Several gay rights groups and other organizations are asking the State Board of Social Services to delay implementing new regulations they say allow faith-based organizations in Virginia to discriminate in adoptions based on sexual orientation.
The board is required to reopen the comment period if at least 25 people make such a request. It is expected to vote on the decision at its next meeting.
Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, general counsel for Equality Virginia, said at a news conference Tuesday that the group is prepared to sue if the board does not postpone implementation.
Last month, the board voted overwhelmingly to continue to allow the agencies to discriminate after many faith-based groups insisted that they be able to screen prospective parents on religious or moral beliefs.
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