Federal Funding to Discriminate Against LGBTQ and Non-Christian Families?

Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

In several states, there are evangelical adoption and foster care agencies trying to keep federal funding while refusing to place children in LGBTQ or non-Christian families—and now the Trump administration may help them. Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy break down who's behind these discriminatory efforts and what they mean for kids and parents around the country. 

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participate in an official photo session. We also imagine this is the look she gave him after the Hobby Lobby decision. Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images

In several states, there are evangelical adoption and foster care agencies trying to keep federal funding while refusing to place children in LGBTQ or non-Christian families—and now the Trump administration may help them. Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy break down who’s behind these discriminatory efforts and what they mean for kids and parents around the country. 

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