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RFK Jr. rolls back rule protecting LGBTQ+ kids in foster care from hostile parents

The Biden-era policy that would have protected queer kids in the child welfare system, advocates say.

The Advocate

Christopher Wiggins

Jul 15, 2026

President Donald Trump’s administration has formally stripped away federal protections for LGBTQ+ children in foster care, a move that former officials, advocates, and foster youth themselves say will make life harder for young people already facing some of the highest levels of rejection, instability, and trauma in the child welfare system.

Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Department of Health and Human Services published the rescission Tuesday, eliminating a Biden-era rule that had been designed to help ensure that LGBTQ+ foster children could be placed in supportive homes, seek relief from hostile placements, and be protected from dangerous so-called “conversion therapy” and retaliation.

Hey, welcome the club!

“LGBTQI+ youth in the foster care system are unquestionably some of the most vulnerable parts of our community and one of the parts of the community that really needs our help the most,” Shanker said. “When they rescinded this rule, it does not change the needs of the youth in the foster care system who still need these protections.”

Here in Connecticut we might be protected, we have to wait and see what the courts have to say.

The Congressional Equality Caucus had this to say,

“Every child in foster care—including LGBTQI+ children—deserves a safe home, which is exactly what the Biden Administration sought to accomplish with this rule,” said Rep. Mark Takano, Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus. “Rescinding this rule without putting forward an alternative to protect LGBTQI+ foster children puts children at risk, plain and simple. I’m thankful to the leadership of Equality Caucus Co-Chair Angie Craig in this fight—together, we’re going to keep working to protect young LGBTQI+ children in foster care from harassment and abuse."

“The ‘party of family values’ strikes again and their relentless attacks on LGBTQ+ youth continue,” said Rep. Angie Craig, Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus. “The Trump Administration’s decision to rescind this rule with no clear alternative is yet another disgraceful attack on LGBTQ+ foster youth and on families across this country. As an adoptive mother myself, I won’t stop fighting to ensure that foster youth have the chance to land in a safe and supportive home.”

The Trump adminstration does not care about the children, they care about getting elected!

This is not the end. They will not stop until marriage equality is over turned, they will not stop until we are all back in the closet and coming out will be a crime.