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Kentucky judge resigns rather than hear gay people’s cases
He said his “sincerely held religious beliefs” make him so biased that he can’t hear cases involving “practicing homosexuals.”
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Supreme Court rules in favor of adoption rights, but Gorsuch dissents
In a short ruling, the Supreme Court sided with same-sex partners and against the state of Arkansas’s terrible logic. The problem, though, is that Neil Gorsuch dissented.
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Texas governor signs license to discriminate law that will hurt orphans
Gov. Greg Abbott’s Pride gift to LGBTQ Texans is to give faith-based adoption agencies a license to discriminate against them.
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Heartbreak for these 2 dads forced to surrender their newborn daughter
Arnout Janssen and Stefano Franke had 13 amazing days with the baby girl they adopted before they were forced to give her back.
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Texas senate votes to allow discrimination against gay foster parents
The law would also allow adoption agencies to reject prospective gay parents for “religious” reasons.
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Texas adoption agencies could ban gay, Jewish, Muslim parents
Not only could agencies turn away hopeful parents, they could also require children in foster care to comply with their faith-based requirements.
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Alabama governor signs law to allow discrimination against LGBT parents
“Same-sex couples would make it all about them. It’s not.”
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Kentucky judge says he won’t hear adoption cases involving gay adults
Judge Mitchell Nance said he believes “under no circumstance” would “the best interest of the child be promoted by the adoption by a practicing homosexual.”
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Alabama passes law allowing adoption agencies to discriminate against gays
Because, “religious freedom” has never been about “best interests of the child.”
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Everything you need to know about our world right now in under 4 minutes
From Colorado to Chechnya, Matt Baume’s got you covered with this week’s debrief.