RIP) | Adopted from Haiti to FranceAdoption Truth and Transparency Worldwide Information Network (AT TWIN) is a victim-led global collective watchdog on adoption scams and scandals.
Founded on November 5, 2011, by the Vance Twins, AT TWIN is an international watchdog and victim-led information hub dedicated to alerting communities of adoption trafficking scams and scandals. We are a collective of adopted people, families separated by adoption, and parents of adoption loss—united by a shared commitment for truth and transparency.
Members here post investigative reports, local news articles, and firsthand accounts of adoption-related scams, scandals, and systemic failures. This grassroots victim-led forum advocates for equal rights, connections across borders, and the protection of vulnerable populations from deceptive tactics used to traffic children for adoption.
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“In a few hours, my first name, my country, my mother were all changed. Overnight, I landed in France, a country I didn’t know, with a new mother who renamed me Christophe. I WAS LOST. I then become the little black guy with whom the other white students of the school do not want to play. My revolt is silent. From the outside, I offer the appearance of a quiet, obedient, docile kid. But inside, it’s bubbling; it’s swirling. The little Haitian I am in my heart can’t thrive.”
Tinan Leroy, Adopted from Haiti to France in 1984 | ADOPTIONLAND: FROM ORPHANS TO ACTIVISTS
