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Texas governor signs license to discriminate law that will hurt orphans

Friday, June 16, 2017

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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Texas adoption agencies could ban gay, Jewish, Muslim parents

Sunday, May 7, 2017

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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South Dakota is the first state to legalize anti-LGBTQ discrimination in 2017

Sunday, March 12, 2017

The governor signed a law Friday that allows adoption agencies to deny LGBTQ families services and child placement for "religious" reasons .

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Young LGBTQ Nevadans ask lawmakers for change in foster care laws

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Young adults formerly in Nevada's foster care system told state lawmakers Monday that LGBTQ kids would be safer if social workers are specially trained to help them.

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Montana gay couple files bias complaint after losing foster child

Sunday, August 7, 2016

"[She said] that other social workers wouldn’t want to work with us because we’re a gay couple, and because we’re two males."

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Watch Lady Gaga sing ‘Born This Way’ for Mexican foster kids

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

The singer posted a clip to Twitter with an appeal for fans to donate to the organization.

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Illinois urges foster parents to take in LGBTQ youth

Sunday, July 10, 2016

"We desperately need more adults in the LGBTQ community and allies to help foster our LGBTQ youth in care."

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Alabama: Committee votes to let child care providers deny services to gay couples

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Private adoption agencies in Alabama could turn away gay couples on religious grounds under a bill passed by a House Committee Wednesday.

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Top Kansas welfare official rejects criticism agency discriminates against gay couples

Saturday, December 12, 2015

The Kansas Department for Children and Families faces criticism that it discriminates against gay and lesbian foster parents.

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Kansas senator says media prioritizes gay rights over foster care needs

Saturday, December 5, 2015

Republican Sen. Forrest Knox from Altoona says he believes the research shows that traditional nuclear families best meet foster childrens' needs.

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