TEXAS HOUSE PASSES GAY FOSTER CARE BAN: From Southern Voices Online

The Texas House voted 81-58 late Tuesday to approve an amendment to foster care legislation that would ban lesbians, gays and bisexuals from serving as foster parents. The legislation also authorizes the state to conduct investigations into the sexual orientation of current foster parents. ...

"I think it is important that children ought to be able to establish their own sexual identity without being in a biased environment," Talton said during debate on the measure. "That's what I'm trying to prevent." ...

Senate Bill 6 now goes to a conference committee, where activists say they hope representatives of both houses will vote to exclude Talton’s amendment. From there, it goes back to both houses for a final vote.

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