At the end of the first season, Stef and Lena legally adopt Jude. After seeing how badly this affects Connor at an LGBTQ dance in season 3, he comes out as gay. Jude and Connor kiss and begin dating, but Jude refuses to label himself as gay. Jude slips into a phase of selective mutism, a social anxiety disorder where he does not speak entirely for a certain extent of time in fear of embarrassment, only to finally open up to Callie about his feelings. When Connor's father suspects Jude's feelings, he forbids the boys from seeing each other outside of school. At school, he quickly becomes friends with a kind-hearted boy, Connor, and as their friendship grows, Jude begins questioning his sexual orientation. As Jude settles into his new home, Mariana paints his nails blue and Callie tells him to wash it off but then learns to accept Jude's choices. Callie rescues Jude from their abusive foster father's house. Jude Adams Foster (formerly Jude Jacob) ( Hayden Byerly) is the youngest Adams Foster child, he is Callie’s half brother, and he is also Brandon, Jesus, and Mariana's adoptive sibling.Jesus later suffers a TBI after accidentally shooting himself in the head with a nail gun, which affects his personality and his academic performance. After he admits to his parents that he was taking steroids while away at boarding school, Stef and Lena no longer allow Jesus to participate on the wrestling team at Anchor Beach. In the third season, Jesus temporarily resides at a boarding school for his high school wrestling team but returns after Callie's adoption. Jesus feels as though he has no involvement in Mariana's quinceañera preparations but later opts to be her escort in an effort to be at their birthday celebration. But he is now more respectful after getting back together with Emma. He is a womanizer at first, having a short string of romantic relationships and sometimes charming his mothers, including when he covers up for Mariana's wrongdoings. Jesus loves his twin sister, Mariana, and the pair share resentment toward their biological mother.
He has ADHD and joins the wrestling team in an effort to offset the negative effects of his medication through the advice of Mike. Jesus Adams Foster ( Jake T. Austin in seasons 1–2, Noah Centineo in seasons 3–5) is Stef and Lena's adoptive son, twin brother to Mariana, and sibling to Brandon, Callie, and Jude.She later develops preeclampsia, which leads to a miscarriage. Lena interviews for a promotion at work and reveals she is pregnant, leading the panel to question her ability to balance work and home. She and Stef legally marry, and the discussion of Lena carrying her first child arises. She tends to be more open and reasonable, oftentimes when it comes to the children's wrongdoings but can be stern as well. Lena is the vice principal of Anchor Beach Community Charter School, the high school her children attend. In the pilot episode, the couple take in two foster children, Jude and Callie, whom they later adopt. Lena Adams Foster ( Sherri Saum) is Stef's wife, step-mother to Brandon, and adoptive mother to Jesus and Mariana.
Because it is likely that the cells will become cancerous, she undergoes surgery. Later, she officially marries Lena, and after having a mammogram, Stef receives a diagnosis of intraductal carcinoma.
Stef and Mike go to rescue Jesus only to discover that he is not there, and Ana's boyfriend, an abusive drug addict, shoots Stef, who is severely wounded before making a full recovery. When Jesus goes missing one night, Mariana informs her parents how she fears Jesus is at their biological mother Ana's house since they recently got in contact and have been lending her money. She is known for having a strong personality with bold opinions but can also be loving and motherly. Stef is a police officer for the San Diego Police Department, where she works as a patrol partner with her ex-husband, Mike. In the pilot episode, she and Lena also foster Jude and Callie, whom they later adopt. Stef Adams Foster ( Teri Polo) is Lena's spouse, Brandon’s biological mother, and the adoptive mother to twins Jesus and Mariana.Main article: List of The Fosters characters Main