Unr Texas bill, adoptn agenci uld reject Jews, gays, Mlims | PBS NewsHour

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• UNR TEXAS BILL, ADOPTN AGENCI ULD REJECT JEWS, GAYS, MLIMS
• PROCR FOR GAY COUPL LOOKG TO ADOPT
• IN GOOD FAH? U.S. LEGAL BATTLE OVER GAY ADOPTN TENSIFI
• SAN ANTON GAY UPLE SHAR THEIR EXPERIENCE ADOPTG A CHILD DURG PANMIC
• SUPREME URT DODG DISPUTE BETWEEN TEXAS, CALIFORNIA OVER RELIG EEDOM, GAY RIGHTS
• SAN ANTON GAY UPLE SHAR THEIR EXPERIENCE ADOPTG A CHILD DURG PANMIC

UNR TEXAS BILL, ADOPTN AGENCI ULD REJECT JEWS, GAYS, MLIMS

" FACT, which equat homosexualy wh adultery and pornography addictn on s webse, has boasted that HB 1111 “actually broar” than s antecent. Senate nomee Beto O’Rourke ma a claim about gay rints beg kept om adoptg children need. 29, 2018: "In this state, wh 30, 000 kids the foster re system —a foster re system so unr-rourced that recently kids were sleepg on top of or unrneath the sks CPS (Child Protective Servic) offic— this state, they say that unr the guise of relig liberty that you n be too gay to adopt one of those children who needs a lovg home.

We wonred: Can a Texan be "too gay" to adopt a child foster re? " In this se, that would mean that a social service group that arrang adoptns uld refe to allow a gay uple to adopt a child through that group. Crics of the measure say that gay Texans are beg refed adoptn opportuni.

Backers of the legislatn and a state agency say the law do not keep any qualified adults, cludg gay rints, om adoptg. In Texas Hoe bate on the measure May 2017, the Texas Tribune reported, Democratic legislators warned that the plan would give groups license to discrimate agast gay — or Jewish or divorced — parents who want to foster or adopt. Still, he said, if "you were to ask a provir like Catholic Chari if beg jt a ltle b gay is OK wh them, you’d learn that they thk that ‘any gay’ is ‘too gay’ when to workg wh prospective adoptive parents.

PROCR FOR GAY COUPL LOOKG TO ADOPT

"For some licensed provirs Texas, cludg Catholic Chari, you n be too gay to adopt a foster child, " Smh wrote. Advot of the law say don’t ter adoptns by gay Texans. State agency says gay adoptns not terred.

IN GOOD FAH? U.S. LEGAL BATTLE OVER GAY ADOPTN TENSIFI

O’Rourke said at an At rally that Texas, "you n be too gay to adopt" a foster child "who needs a lovg home. Contrary to the implitn O'Rourke's statement, Texas has no law agast adoptn by gay parents.

Still, O'Rourke is partially accurate that a 2017 Texas law allows sentially allows fah-based groups to refe to help gay Texans adopt. News story, "Texas adoptn agenci uld reject Jewish, Mlim, gay or sgle parents, " The Associated Prs, May 6, 2017 (fetched om webse, The Guardian, Oct.

AUSTIN, Texas — Parents seekg to adopt children Texas uld soon be rejected by state-fund or private agenci wh relig objectns to them beg Jewish, Mlim, gay, sgle, or terfah upl, unr a proposal the Republin-ntrolled Legislature. Five other stat have passed siar laws protectg fah-based adoptn anizatns that refe to place children wh gay parents or other hoeholds on relig grounds — but Texas’ le would extend to state-fund agenci. Procr for Gay Coupl Lookg to Adopt.

SAN ANTON GAY UPLE SHAR THEIR EXPERIENCE ADOPTG A CHILD DURG PANMIC

Gay and lbian upl have been expandg their fai through adoptn for a long time, and as legislatn has changed over the years, more optns have bee available.

While every gay uple's adoptn procs is unique, there are some standard procr and steps every adoptive parent mt go through, and facts and rourc that n be helpful when nsirg adoptn.

Optns for Gay Parents. Gay upl n explore all avenu of adoptn, cludg foster re adoptn, tradnal adoptn, and ternatnal adoptns. In the past—and likely still today some areas of the untry—some gay upl have rorted to lyg about their stat so they uld adopt.

SUPREME URT DODG DISPUTE BETWEEN TEXAS, CALIFORNIA OVER RELIG EEDOM, GAY RIGHTS

When a gay uple adopts, is mon for one partner to adopt and the send to then apply to the urt as a send parent or -parent. A uple do not need to have a legally-regnized relatnship orr to pursue a send parent adoptn, which mak an appealg optn for gay upl who choose to not get married or enter to a civil unn. Many studi have attempted to terme how children are beg raised gay and lbian unns.

Gay and lbian groups tend to show posive rults, while relig or nservative groups often dite negative rults. Many of the ncerns center around unrstandg sexual orientatn and tablishg whether children will velop emotnal problems due to havg gay parents. Know that there has not been a sgle study showg that the children of gay or lbian parents are disadvantaged any signifint rpect.

SAN ANTON GAY UPLE SHAR THEIR EXPERIENCE ADOPTG A CHILD DURG PANMIC

Support and Rourc for Gay Parents. Some gay upl fd that their parents—who may have been upset at one time about their children's sexualy—e around when grandchildren enter the picture.