While champns of the law say ’s about relig eedom, opponents say mak the state’s gay rints “send-class cizens.”
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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
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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.
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 *
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.
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 am not sayg that gay upl nnot love and parent children well. No adult, gay or straight, has a right to adopt.
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.
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.