TN--Family Affairs Committee voted down bill banning adopt for gays

[rodeodance]

I got this announcement in an email today.
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GREAT news!!!!!!




Subject: Progress Report: No Refuge from Greed
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:13:24 -0800
From: American Progress Action Fund <[e-mail]>






GOOD NEWS

Tennessee's Children and Family Affairs Committee yesterday voted down a bill which would ban homosexuals from adopting children.

[flpoljunkie]

1. Thanks. Adoptive parents should be considered on their ability to love an

care for children--not their sexual orientation.

Florida needs to follow suit. Here gay couples may be foster parents, but are not allowed to adopt these children--utter hypocrisy and short-sightedness, as there are so many foster children needing loving homes.

[Kber]

2. Excellent news

and good common sense on the part of the TN committee.

[bunkerbuster1]

3. Qualified YEAH! (and a link)

Here's the link:

http://www.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/201591

Here's the "qualified" part. Why in holy hell do we have to constantly defend against fascisti who want to deny my gay American brothers and sisters their rights, in the first place?

Oh, and a few snippets of the article follow:

NASHVILLE -- A House committee voted down a bill to ban homosexuals from adopting children, during an emotional debate Wednesday that included the House speaker calling the bill's sponsor a ``master at political divisiveness.''

The Children and Family Affairs Committee voted 11-9 to defeat the measure, which had been watered down by a House subcommittee last week to remove references to homosexuals and to instead give preference to heterosexual, married couples over singles.

But the full committee decided Wednesday to vote on the original bill and not include the amendment.

During his opening statement, sponsor Chris Clem told committee members he knew the speaker and governor were ``leaning'' on them to vote against the bill, but he asked for their support.