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Birthright citizenship changes and US surrogacy: what UK and Swiss intended parents need to know

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By Michael Wells-Greco, Ben Haynes
| Charles Russell Speechlys
On 6 August 2026, President Trump enacted Executive Order, “Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship” (the Order), one of two Executive Orders seeking to restrict US birthright citizenship and end ‘birth tourism’, by which foreign nationals give birth in the US so that their children can acquire citizenship in the US simply by being born there. The Order has implications for non-US intended parents of children born through surrogacy.
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An Overnight Success (Two Decades In The Making)

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By Ben Haynes
| Medium
Some thoughts on the past, present, and future of this data platform that came to life 20 years ago. As we gear up for another exciting year here at Directus, it’s a great time for a little thoughtful introspection about how we got here and where we’re headed next. Although we’re a company that’s two decades in the making, we suddenly find ourselves in hypergrowth mode. So, can we really still call ourselves a startup? Well, yes.
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The First Kiss That Counted

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By Ben Haynes
| Gay & Lesbian Review Verified
A continuous breeze floated through the open window on that mid-July night. It was 2005, and I was fourteen years old, sitting on my bedroom floor next to my only male friend. His name was Nick. He was a year older and half a foot taller than me, but had the same shaggy, brown hair I sported. We were a month away from our first day of high school, and at that point, had known each other for about two years.
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