(Cincinnati, Ohio) Butler County commissioners have asked the county prosecutor to review a new rule by the Children Services Agency that could be used to discriminate against gay and unmarried couples. Butler County is in suburban Cincinnati.
The county run adoption service allows caseworkers to give preference to legally married opposite-sex couples. Single people, unmarried opposite-sex couples and same-sex couples say the policy puts them at a disadvantage.
The agency instituted the rule in December, but it came to light only last week.
“It’s not proper and, obviously, we don’t agree with it,” Commissioner Charles Furmon told The Cincinnati Enquirer. “You can’t show favoritism for one group over another.”
Furmon also said that the policy could put the county and Children Services at risk for lawsuits.
Agency director Michael Fox denies the policy is discriminatory, since it does not impose an outright ban on non-legally married couples from adopting or fostering.
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