The Great Read: In 1975, Gay Moms Rarely Got Custody. So She Took Her Child Underground.
Facing a court system that often saw gay parents as unfit, Georgette DuBois stole her daughter, Kara, from her estranged husband. She called it a miracle, but it didn’t feel like one to Kara.
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A portrait of Kara, who has a shaved head and wears blue eyeliner and red lipstick, embracing her mother, Georgette DuBois, who has short hair and no makeup.

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In 1975, Gay Moms Rarely Got Custody. So She Took Her Child Underground.

Facing a court system that often saw gay parents as unfit, Georgette DuBois stole her daughter, Kara, from her estranged husband. She called it a miracle, but it didn’t feel like one to Kara.

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