GOP Senator Introduces Bill That Throws LGBTQ+ Foster Children Under the Bus
The new bill takes aim at recent changes to HHS policy on adoption, ensuring LGBTQ+ foster children are placed in supportive homes.
December 10, 2023
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All LGBTQ Children in Foster Care Are Under Attack
Republicans are going after our most vulnerable.
July 20, 2018
Massachusetts foster parents lose license after refusing to properly care for LGBTQ+ youth
A couple lost their foster care license after they wouldn't agree not to discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth nor attempt to change them.
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18% of LGBTQ+ adults are parents — and they're raising over 5 million children
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Biden Administration Looks to Protect LGBTQ+ Foster Kids With New Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule is in keeping with the Biden administration's promise to support LGBTQ+ youth.
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Biden admin moves to protect LGBTQ+ kids in foster care
A new rule from the Department of Health and Human Services requires that these children be placed in supportive homes.
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Texas sues Biden admin over requirement for LGBTQ-affirming foster care placements
The suit comes from notoriously anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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What the Supreme Court Ruling on Foster Care Means for LGBTQ+ Parents
LGBTQ+ advocates are relieved the court didn't establish a broad right to discriminate, but some call the decision troubling.
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Lesbian Approved to Foster Children by Catholic Bishops After Suit
In 2020, Kelly Easter was denied a foster care opportunity because she is a lesbian, but now Catholic bishops say they approve.
July 15, 2022
Explosive Growth in LGBTQ+ Parenting Recorded In This Country
One in six children were adopted by same-sex couples in this European country.
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Trump Administration Says It Won't Track LGBTQ Kids in Foster Care
Obama-era rule sought system-wide data to improve care for queer kids. But Trump officials say practice would be intrusive for children and burdensome for agencies.
April 19, 2019
The Deadly Consequences of Texas' New Bill
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LGBTQ+ Teen Seeks Forever Family After Abandonment by Adoptive Parents
After living with adoptive parents for seven years, Dax says the family stopped loving them because of their LGBTQ+ identity.
September 9, 2021
Antigay Adoption Agency Sues Michigan So It Can Reject LGBTQ Parents
St. Vincent Catholic Charities says it can refuse to place children in LGBTQ homes despite taking state funds.
April 16, 2019
What states are the most dangerous for LGBTQ+ people? Here are the worst 15
A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.
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March 4, 2025
22 states that have passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws in 2025 so far
Here are all the anti-LGBTQ+ laws that have been passed so far in 2025, and which states they come from.
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One Year Later, the 5 Victims of Club Q Shooting Are Still Remembered
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Coney Barrett Closer to Bringing Her Far-Right Tyranny to SCOTUS
Democrats boycotted the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the ultraconservative Supreme Court nominee.
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The states are predictably very red.
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Biden Rolls Out New LGBTQ+ Resources on Day of Historic White House Pride Celebration
Thousands of LGBTQ+ people have been invited to attend a celebration of Pride on the South Lawn of the White House.
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