Just as surely as Tuesday follows Monday, any time infertility
is mentioned in an article on the Internet, a "why don't people
just adopt? JEEZ." comment (or a dozen such comments) will
appear.  I am capital-I-Infertile. I don't have a uterus. I
would like to explain why these comments make me, and those like
me, a combination of furious and hurt. Contrary to popular media
representation, adoption is not as easy as dropping by the local
cabbage patch for a free orphan.  The Towering Infertile: On
"Just Adopt!"  First, the assumption that infertile individuals
should be solely responsible for scooping up all the world's
unwanted children is offensive to both infertiles and the
children you want us to adopt, because you're treating both
groups like leftovers.  Second, you're not taking into account
all the barriers between prospective parents and kids who need
homes. We've come a long way, but if you think it's simple for
someone who is gay, transgender, an atheist (or even just non-
Christian), single, poor, di