Lesbian Foster Parents Fallout

A state child welfare worker who was demoted after taking an infant foster child from a lesbian couple has filed a grievance, citing the state’s law against homosexual conduct and her own opinion that gay couples make less than ideal parents. Rebecca Bledsoe was demoted by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services after she removed the then-3-month-old boy from the women’s home in August. While Bledsoe claims she was penalized for going against the department’s support of “gay culture,” her superiors say she violated the proper procedure by abruptly removing a child from a home. The baby was returned a day after he was taken from the couple’s home near Dallas.