The LGBTQ community in Tennessee worries an adoption bill signed last month by Gov. Lee will make adoption more difficult for families. - NBCOUT
Leslie Cooper, deputy project director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s LGBT & HIV Project, said these laws are a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment.
Chris Sanders, executive director of the Tennessee Equality Project, an LGBTQ advocacy group that fought the state’s adoption bill, said the new law will also further stigmatize an already marginalized group. Faith-based adoption agencies don’t typically advertise whether they will work with gay clients, which means these prospective parents will need to do their research, make phone calls, risk the humiliation of rejection, and in some cases travel long distances to meet with agencies that are willing to work with them. But some say they already experience this — the new law simply means these agencies won’t face consequences for turning them away.
The rejection stung, and Quinton gave up on the idea until the following year, when he learned that his nephews, brothers Blake and Clayton, were taken from their parents by child services due to neglect. Concerned for them, he immediately began the process of getting his foster care license. In 2015, he adopted the younger boy, Blake, who was then 4, and two years later, he adopted Clayton, then 9.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Watch: Taiwan LGBTQ Drama ‘Your Name Engraved Herein’ Trailer Ahead of Berlin, Osaka Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)“Your Name Engraved Herein,” the first gay movie from Taiwan since the territory last year legalized homosexual marriage, will enjoy a private screening at Berlin’s European Film Market this week, …
Read more »
17 Queer Characters Who Were Actually Played By LGBTQ+ ActorsWe love to see it.
Read more »
'The Eternals' will feature Marvel's first onscreen LGBTQ kiss: 'It’s a beautiful, very moving kiss'After more than a decade of superhero movies, Marvel is finally featuring its first LGBTQ relationship with an onscreen kiss…
Read more »
After Placing Her Son For Adoption, a Woman Is Sharing Her StoryOne mom made the difficult decision to put her son up for adoption; now she's sharing her story of her open adoption and relationship with his parents.
Read more »
Elton John Ends New Zealand Show Early Due to Pneumonia'I'm disappointed, deeply upset and sorry.'
Read more »
Kandi Burruss Speaks Out After Shooting at Her Restaurant: 'My Family and I Are Truly Saddened'Three people, who are expected to survive their injuries, were shot at the restaurant after a man walked in and opened fire, according to police
Read more »