Their foster care application was denied after Massachusetts DCF staff were concerned over the couple's responses to questions regarding care for an LGBTQ+ child.
in August for forcing her to use the boys' bathrooms or the single-stall gender-neutral bathroom.
Close up of a baptism of a baby. On Tuesday, a couple filed court documents suing the Massachussetts Department of Children and Families after their foster care application was denied because of their views on LGBTQ+ care.Court documents argued that the Burkes would"never reject" a child, but they had strong religious beliefs about gender-affirming care.
"As faithful Catholics, the Burkes believe that all children should be loved and supported, and they would never reject a child placed in their home," the document said."They also believe that childrenthat attempt to change their God-given sex, and they uphold Catholic beliefs about marriage and sexuality."
According to emails from DCF members, the family"expressed frustration" at the decision and accused the DCF of"being discriminatory based on their religion".The court documents alleged that the DCF was attempting to ban Catholic families from fostering children because the families agreed with the church's teaching on sex, marriage and gender. The DCF published an extensive list of regulations in 2018 for adopting or fostering a child.
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