Gay foes pledge to resurrect adoption ban

(Frankfort, Kentucky) Kentucky lawmakers have ended their session without bringing to a vote a bill that would banunmarried couples from adopting or fostering children, but supporters of the measure say they will reintroduce it in the next session.

Sen. Gary Tapp (R) said he will not let the issue rest, declaring …

Kentucky anti-gay adoption bill advances

(Frankfort, Kentucky) Legislation that would bar unmarried couples in Kentucky from adopting or fostering children has passed a key committee and now advances to a vote on the floor of the Senate.

The measure states that anyone “cohabitating with a sexual partner outside of marriage” cannot be considered as a foster …

Gay couples protest bill to ban adoptions

(Frankfort, Kentucky) LGBT rights groups and child advocates are denouncing legislation that would bar gays and lesbians from adopting or fostering children in Kentucky.

The bill would reject any unmarried couple from adopting, but opponents say it is aimed squarely at gays.

On Wednesday, close to 200 people demonstrated against the measure …

Ark. adoption ban could start national trend, activists fear Sovo.com

erry Cox doesn’t need flashy campaigns or a lot of money to “blunt the homosexual agenda” in Arkansas. He’s done it twice, and all he needs is a ballot box and a church bulletin insert.

Cox is president of the Arkansas Family Council, a relatively small religious organization that is dedicated to, among other things, thwarting civil rights for gay people. The Arkansas Family Council won an unexpected success for social conservatives on Nov. 4 when 57 percent of the state’s voters approved the “Arkansas Adoption and Foster Care Act,” a measure that banned unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children. The measure applies regardless of sexual orientation, but was designed to target gay couples.See Ark. adoption ban could start national trend, activists fear Sovo.com