Arkansas To Vote on Barring Adoptions by Lesbians & Gays

Ed Note: For all their talk about the "Right to Life," the Republicans sure don't care about the quality of that life. In an attempt to boost GOP prospects at the polls this fall, the Arkansas Party backed a measure to bar LGBT folks from adopting kids - especially kids in foster homes. So on the backs of foster kids the GOP tries to hold on to power. Pathetic. And more of a sin than anything two men could do in bed.

A proposal intended to ban gay men and lesbians from becoming foster or adoptive parents was cleared for this fall's ballot. The measure would prohibit unmarried couples living together from fostering or adopting children, and the state does not allow same-sex marriage or recognize same-sex marriages conducted elsewhere. Secretary of State Charlie Daniels certified the proposal for the ballot after verifying that the Arkansas Family Council Action Committee had submitted 85,389 valid signatures of registered voters. Jerry Cox, president of the committee, said: "Arkansas needs to affirm the importance of married mothers and fathers. We need to publicly affirm the gold standard of rearing children whenever we can." Arkansas Families First is campaigning against the measure and has said it plans to sue to keep it off the ballot.
Arkansas: Vote on Gay Adoptions
New York Times, United States