Massachusetts Drops Controversial Gender Ideology Mandate for Licensing Foster Care Parents

UPDATE: Massachusetts Drops Gender Ideology Rule for Foster Parents

After an ADF lawsuit and a warning from the Trump administration, the state’s Department of Children and Families now says that Bible-adhering Christians won’t have to embrace LGBTQ ideology in order to take in foster children. [UPDATE] Massachusetts officials have amended a foster care licensing regulation that previously excluded some religious families, following a federal […]

Massachusetts walks back policy requiring foster parents to promote gender ideology

In a win for religious families, Massachusetts has amended a policy that banned foster parents who refuse to promote gender ideology from having children in their… The post Massachusetts walks back policy requiring foster parents to promote gender ideology appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Gender identity mandate removed from Massachusetts foster system · American Wire News

Massachusetts officials removed controversial language that required foster parents to “affirm” the LGBTQIA+ identity of children in their care. The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a conservative legal group, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the gender identity mandate on First Amendment grounds, Fox News Digital reported. In September, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) sent a letter to Massachusetts’ Department of Children…

Massachusetts Bows To Pressure From Trump Administration, Will Stop Forcing Religious Foster Parents To Affirm Children’s Gender Identities

A lawyer for religious families suing Massachusetts says the change is a ‘step in the right direction.’

Massachusetts drops controversial gender ideology mandate for licensing foster care parents

Massachusetts eliminates "gender-affirmation" policy language that stripped licenses from Christian couples caring for children.

Massachusetts Backs Down, Allows Christian Couples to Do Foster Care

Thanks to a lawsuit from a pro-life organization, the liberal state of Massachusetts has been forced to allow Christian couples to do foster care. As LifeNews previously reported, a devout Christian couple in Massachusetts lost their foster care license after refusing to sign a state policy requiring them to affirm foster children’s fake gender identities. It’s a decision the pair says forces them to choose between their faith and caring for vul…