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GOP governor signs law allowing anti-LGBTQ+ foster parents to take in LGBTQ+ youth
Advocates worry LGBTQ+ foster kids could be forced to into conversion therapy.
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Hateful foster parents will have more access to LGBTQ+ children under bill that TN just passed
The bill “turns the central principle of child welfare – that every decision should be made in service of the best interests of the child – on its head.”
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Tennessee Republicans introduce religious exemption bill protecting anti-LGBTQ+ foster parents
Opponents say the proposed law will lead to further traumatization of LGBTQ+ foster children.
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Retired gay couple has fostered 33 kids
Their love is unlimited.
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LGBTQ+ people are more likely to consider fostering kids. But one big barrier is stopping them.
Because of this, thousands of children may be missing out on loving homes.
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Rep. Jim Banks introduces bill to place trans foster kids into abusive homes
He justified his bill by saying that reasonable adults oppose “irreversible sex change procedures” on kids. But such surgeries aren’t conducted on minors.
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18 Republican AGs are outraged that the Biden administration wants to help LGBTQ+ foster kids
They say protecting LGBTQ+ kids isn’t as important as Christian agencies’ religious freedom.
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Woman sues Oregon for denying her application to foster kids because she’s anti-LGBTQ+
Jessica Bates felt a sudden calling to help children – but only if those kids aren’t LGBTQ+
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Out lawmaker files bill to ban hateful foster parents
A lot of foster kids are LGBTQ+. Scott Wiener is trying to keep them out of hateful homes.
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Gay man adopts five siblings because family is forever (even if it changes slightly)
A former foster kid, he knew how hard it could be in the system. After all, he was separated from his eight siblings when he entered the system himself.