A bill has been introduced in Colorado that would force foster families in the state to affirm the chosen gender identity of a foster child in their care.
Colorado Bill 24-1017, called the Bill of Rights for Foster Youth, states that "a child or youth in foster care or participating in the foster youth in transition program" has rights to things such as "fair and equal access," "appropriate placement and care," education," and "basic essentials." The bill is sponsored by Democrat Rep. Lindsey Daugherty.
Under the "fair and equal access" section, the bill states that a foster child has the right to "expression of the child’s or youth’s gender identity and be referred to by the child’s or youth’s preferred name and gender pronouns."
In the legislative description section, the bill states "thirty percent of children and youth in foster care nationwide identify as LGBTQ+, and these children and youth have an additional layer of trauma that accompanies being rejected or mistreated because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression."
It adds that "research shows that children and youth in foster care who identify as LGBTQ+ are more than twice as likely to report being treated poorly by the foster care system."
In November, Bidens Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new policy that required foster families to accept and validate a child’s chosen gender identity.
A group of Republican attorneys general at the time wrote a letter to the HHS, stating that this policy is a violation of both the Constitution and discriminates against foster families that are Christian.
This new policy forces foster parents to "utilize the child’s identified pronouns, chosen name, and allow the child to dress in an age-appropriate manner that the child believes reflects their self-identified gender identity and expression," per the letter.
"The foster care system depends on individuals and organizations of faith," stated the letter.
According to the Children’s Bureau, around 391,000 children were in foster care in 2021 in the US, the latest year reported.
Colorado Bill 24-1017 by Hannah Nightingale on Scribd
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