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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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Christian couple who said they would try to “cure” a gay kid sues foster agency for denying them
They’re claiming “religious discrimination” after they were denied because their home wouldn’t be a safe environment for the child.
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Donald Trump is preparing for Pride month by revving up his attacks on us
The president has taken a series of steps lately meant to punish LGBTQ and curry favor with the religious right.
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A foster agency wants to discriminate against non-Christian parents
The Christian agency wants to refuse any parents who won’t “indoctrinate [kids] into their brand of Christianity.”
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Measure to allow adoption agencies to ban gay & lesbian parents dies in the House
The measure would have punished states that ban discrimination against LGBTQ parents.
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Federal judge rules adoption agency can’t ban gays & lesbians
A Catholic adoption agency sued for the right to discriminate. The judge quickly shut them down.
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As states restrict gay adoptions, Connecticut is recruiting more LGBTQ parents
In Kansas and Oklahoma, a social worker’s religious beliefs come before the good of the child. In Connecticut, the child comes first.
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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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Alabama decides best interest of child shouldn’t determine foster home placement
Alabama legislators have determined that children shouldn’t be “forced” to have gay or lesbian foster parents.
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Finally: Court strikes down last ban on gay & lesbian foster parents in US
After decades of discrimination, Nebraska is the last state in the nation to end its ban on lesbians and gays who want to adopt children.