An Arkansas state appellate court is now reviewing a law that bans foster parents from having “adult homosexuals” in their households. The law was struck down last year, but the state is appealing the decision.
What amuses me here is the attached definition of a “homosexual” as “any person who voluntarily and knowingly engages in or submits to any sexual contact involving the genitals of one persona and the mouth or anus of another person of the same gender.” Off the top of my head, I can think of about a dozen ways to exempt myself from this definition and still keep the sheets warm at night. The fact of the matter is, of course, what we do in bed has nothing to do with our abilities as parents. Besides, as parents, we rarely have time for sex anymore, anyway. What is Arkansas so worried about?