Proposal to protect LGBTQ foster youths enrages some in GOP
qvoicenews.comSome congressional Republicans are flaming mad about a proposed federal rule requiring child welfare agencies to place LGBTQ youths in foster environments “free of hostility, mistreatment, or abuse” that are based on the child’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.
As a result, these GOP members have introduced or sponsored legislation that would outlaw elements of the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposal.
Photo: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Some congressional Republicans are flaming mad about a proposed federal rule requiring child welfare agencies to place LGBTQ foster youths in environments “free of hostility, mistreatment, or abuse” that are based on the child’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.
As a result, these GOP members have introduced or sponsored legislation that would outlaw elements of the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposal, according to The Hill.