Gay foster parents can't adopt in most states

I would ask why these legislators hate gays so much, but that's old news. A better question: Why do they hate these kids so much?

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The "culture of life" apparently only extends to the delivery room. After that, well....

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Maybe it's because they want children to learn how to wear a white shirt and tie and say, "Honey, I'm home!" BUT ALSO how to prepare a beef ring filled with carrot strips (you know, for after bridge club). Children need full exposure to both gender stereotypes or they simply won't understand Leave It To Beaver reruns.

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Nothing surprises me about Florida and Texas anymore but I was taken aback by some of the states you listed. Some are considering banning gays as foster parents as well. I'm glad my state didn't make the list.

Many gay families are not only eager to adopt children, they are likely to search out the "unadoptables"; the kids with HIV or the kids rescued from truly abusive situations. They aren't seeking the perfect blonde, blueeyed darling; they just want to provide a loving home for kids who need it most. No one seems to have evidence that they don't make good parents; we just hear the same garbage about "values" and emotional damage to a child raised by same sex parents. What values are these kids going to learn in the homes of bigots? When will these fools ever learn that "gay" does not equal "pedophile"?

Speaking of my state, we passed a "gay marriage" bill yesterday. It'll be interesting to see what Governor Terminator does with it.

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Having served on a local CPA Board during a legislative session in which this bill was introduced, I can tell you that all but one of my colleagues and the entire staff of CPS involved in our workings opposed such a move. There is no merit to anything the proposed legislation fears - it's an outright anti-gay move.

We worked with a state Lesbian/Gay Rights organization in drawing press attention to this danger to our children, and much effort was put into flooding legislators' offices with mail and faxes. When the heat got too high for that bill, the author tried this: Making foster parenting a no-no for ANY single person. (because gays and lesbians can't legally marry.)

Brilliant. Let's whittle down our available foster homes even further. Thankfully this bill didn't pass, but the anti-gay foster bill came back stronger in this past session, and I fear what will transpire in the next one.

Your question is right on. What ARE the legislators planning on doing with all the children whose parents have failed them? That's the piece I'm waiting for, and if these bills pass, the children will want to know as well.

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It is very sad that children are being denied homes that will provide stability and love for them on the basis of the current homo-obsession. Our country seems so obsessed with the lives of a minority. Even going to the extreme of letting the Majority make laws that deny them simple rights that the Majority has.
All these couples want is a family and a child to love and give all they can to. With so many children without security and love, how can the governments keep making these laws?
Love is simple and it is wonderful. For Christians, it was what Jesus wanted us to do. Open our hearts and love. How can we make laws to deny this to children and families?

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As someone who was a foster child for ten years, it sickens me that they will accept a family as a foster home and then not allow them to adopt. The more moves a kid has to experience, the worse they fair long-term, but these states don't care. If someone is qualified to take in children who have been traumatized and help them through some of the roughest periods of their life, then they are qualified to be there forever. Maybe if more gay couples were encouraged to foster and adopt, the state could revoke the licenses of some of the sickos who they have already given foster and adoptive licenses to.

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