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This gay couple is encouraging other LGBTQ+ people to become foster parents

“All the kids who come into our house have left an impact on us," say Travis and Michael VanZant, who have fostered 20 children thanks to an agency in Tennessee.

All LGBTQ Children in Foster Care Are Under Attack

Republicans are going after our most vulnerable.

Put Children Ahead of Ideology in Adoption and Foster Care

Oklahoma made a disatrous decision to embrace bigotry and allow discrimination against prospective LGBT parents. Kansas has an opportunity to do better.

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.

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.

RaiseAChild to Promote Adoption by LGBTs at San Jose Pride

The nonprofit organization is broadening its campaign to encourage LGBT people to adopt and foster children.

Will Kansas ban gay adoptions?

Kansas legislator Steve Huebert wants to review policies allowing adoption of children in foster care.

Study Says Kids Are All Right With Gay or Straight Parents

A new UCLA study of children adopted after being in foster care further confirms that gay parents are as good for them as straight ones.

Republicans Vote for 'License to Discriminate' Against LGBT Parents

Republicans in Congress voted for an amendment that activists say is a "license to discriminate" against LGBT people who want to foster or adopt children.

Court Rules Against Antigay License to Discriminate in Foster Care

The city of Philadelphia was within its rights to end a contract with a foster care agency that won't place children with LGBTQ people, the court ruled.

WATCH: A Tale of Two Dads

Mark Maxwell and Tim Young, a gay couple from North Carolina, share what marriage equality would mean to them and their four foster children.

Michigan Sends Anti-LGBT Adoption Bills to Governor

If signed into law, faith-based adoption agencies in the state could refuse to allow LGBT people to adopt, or place foster children in homes headed by LGBT Michiganders.

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Antigay Adoption Policy Now the Law in Michigan

Michigan's governor has signed a bill granting faith-based adoption agencies in the state the power to refuse to allow LGBT people to adopt, or place foster children in homes headed by LGBT Michiganders.

All in the Family

A mother of four asking her uncle to provide temporary foster care for her children while she undergoes drug rehab should be of no concern to anyone but her and her uncle. Unless that uncle cohabits with another man and lives in Utah.

Florida's Gay Adoption Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

A Miami-Dade circuit judge decided Tuesday that a Florida man's sexual orientation should not preclude him from adopting his two foster children, effectively ruling unconstitutional a decades-old state ban on allowing gays and lesbians to adopt.

18% of LGBTQ+ adults are parents — and they're raising over 5 million children

The "traditional" American family isn't so traditional after all.

LGBTQ+ people want to foster or adopt kids, but fear of discrimination stops them (exclusive)

That's among the findings just released from a study by Gallup and the children's charity Kidsave.

The Deadly Consequences of Texas' New Bill

Kristopher Sharp, an out survivor of the foster care system in Texas, says a new Lone Star law places bigotry over kids' lives.

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.