Texas Governor Signs Anti-Gay Adoption Law

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Article doesn't mention it but about 25% of adoption services in Texas are religious based. Also, there were no cases I can find of a Texas religious adoption service ever fined or disciplined for not allowing gays to adopt.

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“Lawmakers used religion as a weapon to pass a bill that not only harms qualified candidates who want to start families, but children,” Ellis said. “This law was never about the best interests of Texans or of children, but about forwarding a political agenda to codify the permission to discriminate against LGBTQ Texans into state law. Discrimination has won in Texas, and it saddens me that a child can now be denied the chance to live with a deserving family simply because they are LGBTQ.”

Last month, the Texas House approved the measure, 93-49 and the Texas Senate approved the bill, 21-10. The deadline for Abbott to take action on the bill before it became law on its own was Sunday. Abbott signed the legislation on the same day he vetoed 50 other bills the state legislature presented to him.

Other states with laws allowing adoption agencies to deny placement to LGBT households are Michigan, South Dakota, North Dakota, Virginia and Alabama. South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law anti-LGBT adoption measures along with Abbott just this year.

Abbott might not be done signing anti-LGBT legislation anytime soon. He called for a special session of the legislature starting July 18 to pass a bill that would inhibit transgender people from using public restrooms consistent with their gender identity. Although lawmakers advanced such a proposal during the regular session, they couldn’t agree on a bill before time expired.