The Every Child Deserves a Family Act would prohibit any adoption or foster care agency that receives federal money from discriminating against potential adoptive or foster parents based on sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status. This legislation would open thousands of new foster and adoptive homes to children, ensuring that they are raised in loving families.
There are more than 130,000 children in the foster care system that are eligible for adoption. However, loving committed LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) individuals and couples are barred from adopting and/or being foster partners just because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Some info from the Human Rights Campaign.