Dave,
You seem to be saying that we should make social policy that will protect the closed world view of negatively judgmental people. Should we also prevent black folks from being foster parents to non-black kids? I can easily imagine as much negative feedback from many communities. What about allowing pagans to be foster parents? Don't you think there are many places where most of the community would find that reprehensible?

Did you notice that discrimination against black folks went way down and mostly underground when we finally got some laws passed that made it illegal, and were able to integrate the military? We were suddenly able to raise a generation of kids who didn't find it acceptable to be openly racially bigoted. What would happen if gays were allowed in the military (so potential dads were able to get to know them), were given the full rights of citizenship, and there were laws enforcing equal treatment?

My personal belief is that they should test potential foster and adoptive parents for bigotry. Lets stop raising new ones.

John Peekstok