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Statement by Congressman Dan Kildee on Gov. Rick Snyder Signing Anti-LGBT Adoption Bills

Statement

Date: June 11, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Minors and Children Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) issued the following statement today after Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a package of anti-LGBT adoption bills:

"It is an absolute disgrace that Governor Snyder has given adoption agencies a license to discriminate against loving Michigan families. Right now, there are thousands of children in the state's foster care system waiting to be placed in nurturing homes. We should be focused on finding all of these children a permanent place to live, not denying some Michigan families the ability to adopt a child simply because they are gay. That is wrong and simply cruel.

"The people of Michigan want to live in a state where all loving families are accepted and treated with dignity and respect. Sadly, in signing these dangerous and discriminatory bills today, Gov. Snyder has enshrined discrimination in our laws and taken our state in the wrong direction."


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