US EditionVermont stops forcing foster parents to adhere to LGBT ideology, restores licenses
Vermont ended its policy requiring foster parents to affirm LGBT identities, restoring licenses for families with religious objections and settling litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom.
- On Tuesday, Vermont's guidance clarifies foster families need not abandon religious beliefs to qualify for licensure, restoring revoked licenses, the state agency said.
- In a statement on Monday, Alliance Defending Freedom said a settlement was reached in litigation challenging a requirement that foster parents speak against their beliefs on gender and sexuality.
- Historically, families with foster experience saw licenses revoked in 2022 and 2024 under the policy requiring foster parents to be `holistically affirming` of sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Vermont agreed to rescind revocations for the Wuoti and Gantt families, while Alliance Defending Freedom clients dismissed their appeal and will file a joint stipulation with the district court.
- New guidance prohibits using applicants' personal beliefs to bar licensure and clarifies limits on caring for children with diverse identities won't be deemed discriminatory; the Vermont Department of Children and Families says endorsement of identities or pronouns belongs to matching, not licensing.
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catholicworldreport.comVermont Backs Off ‘Gender Ideology’ Mandate for Christian Foster Families
Bryan and Rebecca Gantt, two foster parents in Vermont, had their licenses revoked for refusing to embrace gender ideology. The Green Mountain State will no longer consider if foster-parent applicants’ sincerely held religious beliefs embrace the state’s views about gender identity and sexuality when determining whether to grant a license.
Vermont agrees to stop discriminating against Christian foster parents who don't affirm LGBT ideology
Vermont’s Department for Children and Families issued a new policy stating that it will no longer mandate affirmation of LGBT ‘identities’ and use of ‘preferred pronouns’ or other woke language, in a major victory for religious liberty.
Vermont stops forcing foster parents to adhere to LGBT ideology, restores licenses
Vermont has adopted new guidance eliminating a requirement that foster parents embrace LGBT ideology and has restored the licenses of foster parents who had theirs revoked over their religious beliefs, bringing an end to several lawsuits.
The new regulation states that foster families no longer have to support specific identities or use language related to gender identity, sexual orientation or expression of identity to obtain the license.
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