New Wal-Mart CEO Backed Gay Adoption Ban

by Eric Grignol · 2009-05-04 06:50:00 UTC
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No real surprise here that the new CEO at Wal-Mart likely won't be taking the company in a more progressive direction, but good to see that the watchdogs over at The Advocate reported this. Among those who signed a petition to place a gay adoption and foster parenting ban on the Arkansas ballot last November was Mike Duke, Wal-Mart's new top man. Although the initiative makes it illegal for all unmarried, cohabiting couples - straight or gay - to adopt children, opponents argue that the real targets behind it were same-sex couples.

Obviously, this puts gay families in an impossible situation because, whereas unmarried straight couples could in theory sidestep this law and adopt children in the state by becoming married, same-sex couples do not have that option. A lot of the gay community's efforts recently have centered primarily on marriage; and while marriage and adoption can be related, let's not forget about fighting for adoption no matter what your family looks like. It's good to remind the public that discrimination against gays actually hurts families.

Eric Grignol
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