Kentucky anti-gay adoption bill advances

[ccharles000]

http://www.365gay.com/news/kentucky-anti-gay-adoption-bill-advances/

(Frankfort, Kentucky) Legislation that would bar unmarried couples in Kentucky from adopting or fostering children has passed a key committee and now advances to a vote on the floor of the Senate.

The measure states that anyone “cohabitating with a sexual partner outside of marriage” cannot be considered as a foster or adoptive parent.

Although the bill affects all unmarried couples living together, it is seen as specifically targeting same-sex couples.

Opponents of the measure accuse Republican Senate leaders of dirty tricks over the way the committee vote was taken.

The Justice Committee meeting was announced just as the Senate was being adjourned for the day. The bill passed 9-0 with no discussion.

Opponents said Friday that no notice was given that the committee was about to hold a vote on the bill. It passed unanimously.

“It was legislation by ambush,” said Sen. Kathy Stein (D) an opponent of the bill told the Louisville Courier-Journal. “I am disgusted.”

Last week, close to 200 people demonstrated against the measure at the Capitol, calling the legislation “a hate bill.”

[tangent90]

1. Okay, I'll bite (so to speak) how do they know which partners are SEXUAL partners?

Are they going to put fucking cameras in every single household????????

:grr: :mad: :grr: :mad:

[marmar]

2. So in their craven desire to discriminate against gays and lesbians, they are also......

..... going to prevent many more kids from being adopted by taking "co-habitating" heterosexual couples out of the mix too.

What knuckledraggers! :argh:

[Ilsa]

3. Can single people adopt children in Kentucky? That might be

an expensive way around it.

[suede1]

4. When will their lives not be dedicated to screwing with other people?