Can you believe this? House Republicans are opposing a new rule that requires child welfare agencies to place LGBTQ children in homes that are “free of hostility, mistreatment, or abuse” based on the child’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. They OPPOSE putting kids in homes where they are welcome??? https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1742628412382957758 From The Hill:
The proposed rule, issued in September by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), also would require caregivers to undergo cultural competency training to ensure LGBTQ youths are placed in homes where their identities are affirmed.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual children are more than twice as likely to experience foster care placement compared with their heterosexual peers, a 2019 study found, and roughly 30 percent of foster youth identify as LGBTQ, according to the Children’s Bureau.
About 5 percent of foster youth identify as transgender.
A bill introduced last month by Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who is currently running for an open Senate seat, would prevent foster and adoptive families from being required to affirm a transgender child’s gender identity.
The legislation, called the Sensible Adoption For Every Home Act, already has 4 GOP co-sponsors. Banks told Fox News he opposed the new rule because, in his view, it discriminates against prospective caretakers that are “opposed to irreversible sex change procedures on kids.” https://twitter.com/PattyMurray/status/1740788772176863293
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