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Attorney General Bob Cooper wrote an opinion – released October 11 – that said same-sex couples are eligible to adopt children as long as the adoption is found to be in the best interest of the child.<\/p>\n

The AP reports that the Tennessee Constitution does not mention adoption, and Cooper found there were no current laws that specifically bar gay couples from adopting.<\/p>\n

Former state Rep. Chris Clem, a Republican, sponsored a bill in 2005 seeking a ban on gay adoptions. It was later changed to give preference to heterosexual, married couples over singles, but it was voted down in committee.<\/p>\n

Chris Sanders, president of the Tennessee Equality Project<\/a>, which advocates for GLBT people, said there may be another push in the General Assembly to get adoption laws changed to ban adoption by gay couples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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