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Oklahoma Becomes First State In 2018 To Sign Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Into Law
By Lambda Legal
May 11, 2018
Today, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed SB 1140, a license-to-discriminate
bill that would allow taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies to reject foster or
adoptive parents based upon the agency’s religious beliefs. A similar bill,
SB 284, sits on the desk of Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer awaiting signature.
bill that would allow taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies to reject foster or
adoptive parents based upon the agency’s religious beliefs. A similar bill,
SB 284, sits on the desk of Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer awaiting signature.
Currey Cook, Counsel and Director, Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project,
Lambda Legal, issued the following statement:
Lambda Legal, issued the following statement:
“With the stroke of a pen, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin earns
the dubious honor of becoming the first governor in 2018 to
write anti-LGBT discrimination into law and withhold loving
homes from Oklahoma children. We will work hard to ensure
other governors will think twice before adding their names to
this roll of heartlessness and cruelty.
the dubious honor of becoming the first governor in 2018 to
write anti-LGBT discrimination into law and withhold loving
homes from Oklahoma children. We will work hard to ensure
other governors will think twice before adding their names to
this roll of heartlessness and cruelty.
“There are children in the Oklahoma child welfare system in
desperate need of loving families. And there are loving and
qualified LGBT individuals and couples in Oklahoma
who want nothing more than to give those children the warm,
caring and safe environment they deserve.
desperate need of loving families. And there are loving and
qualified LGBT individuals and couples in Oklahoma
who want nothing more than to give those children the warm,
caring and safe environment they deserve.
"SB 1140, much like SB 284 in Kansas, works to withhold
those families from those children. It gives special permission
to religiously-affiliated government-funded child welfare agencies
to place the agencies’ beliefs above the needs and best interests
of children in care and discriminate against parents who are
trying to provide a loving home.
those families from those children. It gives special permission
to religiously-affiliated government-funded child welfare agencies
to place the agencies’ beliefs above the needs and best interests
of children in care and discriminate against parents who are
trying to provide a loving home.
“We hope that other governors, most immediately Kansas
Gov. Colyer, will not follow Oklahoma’s example and
will put the needs of the child first.
Gov. Colyer, will not follow Oklahoma’s example and
will put the needs of the child first.
"To deny qualified parents eager to foster or adopt children
in need of loving homes because of their sexual orientation
or gender-identity or particular religious belief is not only
wrong, but impacts the most vulnerable the most.”
in need of loving homes because of their sexual orientation
or gender-identity or particular religious belief is not only
wrong, but impacts the most vulnerable the most.”
Lambda Legal asks any youth or adults who have experienced
discrimination in Oklahoma’s or Kansas’s child welfare systems
to call our Help Desk at 212.809.8585 or complete this online form.
discrimination in Oklahoma’s or Kansas’s child welfare systems
to call our Help Desk at 212.809.8585 or complete this online form.
Read more about Lambda Legal’s work with children in
out-of-home care here. https://www.lambdalegal.org/issues/youth-in-out-of-home-care
out-of-home care here. https://www.lambdalegal.org/issues/youth-in-out-of-home-care
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