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- TENNSEE ERNOR SIGNS ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL
- 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
- IN FIRST BILL OF THE YEAR, TENNSEE SENATE PASS LEGISLATN ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
TENNSEE ERNOR SIGNS ANTI-GAY ADOPTN BILL
While champns of the law say ’s about relig eedom, opponents say mak the state’s gay rints “send-class cizens.” * gay adoption in tennessee *
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. 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.
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.
TENNSEE GOV. BILL LEE SIGNS BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
As the first agency Tennsee to facilate gay adoptns, we are passnate about honorg equy and clivy throughout your journey. * gay adoption in tennessee *
I am not sayg that gay upl nnot love and parent children well. No adult, gay or straight, has a right to adopt.
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. 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. 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.
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
About Gay & Lbian Hoeholds wh Adoptive Children. Gay and lbian parents are raisg 4% of all adopted children unr the age of 18 the Uned Stat.
Sgle Lbian/Gay Individual: 3%. Gay/Lbian Couple: 1%. An timated 65, 500 adopted children are livg wh a lbian or gay parent.
Below are the 10 stat wh the hight numbers of adopted children, unr the age of 18, who are livg lbian and gay hoeholds.
TENNSEE LAWMAKERS OK BILL ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
As an extensn of this lg, a law banng gay adoptn Mississippi was overturned 2016, makg jot LGBT adoptn legal all 50 stat. In 2017, the US Supreme Court reversed a state urt’s lg that gay married upl mt get a urt orr to have both spo listed on their children’s birth certifit.
“Adoptn and Foster Care by Gay and Lbian Parents the Uned Stat.
“An evaluatn of gay/lbian and heterosexual adoptn.
IN FIRST BILL OF THE YEAR, TENNSEE SENATE PASS LEGISLATN ALLOWG ADOPTN AGENCI TO NY GAY UPL
“Parentg by gay fathers. 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?