So now the "family values" Republicans are destroying thousands of familys

This is sick and disgusting. I can tolerate people who support the war in Iraq. I can tolerate people who support banning gay marriage. But to seperate 43,000 kids from their parents??? How can the Republicans claim to support family values when they are destroying them?

Edit: Sorry for not posting link. I can't find it now. Anyway, the Texas state legislature voted to ban all homosexuals from becoming foster parents, including current ones. 43,000 foster parents are gay, so their kids will be taken from them.

what you are talking about.

this if I'm not mistaken.

anyone that is GBLT. This is a concerted effort by the rw in a lot of state. TN managed to defeat this a while back.
Those poor kids and parents. :cry:

Here's a link to the article:

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050420/D89J9EK00.html

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas could become the only state to bar gays from becoming foster parents under legislation passed Wednesday by the House.

The ban is part of a bill to revamp the state's Child Protective Services agency. It passed 135-6 with two abstentions and now heads to the Senate.

"It is our responsibility to make sure that we protect our most vulnerable children, and I don't think we are doing that if we allow a foster parent that is homosexual or bisexual," said Republican Rep. Robert Talton, who introduced the amendment.

If the bill becomes law, Texas would be the only state to prohibit homosexuals and bisexuals from becoming foster parents, according to the American Civil Liberties Union Lesbian and Gay Rights project.

Arkansas had barred gays from becoming foster parents, but a judge said the law was unconstitutional in December.

Under the Texas bill, anyone who applies to be a foster parent or a foster parent whose performance is being evaluated must say whether he or she is homosexual or bisexual. Anyone who answers yes would be barred from serving as a foster parent. If the person is already a foster parent, the child would be removed from the home.<snip>

More at: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050420/D89J9EK00.html