USA cancels requirement to place children only in LGBT-friendly families

A stroller with an LGBT rainbow flag. Photo: Guillaume Paumier, wikimedia

The administration of US President Donald Trump has revoked a Biden-era rule requiring children struggling with gender issues to be placed with pro-LGBT+ families, reports The Daily Wire.

The rule in question was approved in April 2024 by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Under this rule, organizations working with foster children were required to ensure that minors who identified a sexual orientation or gender identity were placed in families willing to support such self-identification.

Following the revocation of the rule, representatives of the Trump administration stated that the previous requirements created additional obstacles to recruiting new foster parents.

US Assistant Secretary of Health Alex Adams noted that the repeal of the rule is part of First Lady Melania Trump's "Foster the Future" initiative and the "Home for Every Child" program, aimed at increasing the number of foster families.

According to Adams, the families most inclined to offer adoption are those with sincere religious convictions and moral principles. He emphasized that the message the US Department of Health and Human Services sends to families of believers is critically important, as it determines "either the success or failure of the process of recruiting and retaining existing foster families."

"The 2024 rule effectively divided families into 'LGBT-friendly' and 'LGBT-unfriendly,'" Adams stated. He noted that the United States currently faces a shortage of foster families: "Right now we only have 57 foster families for every 100 children entering the system." 

As the Union of Orthodox Journalists reported, the US Supreme Court upheld the ban on transgender participation in women's sports.

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