Religious fundamentalism has no place in inherently governmental functions such as adoption of wards of the state, or the department of motor vehicles, or the department of taxation, &c. GLBT families aren't allowed to opt-out of taxation or motor vehicle laws, so why shoud they be discriminated against when they open their hearts and homes to orphaned or abandoned children? Mendacious religious fundamentalists are a menace to children, as shown by the high rate of GLBT teen suicide from religious households, so why have they not been deemed unfit to adopt or foster children? Clearly, a double standard exists. Virginia must enter the modern era by ending state regulations that fail to protect gay and lesbian individuals from becoming adoptive or foster parents.