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• TENNSEE ERNOR SIGNS ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL
• TENNSEE GOV. BILL LEE SIGNS BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
• TENNSEE LAWMAKERS OK BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
• IN FIRST BILL OF THE YEAR, TENNSEE SENATE PASS LEGISLATN ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
• TENNSEE ERNOR SAYS HE WILL SIGN ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL
• I WAS RAISED BY 2 GAY MEN. I STILL THK CHILDREN SERVE TO BE ADOPTED TO A HOME WH A MOTHER AND A FATHER | OPN

TENNSEE ERNOR SIGNS ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL

Some fah-based agenci had already not allowed gay upl to adopt.

"I actually intify as bisexual, my wife intifi as lbian, one dad is transgenr and the other is a gay man, " she explaed. However, she said her agency do not "turn away" gay upl, rather refers them elsewhere.

TENNSEE GOV. BILL LEE SIGNS BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL

Some expect the law will make an already nfg system harr to adoptn agenci don't typilly advertise whether they will work wh gay clients, which means the prospective parents will need to do their rearch, make phone lls, risk the huiatn of rejectn, and some s travel long distanc to meet wh agenci that are willg to work wh them.

TENNSEE LAWMAKERS OK BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL

Over 21 percent of gay upl are raisg adopted children pared wh 3 percent of straight, and nearly 3 percent of gay upl have foster children pared wh 0. Lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people, sgle parents, and relig mori have faced problems tryg to adopt or foster children the US bee some agenci will only place kids wh heterosexual parents of a particular fah – a discrimatory practice.

IN FIRST BILL OF THE YEAR, TENNSEE SENATE PASS LEGISLATN ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL

Siar legislatn passed last year both Kansas and state attorney general termed 2007 that there was no prohibn Tennsee statut agast gay and lbian upl adoptg Sanrs, executive director of the Tennsee Equaly Project, says the legislatn is "not motivated by the welfare of children, " but rather by a "sire to discrimate. "I don’t thk a gay uple is the bt environment for children, " said Hensley, who is a member of the Church of God, a Pentestal nomatn. "That’s not the bt suatn for children, but I try to make the bt of , " Hensley said when asked about beg a sgle parent to adopted said the legislatn still would not prevent gay upl om g secular child-placement groups, but would merely prevent relig anizatns om beg forced to act nflict wh their beliefs.

TENNSEE ERNOR SAYS HE WILL SIGN ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL

Bill Haslam signed ntroversial legislatn that allows therapists to ny service to gay and lbian clients, a bill that was nmned by the Amerin Counselg Associatn. Bill Lee for his 's office on Tuday afternoon nfirmed that the ernor would be signg the bill as soon as reach his marriage:Uned Methodist lears propose spltg church over gay marriage tensnsIn a rare move, McNally left his speaker's chair Tuday to bate the legislatn on the floor, argug that Tennsee has already implemented strong relig eedom protectns. Tennsee's attorney general termed 2007 that there was no prohibn state law agast gay and lbian upl adoptg Natalie Allison at Follow her on Twter at to read more stori like this?

I WAS RAISED BY 2 GAY MEN. I STILL THK CHILDREN SERVE TO BE ADOPTED TO A HOME WH A MOTHER AND A FATHER | OPN

Same-sex adoptn statistics suggt that more and more gay upl are adoptg. Today, 4 percent of adopted children and 3 percent of foster children are raised by gay and lbian parents, and 2 ln more LGBTQ dividuals are terted adoptg.