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Potential adoption roadblocks could soon be removed as GOP ramps up pressure: 'Safe, loving homes'
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways FIRST ON FOX: Republican lawmakers are re-introducing legislation to make sure parents seeking to only raise a child of their biological sex do not face extra roadblocks in the adoption and fostering process. The "SAFE Home Act" would prevent agencies that receive federal funding from rejecting those parents or placing additional hurdles or oversight on them. The legislation introduced by Sens. Jim Banks of Indiana and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, as well as House Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, would ensure that adoptive parents would not be obligated to do any "medical, surgical, or psychological treatments" that would try to make changes to a child's gender identity. Censured Maine Rep. Libby Rips Governor After Transgender Athlete Reportedly Wins Track Events Sen.-elect Jim Banks at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 12, 2024. "Kids deserve safe, loving homes and parents shouldn't be blocked from adopting or fostering just because they oppose irreversible sex-change procedures on children. This bill makes sure families aren't punished for using common sense," Banks told Fox News Digital in a statement. Sen. Cotton said the legislation helps tackle "radical gender policies." Part of the bill's inspiration comes from a Biden-era Department of Health and Human Services rule that makes sure children are put into homes that affirm their sexual orientation or gender identity in 2023. When that rule came out, Banks first introduced the legislation when he was in the House of Representatives, but it did not move forward. Read On The Fox News App Ambassador Of Riley Gaines Center Discusses 'Violent' Protests During Fairness In Women's Sports Rally President Donald Trump acknowledges former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines before signing the No Men in Women's Sports executive order in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 5, 2025. President Donald Trump has taken multiple executive actions related to transgender policies, including seeking to limit "medical interventions" for people under 19 years old and ensuring federally funded institutions only allow biological women in women's sports programs. The actions have faced legal opposition, including a transgender military ban that the Supreme Court ruled could go for now on as lawsuits are ongoing. "We must defend the rights of parents to raise their children in a way that reflects reality and safeguards their future. The SAFE Home Act ensures that parents are not excluded from adopting simply for having common sense and standing against dangerous gender ideologies that threaten the well-being of children," Miller stated. Usa Fencing Prepares To Change Transgender Policy Amid Federal Probe, Backlash After Athlete's Kneel Protest Rep. Mary Miller speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 15, 2021. As of fiscal year 2022, there were over 368,000 children in the foster care system, and nearly 109,000 children were "waiting to be adopted" nationwide, according to the most recent Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System report from 2023. Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report. Original article source: Potential adoption roadblocks could soon be removed as GOP ramps up pressure: 'Safe, loving homes'
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07-05-2025
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Riley Gaines says 'literal human feces' thrown in protest of Turning Point USA at University of Washington
People protesting a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event at the University of Washington in Seattle on Tuesday allegedly threw "literal human feces" at students checking in to hear a speech advocating against biological men competing in women's sports. The event, titled "The Fight is Far From Over," took place Tuesday evening in the university's Ethnic Cultural Theater and was led by Riley Gaines and Olivia Krolczyk. It was a public event open to anyone with a valid photo ID. Gaines initially wrote on X that protesters at UW were chanting "God is trans" before updating her post with, "the protestors(sic) just threw *feces* at the @TPUSA students at check in. Literal human feces." Local media outlets reported that approximately 150 people were near the building protesting the speech. Many could be seen in social media videos waving transgender flags and holding signs – some vulgar – expressing opposition to Gaines and Krolczyk. Ambassador Of Riley Gaines Center Discusses 'Violent' Protests During Fairness In Women's Sports Rally Other videos posted on social media by Frontlines, a media outlet powered by TPUSA, showed protesters in all black with their faces covered following event attendees to their cars, calling some "transphobes" and "scum of the earth" and suggesting that they kill themselves. Read On The Fox News App Some event attendees could be seen escorted by police as the agitators followed them for minutes while verbally harassing them. "I hope you drop dead behind the wheel. F--- you!" one agitator yelled in the parking lot, among other similar sentiments. Masked agitators followed people who attended the TPUSA event at the University of Washington on Tuesday, yelling insults and vulgar phrases as they walked to their cars with police escorts. Anti-israel Protesters Occupy University Of Washington Building, 30 Arrested Krolcyzk, an ambassador for the Riley Gaines Center at the Learning Institute and a self-described "free speech advocate and defender of women's sports/spaces," attempted to speak at the university in January, but was met with heavy opposition. The event was ultimately shut down after she said protests turned "absolutely violent." "As soon as I arrived on campus, I was immediately met with confrontation. I had signs and flyers everywhere across campus telling me to leave, rallying people for the protest. It was insane – you couldn't walk 10 feet without seeing them," Krolczyk told OutKick's Charly Arnolt at the time. She continued: "However, it went from 0 to 100 in five minutes. It turned absolutely violent when Antifa showed up. We ended up having about 200 protesters." Pro-transgender activists protested a Turning Point USA event at the University of Washington on Tuesday as Riley Gaines and Olivia Krolczyk spoke out against biological men competing in women's sports. The protests on Tuesday come one day after 30 anti-Israel protesters were arrested and charged in connection with occupying an engineering building on campus for hours. The group was demanding that UW divest from aerospace and defense manufacturer Boeing, which has a long history with the university. Fox News Digital reached out to the University of Washington for comment. Original article source: Riley Gaines says 'literal human feces' thrown in protest of Turning Point USA at University of Washington
