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

Contents:

• WHAT ADOPTN FOR GAY UPL LOOKS LIKE TEXAS
• WILL BE HARD TO ADOPT IF WE’RE GAY?
• UNR TEXAS BILL, ADOPTN AGENCI ULD REJECT JEWS, GAYS, MLIMS
• IN GOOD FAH? U.S. LEGAL BATTLE OVER GAY ADOPTN TENSIFI

WHAT ADOPTN FOR GAY UPL LOOKS LIKE TEXAS

" FACT, which equat homosexualy wh adultery and pornography addictn on s webse, has boasted that HB 1111 “actually broar” than s antecent. Hodg), society general has bee more supportive of gay adoptn. The adoptn procs for married gay upl is very siar to heterosexual upl Texas.

However, I highly remend seekg the guidance of a fay law attorney who specializ LGBT adoptn bee they unrstand adoptn law, as well as the challeng lbian and gay upl, may face wh the lol urts and unti where the attorney practic. One judge told my gay clients, “I don’t re if you have polka dots.

” Those are the urts I go to when I need to file paperwork for my gay parents’ adoptn s. So, whether you live Texas or another state, be sure to fd an experienced adoptn attorney who unrstands the plexi of gay adoptn the area where you live.

WILL BE HARD TO ADOPT IF WE’RE GAY?

Heterosexual, lbian and gay adoptn procs all e wh risks, so be sure to speak wh an experienced adoptn attorney to prepare yourself.

How adoptn agenci help gay parents adopt. Even today, some agenci—typilly those aligned wh relig anizatns—won’t handle adoptn for gay upl.

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

The requirements apply to adoptn for gay upl, lbian upl and heterosexual upl. 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.

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

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. "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.

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.

The short answer is no, adoptn do not have to be hard if you are gay.