But gay rights groups have said the bill in effect allows agencies partially funded with tax money to turn away prospective parents while nearly a half-million children nationwide await placement in homes. The law also blunts the ability of LGBTQ family members to take in related children if a faith-based group declines their request, the group’s policy director, Denise Brogan-Kator, said. Nearly 80 state faith-based leaders and organizations asked Fallin in a letter Thursday to veto the bill. The governor defended that move, too, saying she has been a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights. “Make no mistake, this temporary setback will be rectified when Oklahoma residents elect a new, and genuinely pro-Second Amendment governor,” Cox said.

Source: Washington Post May 12, 2018 21:02 UTC