Tennsee gay adoptn: Gov. Bill Lee signs anti-LGBT measure

Contents:

• TENNSEE ERNOR SIGNS ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL
• IN FIRST BILL OF THE YEAR, TENNSEE SENATE PASS LEGISLATN ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
• TENNSEE GOV. BILL LEE SIGNS BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
• 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 LAWMAKERS OK BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
• TENNSEE ERNOR SAYS HE WILL SIGN ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL
• ADOPTN AGENCI N NY GAY UPL AFTER TENNSEE ERNOR OFFICIALLY SIGNS BILL TO LAW

TENNSEE ERNOR SIGNS ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL

LGBT adoptn is the adoptn of children by lbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgenr (LGBT) persons.

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

More and more birthparents are choosg to place their children wh same-sex upl, th givg gay and lbian adoptive parents an advantage, and makg the procs quicker. This do not mean, however, that all adoptn agenci are gay-iendly adoptn agenci.

Naturally, you’ll want to look at gay-iendly adoptn agenci that also specialize your preferred type of adoptn, which might be any of the followg:. Fewer untri that allow gay upl to ternatnally adopt.

For more prehensive lists to aid you your search to fd a gay adoptn agency, head to eher the It’s Conceivable or the Human Rights Campaign webs.

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

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

After all, we all have iends we know and love who are gay and who serve to be treated fairly. For the first eight years of my life, I was raised by two gay men — my father and his partner. I craved a mother’s love even though I was well-loved by my two gay dads.

I am not sayg that gay upl nnot love and parent children well. No adult, gay or straight, has a right to adopt. 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 WAS RAISED BY 2 GAY MEN. I STILL THK CHILDREN SERVE TO BE ADOPTED TO A HOME WH A MOTHER AND A FATHER | OPN

"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.

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.

TENNSEE LAWMAKERS OK BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL

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.

"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 ERNOR SAYS HE WILL SIGN ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL

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. 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. Some fah-based agenci already do not allow gay upl to adopt.

Some fah-based agenci Tennsee already do not allow gay upl to adopt, but this move provis legal protectns to those agenci, as well as ensurg ernment fundg.

ADOPTN AGENCI N NY GAY UPL AFTER TENNSEE ERNOR OFFICIALLY SIGNS BILL TO LAW