Help Defeat Arkansas Ban on Gay Adoption

This fall, voters in the state of Arkansas may vote on a ballot initiative to prohibit gay men and lesbians from fostering or adopting children. The ballot measure was proposed by a conservative group called the Arkansas Family Council Action Committee, which collected enough signatures to have the measure placed on the ballot this fall. The proposal will ban all unmarried couples that live together from adopting or fostering children. The state of Arkansas prohibits same-sex marriage and does not recognize same-sex marriages performed where they are legal.

A group called Arkansas Families First is challenging the ballot initiative in court. They will be reviewing the petition signatures submitted by the Arkansas Family Council Action Committee for any that are not valid. Here is an excerpt from the Arkansas Families First website on why they are fighting this ballot measure.

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