UPDATE: The Governor is opposed to the new gay-friendly adoption regulations:
Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) told reporters at a Tuesday news conference that he opposes proposed regulations developed by his Democratic predecessor that would for the first time allow gay couples to adopt children in Virginia.Homophobia has deep roots in Virginia.
“I know I had said during the campaign that I would essentially keep our adoption laws -- which I think are good -- the way they are now,’’ McDonnell said. “I think the current regulations that are in place seem to be working well.”
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Virginia is debating whether or not same-sex couples can even adopt children. This isn't a legislative battle, it's regulatory. And, Governor McDonnell, who has been no friend of the LGBT community, will decide how this plays out:
Republican Gov. Robert F. McDonnell is considering whether to try to derail proposed regulations developed by his Democratic predecessor that would for the first time allow gay couples to adopt children in Virginia.Marshall is one of the leading homophobes in Virginia, but he's got plenty of company, including the state's Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
McDonnell has less than two weeks to act on the regulations that would force state-licensed private and church-run agencies to allow unmarried couples — heterosexual or homosexual — to adopt children.
Conservatives, including Del. Robert G. Marshall (R-Prince William), are lobbying McDonnell to ask the State Board of Social Services to kill the proposal because they do not think it is healthy for gay couples to raise children.
Equality Virginia blasted Marshall for his efforts to block the new regulations, according to the Washington Post.
Adoption. They're still fighting over adoption in Virginia.
