Shane and Jennifer DeGross told the state that they would not use a foster child’s inaccurate pronouns based on their perceived gender identity because of their religious beliefs.
Washington's foster-care crisis was so dire at one point that children were sleeping in hotels, state offices and cars, but state officials are turning away longtime Christian foster parents who won't use children's opposite-sex pronouns.
Cornerstone Cottage, the Idaho youth treatment home featured in several recent InvestigateWest articles detailing alleged child abuse and neglect that took place there, has closed.