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

Contents:

• TENNSEE ERNOR SIGNS ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL
• TENNSEE GOV. BILL LEE SIGNS BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
• GAY UPLE CHARGED WH MOLTG THEIR ADOPTED SONS ALSO PIMPED THEM OUT TO PEDOPHILE RG, REPORT CLAIMS
• IN FIRST BILL OF THE YEAR, TENNSEE SENATE PASS LEGISLATN ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
• TENNSEE BILL TO PROTECT ADOPTN AGENCI' FREEDOM TO TURN AWAY GAY FAI
• TENNSEE SENATE PASS BILL SO ADOPTN AGENCI WON’T BE FORCED TO PLACE KIDS WH GAY UPL
• TENNSEE LAWMAKERS OK BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
• GAY UPLE CHARGED WH MOLTG THEIR ADOPTED SONS ALSO PIMPED THEM OUT TO PEDOPHILE RG, REPORT CLAIMS

TENNSEE ERNOR SIGNS ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL

"I actually intify as bisexual, my wife intifi as lbian, one dad is transgenr and the other is a gay man, " she explaed.

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

However, she said her agency do not "turn away" gay upl, rather refers them elsewhere. 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.

GAY UPLE CHARGED WH MOLTG THEIR ADOPTED SONS ALSO PIMPED THEM OUT TO PEDOPHILE RG, REPORT CLAIMS

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

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

A gay uple om Geia charged wh moltg their two adopted sons and g them to rerd child porn also allegedly pimped them out to members of a lol pedophile rg, acrdg to a disturbg new report.

TENNSEE BILL TO PROTECT ADOPTN AGENCI' FREEDOM TO TURN AWAY GAY FAI

Back 2007, Tennsee's attorney general termed that nothg the state statut prevented gay and lbian upl om adoptg children.

TENNSEE SENATE PASS BILL SO ADOPTN AGENCI WON’T BE FORCED TO PLACE KIDS WH GAY UPL

It begs the qutn: do those wh strong anti-gay relig nvictns hontly believe children are better off spendg their entire childhood foster re than a home wh same-sex parents? 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. Gay Adoptn Laws — Where Can Same-Sex Coupl Adopt?

TENNSEE LAWMAKERS OK BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL

Throughout the history of gay adoptn, same-sex upl have often faced barriers to growg their fai and have had to fight for equal adoptn rights.

Combed wh the feral marriage equaly lg 2015, this urt cisn now protects the right for gay upl to adopt throughout the Uned Stat.

GAY UPLE CHARGED WH MOLTG THEIR ADOPTED SONS ALSO PIMPED THEM OUT TO PEDOPHILE RG, REPORT CLAIMS

However, like oppose-sex upl, there may still be rtrictns on adoptn laws for gay upl based on maral stat, om state to state. How Can Gay Coupl Adopt? At Amerin Adoptns, our program, sts and wa tim are the same for gay and lbian parents as for heterosexual upl.

While the benefs of adoptn are clear, gay adoptive parents will likely also face many of the same challeng that heterosexual adoptive parents experience: addrsg their children’s racial or cultural inty, managg birth parent relatnships an open adoptn, talkg to their child about adoptn and simply adjtg to parenthood.