Ohio hates them some gays

[ebonlock]

The Adoptive and Foster Children’s Protection Act, when translated from legalese is roughly the equivalent of, "We don't want your kind 'round here":

To amend sections 3107.03 and 5103.03 of the Revised Code to prohibit an adoptive or foster child from being placed in the private residence of a homosexual, bisexual, or transgender person.

Because they'll catch THE GAY!

(B) An individual may not adopt if the court in which the petition for adoption is filed determines that any of the following apply:

(1) The individual is a homosexual, bisexual, or transgender individual.

(2) The individual is a step-parent of the child to be adopted and is a homosexual, bisexual, or transgender individual.

(3) The individual resides with an individual who the court determines is a homosexual, bisexual, or transgender individual.

(C) As used in this section:

(1) “Bisexual” means an individual who engages in sexual activity with members of both sexes.

(2) “Homosexual” means an individual who engages in sexual activity with another individual of the same sex.

(3) “Transgender” means an individual who may be classified according to an accepted nosology, such as the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, as having a gender identity disorder, or characterized by either of the following:

(a) A strong and persistent cross-gender identification;

(b) Persistent discomfort with that individual’s sex or sense of inappropriateness in the gender role of that sex.

So to summarize, better that kids either remain in abusive (but heterosexual!) homes, or in the state system indefinitely rather than placing them with *gasp* a homosexual, bisexual or transgendered family. Yes that makes absolutely perfect sense to me [/sarcasm].
via Pandagon

And speaking of getting some hate on, it's nice to see that the Right is at least being a bit more up front about their bigotry these days:

Mary Matalin: "I mean, you know, I think these civil rights leaders are nothing more than racists. And they're keeping constituency, they're keeping their neighborhoods and their African-American brothers enslaved"

Of course given that she worked for Cheney who didn't attend the CSK funeral, and voted against the MLK holiday in the first place, it's not terribly surprising. But one has to wonder what happened to that whole "big tent" party concept.
via Rising Hegemon

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Persistent discomfort with that individual’s sex or sense of inappropriateness in the gender role of that sex.

I find that last phrase to be.... most interesting. How does one suppose the judge would define 'the gender role of that sex'?
Do you suppose they'd strictly confine it to 'this is how one of my sex makes the babies'? Or 'one of my sex wears pretty pretty makeup'? Or 'one of my sex swears and spits and smokes'?

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

Ah but that's the beauty of it, it's so completely ambiguous that it could be interpreted in a multitude of ways. Don't think a woman should wear pants? Inappropriate gender behavior! Think a guy talks with his hands too much? Inappropriate gender behavior!

[forkmonkey.livejournal.com]

See, what they're getting at is that you must keep your sexual behavior in the closet if you want to adopt, or, if you're open about it, do it for dominance. Like a viking.

Kids dig vikings.

-Fork

[forkmonkey.livejournal.com]

Oh, I forgot my favorite line:

(A)(1) A husband and wife together, at least one of whom is an adult;

Come to Ohio! And bring your child bride!

-Fork