So if the foster parent chooses not to adopt (after getting first dibs) then yes it's reasonable to assume there's some kind of issue that means they actively don't want to Which is unfortunate, because those kids carry that stigma into any other adoption conversation
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Nymphomachy
I mean you could call it "financial issues" in a certain sense of the word, like it's a sibling group of five or something and the foster parents just don't want that many kids (especially having to pay for college for all five)
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Anyway, re: the topic at hand, it is sadly still relevant A lot of foster-to-adopt cases are still contracted out by the state to private agencies which are often affiliated with religious institutions, because the workload is so high
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ah man, I didn't know that, that's disappointing
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Yeah to be clear on the kid's side the kid's caseworker is a government employee and their file is with the government But on the foster parent's side, the state lets private agencies be your whole interface with the system
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Handling the training, orientation and most importantly making a file for you and doing the research to try match you up with the kids who would be the best fit for you, something the state's employees have minimal time to do themselves
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It is obviously appropriate and correct that the state's energies be as "child-centered" as possible but the fact that so much of "foster parent services" gets outsourced leads to problematic biases and incentives
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Basically in many communities the old tradition of "the church finds homes for orphans from their most respected parishioners" is still how it works, just with extra bureaucratic steps It's why being queer and in the system is so hellish
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Officially you can appeal to the state re: homophobic discrimination (as long as you're a foster kid still and haven't been adopted) but when the whole pool of prospective homes is Christians because they got recruited through Christian social networks you have limited options
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Ironically this set of circumstances creates a very powerful incentive for trans teens in the system to resist being adopted and to start medical transition while still in the system
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When you're in the system medical procedures are covered by Medicaid and you have a social worker who evaluates your informed consent If you wait then it's gambling on finding an adoptive parent who isn't a transphobe vs aging out at 18 and having no resources
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Nymphomachy
Thank you both for this thread.
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