The conservative nature of the US Supreme Court may already be posing a risk to LGBT+ rights as they hear a vital case. The Fulton v City of Philadelphia case is about whether religious fostering organizations can refuse LGBT+ parents.
But it could have far more wide-reaching implications. And the hearings yesterday indicated conservative justices may be sympathetic to the religious side of the argument.
Justice Samuel Alito said: ‘If we are honest about what’s really going on here, it’s not about ensuring that same-sex couples in Philadelphia have the opportunity to be foster parents. ‘It’s the fact that the city can’t stand the message that Catholic Social Services and the archdiocese are sending by continuing to adhere to the