Department of Social Services
State Board of Social Services
Minimum Standards for Licensed Private Child-Placing Agencies
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| Comment Title | Commenter | |
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| Support Antidiscriination Protection for proposed list | Roland Winston | 9/12/11 1:11 am |
| Anti Discrimination Protections | Mothers and Others Va | 9/12/11 1:24 am |
| I support Anti Discrimination protections for prospective parents | Soomie Ahn, Virginia resident | 9/12/11 7:53 am |
| Adoption Rules Reform | Candace Graham, Virginia Organizing | 9/12/11 9:18 am |
| The Children Should Come First | Rob Krupicka, MeCity Council Member in Alexandria VA and VA BOE | 9/12/11 12:00 pm |
| I Support Anti-Discrimination Protections | Jonathan Moore | 9/12/11 12:04 pm |
| Gay Marriage and Adoption | Patricia J. Lewis | 9/12/11 12:33 pm |
| Please Adopt the proposed regulations | Peggy Sterling | 9/12/11 1:10 pm |
| Use the Original Regulations | Amber McNeal, QA | 9/12/11 1:20 pm |
| LGBT adoptions | Laura Wilson | 9/12/11 1:38 pm |
| NEW ADOPTION RULES | MARIANNE DIPERSIO | 9/12/11 1:46 pm |
| No Discrimination in Adoptions or Foster Care | Daniel A. Pavsek | 9/12/11 1:47 pm |
| LGBT Adoption | Jeremy Ruark | 9/12/11 1:47 pm |
| comment | Wanda Fears | 9/12/11 1:48 pm |
| transgender healthcare progams / international model agencies | ms diane nero | 9/12/11 1:50 pm |
| Put Children First - support anti-discrimination | Betsy Parkins, Roanoke LGBT Professional Networking Group | 9/12/11 1:50 pm |
| Support Anti-Discrimination in Adoption | Michele Mattioli | 9/12/11 1:51 pm |
| Don't permit discrimination in state adoption regulations | Constance Sisk | 9/12/11 1:56 pm |
| yes!!! | dena | 9/12/11 1:57 pm |
| Please adopt the original proposal | C Buttram | 9/12/11 1:57 pm |
| Antidiscrimination Protections | Daniel Jason | 9/12/11 1:57 pm |
| Support Anti-discrimination | Melanie Martin | 9/12/11 1:58 pm |
| Children and their best interests. | Carol Cornish | 9/12/11 1:59 pm |
| Prohibit Discrimination in Child Placement | Troy K. Schneider | 9/12/11 1:59 pm |
| Children Deserve Loving Homes | Christopher J. Hinkle | 9/12/11 2:01 pm |
| Good homes come in all shapes and sizes | Julie M. Sibbing | 9/12/11 2:03 pm |
| prohibiting discrimination - Give all children a chance to have a loving family | Lorie Cannon | 9/12/11 2:04 pm |
| Gay Rights | Chris Walsh | 9/12/11 2:04 pm |
| support anti-discrimination policy for adoption agencies | John Rohrs | 9/12/11 2:06 pm |
| discrimination protections | K S | 9/12/11 2:07 pm |
| I also support Anti Discrimination protections for prospective parents | Lucas | 9/12/11 2:12 pm |
| Loving Homes | Seth Kaye, UVA | 9/12/11 2:12 pm |
| For the child's sake, equal protection under the law | John Ashley | 9/12/11 2:14 pm |
| Support anti-discrimiation in adoption/ foster care | Margaret Moran | 9/12/11 2:16 pm |
| Support Antidiscrimination in Adoption Placement | Lynn Murray | 9/12/11 2:17 pm |
| Replace the bad paradigm! | Fred Krohn, Vanishing Tower | 9/12/11 2:18 pm |
| Adoption | CS | 9/12/11 2:18 pm |
| Do not allow any form of discrimination in VA adoptions or foster care | Zell Murphy | 9/12/11 2:22 pm |
| Prohibit discrimination | Laura | 9/12/11 2:23 pm |
| Don't deny children good homes | Chanda Brown, Virginia Resident | 9/12/11 2:27 pm |
| Anti-Discrimination | Melissa Lowe | 9/12/11 2:30 pm |
| Approve the original regulations | Regina Elbert | 9/12/11 2:32 pm |
| Nondiscrimination/Best Interests of Child in Placement Decisions | Pat - Richmond, VA | 9/12/11 2:33 pm |
| Prohibit Discrimination for adoption and fostering children | Sarah Murphy, Virginia Resident | 9/12/11 2:34 pm |
| What's best for the waiting child.... is no discrimination towards the child or the wanting family. | Robert Oliver, private citizen, tax payer | 9/12/11 2:34 pm |
| Please Do Not Allow Discrimiation in VA State Policies | Melissa | 9/12/11 2:35 pm |
| Anti-discrimination amendments | Leslie Anderson | 9/12/11 2:42 pm |
| nondiscrimination - board of social services | mark cooley | 9/12/11 2:43 pm |
| no discrimination | Marvin Grubbs | 9/12/11 2:44 pm |
| Loving homes for children | Nellwyn Beamon | 9/12/11 2:48 pm |
| Proposed rules that will govern Virginia-licensed adoption and foster care agencies. | Richard Brodmann | 9/12/11 2:49 pm |
| Regulatory Discrimination Harms Children | Tom Field, Georgetown University Law Center | 9/12/11 2:49 pm |
| Proposed rules that will govern Virginia-licensed adoption and foster care agencies. | Richard Brodmann | 9/12/11 2:49 pm |
| Keep our children's options as widely open as possible! | Lynn Heath | 9/12/11 2:51 pm |
| Anti-Discrimination | student | 9/12/11 2:52 pm |
| Virginia needs to look forward not behind. | David Anderton | 9/12/11 2:52 pm |
| Restore protections against discrimination | Carol T. Cox | 9/12/11 2:53 pm |
| What's best for children. | Niti Patel | 9/12/11 2:53 pm |
| Anti-Descrimination Protections | Rebecca Dupont | 9/12/11 2:53 pm |
| I approve of the new Non-discrimination rules | Lisa Morgan | 9/12/11 2:57 pm |
| prohibit state-licensed child placing agencies from discriminating | James Taylor Beard | 9/12/11 2:58 pm |
| You break our hearts | Morgan Britt, VCU Queer Action | 9/12/11 3:12 pm |
| child placement services | Donna Williams | 9/12/11 3:14 pm |
| Kids should be welcome into all stable homes | Jessica Bennett | 9/12/11 3:14 pm |
| Children deserve the best home, with the love and attention | Beth Elliott | 9/12/11 3:16 pm |
| factors to consider | M Page | 9/12/11 3:19 pm |
| Eliminate Discrimination | Retired Commonwealth of Virginia Employee | 9/12/11 3:23 pm |
| GROW UP VIRGINIA | Lawrence C. Hill,jr. | 9/12/11 3:32 pm |
| I support anti-discrimination protections | Dana Heller, Old Dominion University | 9/12/11 3:36 pm |
| State licensing child placement agencies. | Viola Osborne Baskerville | 9/12/11 3:50 pm |
| The Interests of the Child Should Be Paramount | JS Mosby | 9/12/11 3:51 pm |
| NO Discrimation | James M. Scott, Taxpaying working Citizen of Virginia | 9/12/11 3:52 pm |
| Gay Adoption Rights | Susan Wattier | 9/12/11 3:59 pm |
| Please adopt anti-discrimination protections | Emma Brown, Virginia Resident | 9/12/11 4:07 pm |
| Adoption regulations | Alyssa Freeman | 9/12/11 4:15 pm |
| State Board of Social Services action on foster and adoptive parent regulations | Miriam Heyer | 9/12/11 4:29 pm |
| VA regulatory actions on child placement | Michael Heilman | 9/12/11 4:30 pm |
| No discrimination in adoption | Terrance L. Schwartz, D.D.S. | 9/12/11 4:31 pm |
| Discrimination has no place in finding loving homes. | Victoria Wilson Price | 9/12/11 4:31 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Jeff Caruso, Virginia Catholic Conference | 9/12/11 4:40 pm |
| Support the rights of all familiesR | Miriam A. Goldin | 9/12/11 4:40 pm |
| In suport of protecting all prospective parents from discimination | Mary Moore | 9/12/11 4:50 pm |
| Non-discrimination in foster care and adoption | Elizabeth Massie | 9/12/11 5:50 pm |
| A child does not benefit when possible parents are discriminated against in the adoption process. | William J. Griggs, Jr. | 9/12/11 5:57 pm |
| anti-discrimination | Tom Wilson | 9/12/11 5:57 pm |
| Please restore the anti-discrimination rules | Robert W. Morrow | 9/12/11 5:58 pm |
| Anti Discrimination | Christopher Kunkel | 9/12/11 6:00 pm |
| Fair Consideration | Harold l. Keel, JR. | 9/12/11 6:05 pm |
| Please don't discriminate | Karen Sabo, private citizen | 9/12/11 6:08 pm |
| Maintain Anti-discrimination Policy Language | Vincent Worthington | 9/12/11 6:38 pm |
| Non-discriminatory adoption | Alison Ludwig | 9/12/11 6:39 pm |
| Children deserve loving homes | Annette calhoun | 9/12/11 6:48 pm |
| I support anti discrimination | Jenine Kaznowski | 9/12/11 7:27 pm |
| Cruel Decisions | Ellen Shelton | 9/12/11 7:29 pm |
| Abolish discrimination from child placing agencies. | Michael Croft | 9/12/11 7:33 pm |
| Discrimination is never acceptable. | Matthew French | 9/12/11 7:48 pm |
| Children deserved to be loved | Jim Ebbitt | 9/12/11 8:14 pm |
| Please expand the language of non-discrimination in adoption services | Eric Stansbury | 9/12/11 8:21 pm |
| Adoption Rules Reform | Anita Kozakewicz | 9/12/11 8:25 pm |
| We support anti-discrimination and loving families | Lyndele von Schill, PFLAG Blue Ridge | 9/12/11 8:40 pm |
| Best interest of children and anti-discrimination. | Sharon Lawler | 9/12/11 8:41 pm |
| Proposed Regulations | Robert E. Winsor | 9/12/11 8:42 pm |
| All children deserve loving parents | Julia Brown, Mothers and Others Virginia | 9/12/11 8:53 pm |
| please don't discriminate, we owe all kids the chance at a loving home! | Kate W. Hall, Richmondmom.com | 9/12/11 9:02 pm |
| eliminate discrimination from the adoption process | Michael Gaw | 9/12/11 9:05 pm |
| virginias for happy children | joseph rhymer | 9/12/11 9:07 pm |
| Discriminate only between fit guardians and unfit guardians | Kathryn C. McNeal, Queer Action and United Secular Alliance of VCU | 9/12/11 9:18 pm |
| Civil Rights | Sandra M. Delano | 9/12/11 9:24 pm |
| I Support Adoption Rights for | Jay White, Rainbow Over Richmond | 9/12/11 9:28 pm |
| Seriously? This is an issue? Really, guys? | Brian Pace | 9/12/11 9:30 pm |
| Seriously? This is an issue? Really, guys? | Brian Pace | 9/12/11 9:31 pm |
| Prohibit Discrimination | Chris Catanzaro | 9/12/11 9:31 pm |
| children need people who care and CHOOSE to parent !! | Donna Richardson, taxpayer in the Commonwealth of VA | 9/12/11 9:36 pm |
| I am anti-discrimination and for allowing all couples to have the opportunity to adopt | Ryan Smith, UVA | 9/12/11 9:39 pm |
| No Discrimination of Potential Adoptive Parents | Michael Recant, LGBTQ-Straight Alliance, First UU Church of Richmond | 9/12/11 9:51 pm |
| Discriminate only between fit guardians and unfit guardians | Kathryn C. McNeal, Queer Action and United Secular Alliance of VCU | 9/12/11 9:53 pm |
| Don't discriminate. | Kathy Hertz Kinter | 9/12/11 9:58 pm |
| Children need parents who love them | Mary Gay Hutcherson, Retired School Social Worker | 9/12/11 10:06 pm |
| Broad Anti-Discrimination Policy Is in Best Interest of Children | Janice Dean | 9/12/11 10:26 pm |
| Please vote case based discernment not generalized discrimination | Penny A. Norford, Ph.D., L.P.C. CSA Service Provider | 9/12/11 10:28 pm |
| Adoptions in Virginia | Holly Dawn Hewlett | 9/12/11 10:33 pm |
| Favors adding the anti-discrimination rules. | Jeffrey Fielo, private citizen | 9/12/11 10:34 pm |
| Place children in loving, stable homes...period. | Jackie Funk, Northern Virginia Resident | 9/12/11 11:03 pm |
| Create families + end descrimination = community | Lisa A. Rogers | 9/12/11 11:04 pm |
| No discrimination in adoption. Give children loving homes. | James Shelton | 9/12/11 11:17 pm |
| All childred need a home too | Chesterfield NAACP | 9/12/11 11:37 pm |
| Adoption Rules Changes | Claire Kaplan, Adoptive Prent | 9/13/11 3:15 am |
| Place children in loving homes | Kathryn Smerke, private citizen | 9/13/11 6:23 am |
| Discrimination punishes children | Karen Gautney | 9/13/11 7:26 am |
| Anti-discrimination protection in adoptions | Carl Genthner | 9/13/11 7:50 am |
| Equality for All! | Keith Combs | 9/13/11 8:17 am |
| Adoption regulations | Mary R. Venn | 9/13/11 8:41 am |
| cynthianeff@gmail.com | Cynthia Neff, Ally | 9/13/11 8:59 am |
| Adoption Equality | Ashley P, not affiliated with any organization | 9/13/11 9:03 am |
| Support anti-discrimination in adoption/foster care | Irene Peterson | 9/13/11 9:16 am |
| Children should be placed in loving homes | Kelly Schlageter | 9/13/11 9:17 am |
| Nondiscriminary adoption in virginia | Helen Eano Miller | 9/13/11 9:18 am |
| Loving Parents for Virginia Children | The Rev Mary Katherine Morn, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Fairfax | 9/13/11 9:22 am |
| discriminating against children or prospective parents | Virginia Commonwealth University | 9/13/11 9:27 am |
| no discrimination in Virginia adoption and foster care | Sheila Crane | 9/13/11 9:42 am |
| Children need loving homes | Mary Beth Murray, social worker | 9/13/11 10:00 am |
| Love Makes a Family | Amy Marshall | 9/13/11 10:17 am |
| Support for Non-Discrimination | Tom Suydam | 9/13/11 10:38 am |
| Adoption ~ No Discrimination | Bob Rodgers | 9/13/11 10:48 am |
| families are made in different ways | Meg Bowley | 9/13/11 10:53 am |
| Minimum Placement Requirements for Adoption | Dawn Storrud, retired Lutheran pastor | 9/13/11 10:58 am |
| Adoption Discrimination | Donna V. Brewer UU Congregation of Fairfax, VA | 9/13/11 11:00 am |
| Support Antidiscrimination | Mark S | 9/13/11 11:07 am |
| Antidiscrimation language is necessary | Elizabeth Schreffler-VA Resident | 9/13/11 11:15 am |
| Loving adults make good parents | Margaret Tinsley | 9/13/11 11:15 am |
| I Support Anti-Discrimination Protections | Jeff Yake | 9/13/11 11:16 am |
| Support Non-Discrimination | Brandon Cline-Taskey, Virginia Resident | 9/13/11 11:26 am |
| end discrimination against adoptive parents | Susan Bennett | 9/13/11 11:29 am |
| Children are best served in loving homes | Elizabeth Anderson, private citizen | 9/13/11 11:51 am |
| I support anti discrimination in adoption. | Fredricka Raycroft | 9/13/11 11:58 am |
| A loving home is the only thing that matters | Mackenzie Ellis | 9/13/11 12:02 pm |
| Think of the Children and Do the right thing! | Bill E. Davis | 9/13/11 12:04 pm |
| End discrimination, support children | Karen Solon, retired social worker and pre-school teacher | 9/13/11 12:16 pm |
| Non-discrimination in adoptions | Pat Ruble | 9/13/11 12:19 pm |
| Kids first. | Richard West | 9/13/11 12:29 pm |
| Support parents and children | Roberta Williamson | 9/13/11 12:32 pm |
| Support LGBT Adoption | Matthew Cline-Taskey | 9/13/11 12:38 pm |
| No discrimination in child placement | Alexa Hutchins | 9/13/11 12:53 pm |
| Do not roll back civil rights that prohibit discrimination | Joseph Lawson, Citizen | 9/13/11 12:54 pm |
| Object to removal of protections against state discriminatory practices | Kevin Scott | 9/13/11 1:00 pm |
| I support Anti-Discrimination Regulations As They Relate To Adoptions | Megan Northworthy | 9/13/11 1:10 pm |
| I support Anti-Discrimination Regulations As They Relate To Adoptions | Megan Northworthy | 9/13/11 1:14 pm |
| End discrimination and create loving, nurturing families. | Jremiah Lynn | 9/13/11 1:22 pm |
| Do No Harm | Chris | 9/13/11 1:27 pm |
| Child Placement and State Board of Social Services | Christine Stencel, a resident of Arlington, VA | 9/13/11 1:30 pm |
| VA Adoption Laws | Ana Rivera-Poland | 9/13/11 1:33 pm |
| Support children not discriminatory practices | Karen s. Way | 9/13/11 1:38 pm |
| No Discrimination | Jamilah D. LeCruise, J.D. | 9/13/11 1:39 pm |
| Choose adoptive parents based on ability to parent not on race, age, gender, sexual orientation, dis | Alice Mason, Senior Citizen, Virginia resident and voter | 9/13/11 2:14 pm |
| Stop Discrimination in the VA Adoption/Foster Care Programs | John Kramer | 9/13/11 2:20 pm |
| No Discrimintion in Adoptions! | Susan Smoot, LPC | 9/13/11 2:20 pm |
| Gay Adoptions | Betty S. Willilams | 9/13/11 2:22 pm |
| Support anti-discrimination protections | Elisabeth Wooster | 9/13/11 2:22 pm |
| Protect Children and Prevent Discrimination | Kate Hamilton, Esq. - private citizen | 9/13/11 2:42 pm |
| Children need love | Uva Branham | 9/13/11 2:51 pm |
| Same-Sex Parents Worse Than No Parents? | Michael Gregoire | 9/13/11 3:07 pm |
| Please do not force private licensees to accept gay adoptive/foster parents | Maury Bareford | 9/13/11 3:08 pm |
| Why perpetuate discrimination? | Kendall Biggs | 9/13/11 4:11 pm |
| Children first | Rachel | 9/13/11 4:27 pm |
| Please, keep state regulations free from bigotry! | Ted Schroll | 9/13/11 4:31 pm |
| I Support Anti-Discrimination Protection | Monika, YD | 9/13/11 4:37 pm |
| Equality in child placement decisions, Please | Emily | 9/13/11 4:41 pm |
| Anti-discrimination Policies that Put Kids First | D. Eberle | 9/13/11 4:44 pm |
| The Child's Best Welfare Should Be the Determinating Factor | Rosemarie Sawdon | 9/13/11 4:47 pm |
| No discrimination in adoption or foster care in Virginia | Howard E. Ghee, Jr.; Ex-officio, Alexandria Gay & Lesbian Community Assn. | 9/13/11 4:53 pm |
| Homosexual adoption | B.H. | 9/13/11 5:03 pm |
| Equality IS in the best interest of the child | Angelo Colon | 9/13/11 5:05 pm |
| non-discrimination of adoption | m.cybil britton private practice | 9/13/11 5:07 pm |
| Inclusive Policy is Best for our Children and the Commonwealth | MB Dunkenberger | 9/13/11 5:13 pm |
| Restore Protections Against Discrimination to Rules Governing State-Licensed Child Placing Agencies | Claire Gastanaga | 9/13/11 5:35 pm |
| I am all for gays adoption. | Ashley Woods | 9/13/11 6:22 pm |
| Do not discriminate regarding adoptions! | BethShea | 9/13/11 6:39 pm |
| gnushell@mac.com | Sheila Thomas | 9/13/11 6:42 pm |
| Support Anti-discrimination Protection | Suzanne Thurlby | 9/13/11 6:46 pm |
| All Loving Couples Should be Allowed to Care for Children Who Need It | Steven B | 9/13/11 6:52 pm |
| Concentrate on what matters for children in the long run | Pamela Sullivan, JMU College of Education | 9/13/11 6:52 pm |
| support Anti discrimination | Margaret Hines RNC | 9/13/11 7:09 pm |
| Think of the children | Mike M | 9/13/11 7:10 pm |
| Children First - Screening is necessary | Angel | 9/13/11 7:17 pm |
| Taking away protective language allows discrimination | Julie Isen | 9/13/11 7:21 pm |
| Children must come first | De Mason | 9/13/11 7:26 pm |
| dont deny children placement in loving homes | Rich m | 9/13/11 7:27 pm |
| dont deny children placement in loving homes | Rich m | 9/13/11 7:27 pm |
| dont deny children placement in loving homes | Rich m | 9/13/11 7:27 pm |
| GLBT | Lindsay & Christina | 9/13/11 7:31 pm |
| Support Anti-discrimination | Dawn Gurganious | 9/13/11 7:40 pm |
| Don't allow discrimination in adoptions | Julie Dempster | 9/13/11 7:49 pm |
| Love knows no color, gender or sexual orientation. | Sheri Redden | 9/13/11 7:49 pm |
| Discrimination is not an option | Cara Ball | 9/13/11 7:51 pm |
| Loving, stable couples should be able to adopt, regardless of gender | Bethany Cardone | 9/13/11 7:52 pm |
| According to children without homes & the US Constitution... | Lisa W | 9/13/11 7:53 pm |
| all families should have rights | steve skinner | 9/13/11 8:16 pm |
| Restore Protections Against Discrimination | Wayne Jones | 9/13/11 8:20 pm |
| Children First | Deb Green, Citizen | 9/13/11 8:22 pm |
| Children First, Discrimination Last | J. Scott Thompson | 9/13/11 8:23 pm |
| Children First | Deb Green, Citizen | 9/13/11 8:30 pm |
| stop discrimination! every child deserves a loving home | Jennifer Tipton | 9/13/11 8:49 pm |
| Restore protections against discrimination | Mark Kieffer | 9/13/11 9:04 pm |
| Summary Perspective from Subject Matter Expert | Richard Ryder | 9/13/11 9:22 pm |
| Relieve intrusive and burdensome language | James Pol, Virginia Resident | 9/13/11 9:50 pm |
| eliminate discrimination; put child's best interests first | Rebecca Bodor, Virginia resident | 9/13/11 9:51 pm |
| It is essential to have anti-discrimination rules in place for future adoptions in Virginia | David M. Zimmer, M.D. | 9/13/11 10:14 pm |
| Discrimination based on sexual preference | Chuck Epes | 9/13/11 10:25 pm |
| Anti-Discrimination for Adoptions | Catherine Cotrupi, Virginia Tech | 9/13/11 10:42 pm |
| Separation of Church and State | Shawn Fisher / VAYA (Volunteer Advocacy - You in Action) | 9/13/11 10:49 pm |
| Foster parents, adoption equality | Kathy Grace, CASA | 9/13/11 10:51 pm |
| The LGBT Parents I Know Are Exemplary Parents Who Provide Highly Desirable Home Environments | Carla Thomas | 9/13/11 11:00 pm |
| In Support of Anti-Discrimination in Adoption | Maggie Grandon | 9/13/11 11:18 pm |
| Supporting anti-discrimination laws in adoption | Eileen Slade | 9/13/11 11:23 pm |
| Dear Commonwealth, Original Colony, Remember Our Founding Principles: No More Discriminatory Laws | Paula Atkinson, Virginia Resident | 9/14/11 12:03 am |
| Adoption regulations | Alyssa Freeman | 9/14/11 12:07 am |
| Support ALL adoptions | Melanie Whitlow | 9/14/11 12:15 am |
| All children deserve a family that wants them and loves them | Tonja Hewlett, a taxpaying American who resides in VA | 9/14/11 1:06 am |
| Loving homes for children in need | Carol Schall | 9/14/11 2:32 am |
| End adoption discrimination please1 | Timothy Barrett | 9/14/11 6:19 am |
| Support Anti-discrimination Protection | Debbie Vaz | 9/14/11 6:20 am |
| New Standards on Child Placement | Carol Jensen | 9/14/11 6:39 am |
| I support the revised license as it will allow those with a conscience to help with adoption. | Mort Coleman | 9/14/11 7:29 am |
| Loving people make a loving home... | Jennie Gemignani | 9/14/11 7:40 am |
| support anti-discrimination protections | Susan White | 9/14/11 8:22 am |
| Traditional Families! | Julia | 9/14/11 8:55 am |
| Kids just want to be loved & cared for - they don't care who their parents sleep next to!! | Andrea Nicoll - Mothers and Others Va | 9/14/11 8:56 am |
| changes proposed | Shelly Compton | 9/14/11 9:00 am |
| Do not discriminate against prospective families | Lisa McCracken | 9/14/11 9:10 am |
| Comment on Placement of Children | Jeremiah S., MA, MRE. | 9/14/11 9:16 am |
| Fair and Just Adoption laws | Nora Battey | 9/14/11 9:17 am |
| Discrimination has no place | Nathan Merrells | 9/14/11 9:19 am |
| Adoption rights | Cindy Cutler | 9/14/11 9:26 am |
| Anti-discrimination Policies that Put Kids First | J. Roderick | 9/14/11 9:29 am |
| Please support anti-discrimination measures | Christopher Pritchett | 9/14/11 9:35 am |
| I support Anti Discrimination protections for prospective parents | Heather Hawkins, Drinking Liberally | 9/14/11 9:37 am |
| End discrimination of adoptive and foster parents | Kate Hjelm, Virginia resident | 9/14/11 9:42 am |
| Must VA be sociallly backwards in the 21st century? | Paul Presenza | 9/14/11 9:43 am |
| is the need really that great? | hopeful | 9/14/11 9:48 am |
| Children Need Good Homes | Dirk Moore, Washington County PFLAG | 9/14/11 10:03 am |
| I SUPPORT ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES | Melissa Dopp | 9/14/11 10:04 am |
| I support the proposed adoption regulations | Elizabeth Kidd | 9/14/11 10:05 am |
| End discrimination | Nathan Verilla | 9/14/11 10:06 am |
| no discrimination of any kind in adoption regs | Sarah Allen-Short | 9/14/11 10:08 am |
| Vote to End Discrimination | Stephanie Baxter | 9/14/11 10:10 am |
| Child's Interests | Brandi Waller | 9/14/11 10:22 am |
| Adoption | Don Thompson | 9/14/11 10:23 am |
| Non-discrimination policy a must! | Melissa | 9/14/11 10:26 am |
| Do Not Encourage Discrimination | S Keller, concerned citizen | 9/14/11 10:28 am |
| I support Anti Discrimination protections for prospective parents | RANDYE KERSTEIN | 9/14/11 10:33 am |
| Children should be welcomed in all stable homes regardless of sexual orientation. FZ | Burton Laskin | 9/14/11 10:35 am |
| No discrimination in adoption. | Melissa Yeager | 9/14/11 10:44 am |
| I support the rights of gay people to adopt children | Susan Singer | 9/14/11 10:47 am |
| Adoption placement | Mary Bohrer | 9/14/11 10:48 am |
| Citizens deserve protection from discrimination | Anne Shelton Crute | 9/14/11 10:51 am |
| I support anti-discrimination protections. | Kathleen Wilson | 9/14/11 10:57 am |
| Don't let ill-informed prejudices keep children from loving homes! | Duane Cregger | 9/14/11 11:02 am |
| No Discrimination! Children need loving homes! | John W. Hall, private citizen | 9/14/11 11:13 am |
| Do the right thing | Elizabeth Craig | 9/14/11 11:15 am |
| Adoption Rights for All | Beth Brooker, GetEQUAL VA | 9/14/11 11:15 am |
| Please do not discriminate | Mary Petitt | 9/14/11 11:21 am |
| Children must be with loving parents | Mimi Laver | 9/14/11 11:27 am |
| Equal Opportunity Adoptions | Rachel Stevenson | 9/14/11 11:43 am |
| No to discriminatory policies. | Amanda Merrill | 9/14/11 11:47 am |
| In Support of Private Adoption Agency Rights | Kathryn Lando | 9/14/11 12:20 pm |
| Foster Parent Rules | Steven Williams, PA-C Geo Wash Univ Dept of Hlth Care Sci. | 9/14/11 12:29 pm |
| Support Nondiscrimination in Child Placement | Nina Morris | 9/14/11 12:29 pm |
| gay adoption!! | Mary Beth Deutsch | 9/14/11 12:34 pm |
| Protect the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights | Willie Caldwell | 9/14/11 12:45 pm |
| Unequivocal support for gay/lesbian adoptions | Sarah Blackburn | 9/14/11 12:51 pm |
| Anti-discriminiation Protections for Prospective Adoptive Parents | Jessica Culverhouse | 9/14/11 12:51 pm |
| Proposed Regulations | Eliot Faircloth, Carpe Diem of Virginia | 9/14/11 12:51 pm |
| You should not discriminate against one sexual orientation when adopting a child | Toni Shifflett | 9/14/11 12:53 pm |
| Adoption discrimination | Teresa Brown | 9/14/11 1:17 pm |
| I oppose discrimination in America | Ryan Merrill | 9/14/11 1:19 pm |
| Discrimination against same sex couples adopting children | Teressa Dooley | 9/14/11 1:32 pm |
| Support antidiscrimination | Joan Maher | 9/14/11 1:38 pm |
| Strongly disagree with the ban of same-sex adoption practices | Stephanie Johnson | 9/14/11 1:47 pm |
| No Discrimination. In Support of Minority Rights of ALL Kinds | Everett Sizemore | 9/14/11 1:59 pm |
| Adoption Rules Comment | Keith J. Redden-McAllister | 9/14/11 2:02 pm |
| Allow same sex adoptions | Jennifer Renne | 9/14/11 2:09 pm |
| Include all of the original protections! | Joseph Blanton | 9/14/11 2:13 pm |
| Religious freedom | L. Dimeo | 9/14/11 2:21 pm |
| support original regulations | Willis Dize | 9/14/11 2:23 pm |
| I support antidiscrimination protection | Stephen Fisher | 9/14/11 2:34 pm |
| Do not add discriminatory rules | Richard C. Henderson | 9/14/11 3:01 pm |
| Virginia's children deserving loving families | Cheryl Zando, Mothers and Others of Virginia | 9/14/11 3:17 pm |
| I believe... | Jennifer Bondurant | 9/14/11 3:20 pm |
| There are not enough good parents. | Stephen Markovich | 9/14/11 3:28 pm |
| Support non-discriminatory adoption policy | Edmund Pickup, Jr. | 9/14/11 3:30 pm |
| All children deserve a loving family | Aileen Koke, adoptive parent | 9/14/11 3:31 pm |
| laws should be ending discrimination, not sanctioning it | Sharon Elber | 9/14/11 3:32 pm |
| decide based on the best interests of the child | William B. Boone | 9/14/11 3:35 pm |
| Anti-discrimination Regulations | Robert Denham | 9/14/11 3:51 pm |
| I support anti dicrimination | Evelyn Morris-Harris, Democratic Black Caucus of Virginia | 9/14/11 4:00 pm |
| no discrimination | Shannon Brennan | 9/14/11 4:09 pm |
| I support the non-discrimination rules | Brian Johns | 9/14/11 4:16 pm |
| Please support anti-discrimination protections | Meighan Sharp | 9/14/11 4:20 pm |
| No discrimination in adoption! | Jessica Garth | 9/14/11 4:34 pm |
| No room for discrimination in adoption | Carly | 9/14/11 4:45 pm |
| Gay Adoption | Vincent Marshall | 9/14/11 4:49 pm |
| Do not adopt the new standards | Leslie Blackburn | 9/14/11 4:51 pm |
| Support Non-discrimination in Adoption - To do otherwise punishes children | Shannon Doyle | 9/14/11 4:54 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Maura Hogan, Virginia adoptive parent | 9/14/11 5:00 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Anthony Granado | 9/14/11 5:08 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Andrew Maurer, Fairfax, VA | 9/14/11 5:08 pm |
| Protect religious freedom & diversity | Mary Burke | 9/14/11 5:14 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Donna Lipresti | 9/14/11 5:15 pm |
| Everyone needs to read my story from 2001 | Steven Ashenfelter - former Foster Parent | 9/14/11 5:15 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Therese Bermpohl | 9/14/11 5:15 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom while providing services for child placements | Susan Harris | 9/14/11 5:15 pm |
| Protect religious liberty and the rights of prospective adoptive parents | David A. Drachsler, former Vice Chair, Virginia Council on Human Rights | 9/14/11 5:22 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | John Lorenzo | 9/14/11 5:22 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Shaun Kenney | 9/14/11 5:28 pm |
| private agencies | eeyore.1970@cox.net | 9/14/11 5:29 pm |
| Board Approved Regulations | Michelle Fleury | 9/14/11 5:30 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Teresa Pitts | 9/14/11 5:33 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Ted Pezzullo | 9/14/11 5:35 pm |
| Preserve religious freedonm | Monika Felock | 9/14/11 5:41 pm |
| what kids need | Sarah P. Burke | 9/14/11 5:57 pm |
| Protect religous freedom | Ronald Anderson | 9/14/11 6:02 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Matthew and Brenda Reynolds | 9/14/11 6:04 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom - State Board of Social Services | Fr Gregory Gresko, OSB, STL, Benedictine Society of Virginia | 9/14/11 6:11 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Miguel Melendez, Roman Catholic Church | 9/14/11 6:12 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Natalie Stilwell | 9/14/11 6:15 pm |
| support religious freedom | Dick Neves | 9/14/11 6:18 pm |
| Don't let a child miss out on a loving home... | Julia Bondurant | 9/14/11 6:24 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Michael V Guida | 9/14/11 6:26 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Madeleine Gorr | 9/14/11 6:34 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Sofie Olkiewicz | 9/14/11 6:36 pm |
| Children need good homes. | Joseph Lyttle | 9/14/11 6:36 pm |
| Support Non-discrimination!! | Joey Hensberger | 9/14/11 6:40 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | William G. Weiss | 9/14/11 6:40 pm |
| jradose@comcast.net | John Radosevich | 9/14/11 6:47 pm |
| I support the adoption processes of lgbtq community | Jazmin Cardoso | 9/14/11 6:50 pm |
| Yes--regulate all medical clinics | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church | 9/14/11 6:51 pm |
| Reserve Religious Freedom | Lola Staples | 9/14/11 6:52 pm |
| Preserve Religious freedom + give the benefit of a mother AND a father | Joseph Douglas Ellena | 9/14/11 7:00 pm |
| Anti-discrimination in Child Adoption | Michael Gasser | 9/14/11 7:01 pm |
| Religious Freedom Matters | Susan Gretz | 9/14/11 7:02 pm |
| Adoption | Ryan Johnson, Citizen | 9/14/11 7:04 pm |
| Both are wrong: Forcing LGBT to give to churches & forcing faith-agencies to give children to LGB | Jen Veldhuyzen | 9/14/11 7:09 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Bill Reidenbach | 9/14/11 7:13 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Thomas M. Yehl | 9/14/11 7:15 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedon | Christopher Schowalter | 9/14/11 7:15 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | James Carlini | 9/14/11 7:15 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Thomas E. Murphy | 9/14/11 7:20 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Marguerite Palizzi | 9/14/11 7:23 pm |
| Same Sex Adoption | Nicole Peters | 9/14/11 7:23 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | jwilson | 9/14/11 7:24 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom. | Marsha Schmidt | 9/14/11 7:25 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Barbara Lizana, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Virginia Beach, VA | 9/14/11 7:28 pm |
| support adoption equality | Isabel Castillo | 9/14/11 7:32 pm |
| Adoption rights | Laura Logan | 9/14/11 7:34 pm |
| I support non-discrimination rules governing adoption and foster-care agencies. | Don DeGeorge | 9/14/11 7:35 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Jennifer Meade, Citizen | 9/14/11 7:50 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Jonathan Elliott | 9/14/11 7:55 pm |
| Guidelines for legal adoption. | Theodore B Rutkoskie | 9/14/11 7:56 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Robert Lee | 9/14/11 8:00 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Frederick Pechin, retired teacher | 9/14/11 8:01 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | G. Neale | 9/14/11 8:11 pm |
| Faith-based agencies should not be forced to sacrifice their beliefs | Susan Watson | 9/14/11 8:20 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Paul D Dore St.Johns Catholic Church Marion, VA | 9/14/11 8:27 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Fay-Lu Wu, Virginia Catholic Conference | 9/14/11 8:57 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Angela | 9/14/11 9:12 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Maria Vallecillo | 9/14/11 9:13 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | John Marion McClellan | 9/14/11 9:17 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom! | Kathy Farrell, St. Ambrose Catholic Church | 9/14/11 9:37 pm |
| good families come in many forms | Jessica Lucia | 9/14/11 9:49 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Elizabeth O'Connor | 9/14/11 9:52 pm |
| I support antidiscrimination | Tate Pannabecker | 9/14/11 9:59 pm |
| preserve religious freedom | Christa duVon | 9/14/11 10:02 pm |
| Shoot for the ideal: a mommy AND a daddy...... | Eliz Bailey | 9/14/11 10:03 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | S. G. Reardon | 9/14/11 10:03 pm |
| Please preserve Religious freedom | Jeff kaczka | 9/14/11 10:08 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom please | R Auyeung | 9/14/11 10:17 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Frank Schwamberger | 9/14/11 10:17 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Jennifer Coleman | 9/14/11 10:23 pm |
| I support anti-discrimination policies. | Sandra Marr | 9/14/11 10:38 pm |
| Preserve Freedom of Faith Based Organizations' Rights | D Blomber | 9/14/11 10:40 pm |
| Protect religious liberty and let organizations serve according to their beliefs | George Meredith | 9/14/11 10:44 pm |
| Discrimination is unAmerican | Kt Fuegi | 9/14/11 11:15 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Laura Pahuta | 9/14/11 11:29 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Rebecca Ing | 9/14/11 11:44 pm |
| Gay Adoption | Laurie Larson, Self | 9/15/11 12:36 am |
| Discrimination has no place in our great country's laws | Jane Wishon, Mothers & Others VA | 9/15/11 1:40 am |
| Queer | Christin Shin (Queer Action) | 9/15/11 1:48 am |
| Support the kids, not the church. | Josh S. | 9/15/11 2:03 am |
| Non-Discrimination trumps SOME religious objections! | Robert M. Parker | 9/15/11 3:17 am |
| Preserve religious freedom with adoption | Gregory P. Lynne, DDS | 9/15/11 3:38 am |
| Preserve religious freedom" | William McLaine | 9/15/11 4:53 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Ann McLaine | 9/15/11 4:55 am |
| Yes for Anti-Discrimination | Matthew Ostapchuk Williams, Virginia Citizen | 9/15/11 5:30 am |
| My intolerance has a first name. It's Bologna! | Jay Phillips | 9/15/11 5:30 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Kathleen MacIndoe | 9/15/11 6:50 am |
| Keep anti-discrimination language. | Mark McIntyre, Virginia citizen | 9/15/11 6:52 am |
| Preserve religious freedom! | FRANCIS P. DILLON | 9/15/11 7:15 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | S. Daddezio | 9/15/11 7:26 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Tamara Costello | 9/15/11 7:31 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Randall Jennings | 9/15/11 7:33 am |
| No discrimination | Ed Zavada | 9/15/11 7:59 am |
| Perserve Religious Freedom | E Stone | 9/15/11 8:03 am |
| "Preserve religious freedom" | Cynthia Buttjer | 9/15/11 8:10 am |
| religious freedom | R. Francis Muench | 9/15/11 8:17 am |
| Preserving Religious Freedom | Naomi Hamby | 9/15/11 8:20 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Shirley Josliin | 9/15/11 8:21 am |
| Christian view... | Michael | 9/15/11 8:30 am |
| Please do not discriminate! | Anna Ward | 9/15/11 8:31 am |
| Mother of 4 | Tina Doak | 9/15/11 8:56 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Maria M. Cuevas, Catholic Charities | 9/15/11 9:05 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Celestine Person-Green | 9/15/11 9:06 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Michelle H. Grau | 9/15/11 9:07 am |
| PRESERVE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM | Donato Palizzi | 9/15/11 9:09 am |
| Do not allow RACISM | Teresa Seeley | 9/15/11 9:19 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | John Mills | 9/15/11 9:20 am |
| Child Placement | Lia Kelinsky | 9/15/11 9:25 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Matthew Duffy, Commonwealth Catholic Charities | 9/15/11 9:30 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Patrick Mc Farland | 9/15/11 9:34 am |
| preserve religious freedom | Angela Fortunato | 9/15/11 9:34 am |
| I support anti-discrimination | Ronnie Luethy of Winchester, Va | 9/15/11 9:41 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Tom O'Neill | 9/15/11 9:41 am |
| No Discrimination should be allowed | Chris Graves | 9/15/11 9:53 am |
| stop the discrimination | Shawn Hankinson | 9/15/11 9:54 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Loretta Fleming | 9/15/11 9:58 am |
| Rational vs. Irrational Discrimination | Nancy Brock, MSW Social Worker | 9/15/11 10:01 am |
| Anti-descrimination policy for foster and adoptive families | Jane Mahone | 9/15/11 10:03 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | John and Mary Cannarella | 9/15/11 10:11 am |
| Pleases respect and preserve religious freedom | Soledad ibar | 9/15/11 10:13 am |
| Child placement for same gendered couples should happen! | Amara Vercnocke | 9/15/11 10:15 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Jude Miller | 9/15/11 10:23 am |
| Support Anti-Discrimination Policies | Jonnie Wright | 9/15/11 10:24 am |
| Protect Children by Preventing Discrimination | Jay Morris | 9/15/11 10:27 am |
| NEW ADOPTION RULES | Carl Wright | 9/15/11 10:29 am |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | OlgaLucia Mages | 9/15/11 10:30 am |
| No discrimination on adoption | Deborah Freed | 9/15/11 10:32 am |
| Protect Children by Preventing Discrimination | Julia Henderson | 9/15/11 10:38 am |
| Anti-discrimination language must be retained | Lara Harmon | 9/15/11 10:40 am |
| religous freedom | Diane Cates | 9/15/11 10:41 am |
| Gay adoption/religious freedom issue | Karyl Lounsbery | 9/15/11 10:41 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Cathy Watts | 9/15/11 10:50 am |
| No Discrimination in Adoptions or Foster Care | Paris Ball, VA resident | 9/15/11 11:02 am |
| LGBT Adoption | ERIC Montesa | 9/15/11 11:10 am |
| No place for Government discrimination when considering the best interest of children | Larry Harley, Foster and Adoptive Parent | 9/15/11 11:22 am |
| Adoptions | Donna | 9/15/11 11:24 am |
| NO discrimination is acc | Becki Jayne Harrelson, | 9/15/11 11:30 am |
| Perserve Religious Liberty | Anne J. | 9/15/11 11:32 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | DJ Bieker | 9/15/11 11:36 am |
| Preserve religious freedom | Liz Molochko | 9/15/11 11:36 am |
| Protect Potential Parents from Discrimination | Kendall Martin | 9/15/11 11:36 am |
| Look, the Emperor has no clothes! | Janice Jacob | 9/15/11 11:46 am |
| Please support Anti-Discrimination in Virginia Adoption Laws | Maryann Kane | 9/15/11 12:01 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Mike Mondoro | 9/15/11 12:14 pm |
| no brainer, no discrimination | Molly McClintock | 9/15/11 12:33 pm |
| Stop the discrimination on VA adoptions | Kathy Crews | 9/15/11 12:42 pm |
| Support for protection against discriminatino in adoption | Maria Gullickson | 9/15/11 12:58 pm |
| Do Not Discriminate Againt Gay Couples | Kevin McCulloch | 9/15/11 1:00 pm |
| Preserve Religiuos Freedom | James Steska, Citizen | 9/15/11 1:07 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Frank Moncher | 9/15/11 1:13 pm |
| licensing of child placement agencies | george griffin | 9/15/11 1:15 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | M. Christina Desmarais | 9/15/11 1:29 pm |
| Support Anti-Discriminatory Policies | Nigel Huckle | 9/15/11 1:34 pm |
| No changes to Current Adoption regulations | Marie Howell | 9/15/11 1:41 pm |
| Support religious freedom | J. Clark | 9/15/11 1:44 pm |
| I Support Anti- Discrimination | Megan Robbins, Hollins University Student | 9/15/11 1:49 pm |
| Support for Anti-discrimination Protections | Michele Buenafe | 9/15/11 1:55 pm |
| Comment on Virgina Adoption Regulations | Dianan Chen | 9/15/11 1:57 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | William Craig | 9/15/11 2:28 pm |
| No more discrimation | J Arterbury/PFLAG | 9/15/11 2:40 pm |
| No Discrimination for Adoption | Seth Leonard | 9/15/11 2:49 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Justin Soutar | 9/15/11 3:07 pm |
| Go with the April 20th ruling. | Jeannette Lemelin, Richmond VA. | 9/15/11 3:28 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Thomas F. Griffin, retired | 9/15/11 3:45 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom | Roberta Gibson | 9/15/11 3:49 pm |
| support of childcare | Claudia M. Evans-Delora | 9/15/11 3:56 pm |
| Preserve Religious Freedom... | Joe Sebastian | 9/15/11 3:59 pm |
| Religious freedom | Arlene Stepnick, PhD | 9/15/11 4:09 pm |
| Requirements for Household Pets | Mark Spaulding, Licensed Private Placing Agency | 9/15/11 4:16 pm |
| NO to discrimination by gender, age, religion, political beliefs, sexual orientation, & disability | Rees Shearer | 9/15/11 4:31 pm |
| DISCRIMINATION vs LAW | Mark Spaulding, Licensed Private Placing Agency | 9/15/11 4:50 pm |
| Preserve religious freedom | Mr & Mrs V. Robert Tedesco | 9/15/11 5:12 pm |
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