NEWS FLASH

Virginia House To Approve Anti-Gay Adoption Bill | The Virginia House of Delegates will vote today on legislation that would permit “private, faith-based adoption agencies to deny placements that conflict with their religious beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality.” Last year, the Virginia Board of Social Services adopted “regulations that allow discrimination by private agencies based on personal factors, including gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and family status” and the proposed measure “would convert those regulations into state law.” One of the bill’s chief co-patrons is Bob Marshall (R), who is currently running for U.S. Senate.