(1/x) So @RepMattGaetz is running around now claiming he's a dad, apparently to the teenage brother of his ex-girlfriend.
As a white dad via adoption-at-birth to a black son, I have some thoughts on how shockingly dangerous it is to let any child near @mattgaetz.
#MattGaetz
As a white dad via adoption-at-birth to a black son, I have some thoughts on how shockingly dangerous it is to let any child near @mattgaetz.
#MattGaetz
(2/x) I'm reading that #MattGaetz has backpedaled on the whole adoption tip, as it's been proven that Gaetz never actually adopted #Nestor.
Still, I'm going to use this framing because, during the adoption process, potential adoptive parents go through background checks.
Still, I'm going to use this framing because, during the adoption process, potential adoptive parents go through background checks.
(3/x) These background checks include financial reviews, to ensure you can afford to provide a kid with the necessities, and criminal background checks, to make sure the kid will be safe. You also meet w/ social workers to get judged as safe, stable, not freakin' creepy, etc.
(4/x) It's in this area that I would like delve, to emphasize - and I cannot stress this enough - that #MattGaetz would NEVER EVER EVER make it through a fair-minded background check that prioritized the safety of the child, especially a child who is a person of color!
(5/x) #MattGaetz has a undeniable history of racism. Full stop. Making racist comments, especially public comments as an elected official (!!!), would and should end an adoption background check. miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
(6/x) Background checks also look into, to the extent readily available, who a prospective adoptive parent spends their time with. #MattGaetz spends at least some time with Holocaust deniers. This would and should end an adoption background check. theguardian.com/us-news/2018/f…
(7/x) Of course, with the criminal background check occurring and with the safety of the child being the priority, #MattGaetz's history of drunk driving would be a non-starter. heavy.com/news/2019/02/m… 
(8/x) Then, after ALL of that, if social workers even wanted to still meet in person with #MattGaetz, they might find out how creepy he is. For instance, Gaetz had this *very unsettling* pattern of behavior toward his professional colleague. miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-r…
(9/x) Even more unsettling is #MattGaetz's history of apparently predatory dating/social behavior. Says Gaetz, "I'm not a monk. I'm just a congressman." The pattern of creepy, unsettling, even predatory behavior would and should end an adoption process. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7…
(10/x) Speaking of #MattGaetz being a Congressman, something @catvalente reminded me of that I'd forgotten, Gaetz was the ONLY VOTE in the House *AGAINST* a human trafficking ban! Here's the roll call, from Dec. 19, 2017: clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll6…
(11/x) Perspective, quoting @catvalente: #MattGaetz opposed the human trafficking ban during the "time he now claims to have had unsupervised extra-legal custody of a minor refugee despite both of the child’s parents, his sister & aunt being alive & well"
(12/x) #MattGaetz DEFENDED being the SOLE vote AGAINST the human trafficking ban, feebly worrying about "mission creep." Seriously! Gaetz was more concerned about "mission creep" than HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Now, we're all worried about a different creep... 🤯 pnj.com/story/news/pol…
(13/x) Combining legal background check & judgment of #MattGaetz as a fit parent, regardless of Gaetz not being officially charged w/ witness tampering, using one's platform to publicly bully & intimidate people should end an adoption review pretty quickly sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/…
(14/x) In summation, if an adoption agency reviewed #MattGaetz as a potential adoptive parent, even a cursory review would reveal a drunk-driving, racist bully with a history of predatory behavior & hanging out w/ Holocaust deniers. Oh, and who opposed a ban on HUMAN TRAFFICKING!
(15/15 fin) Suffice it to say, no credible adoption agency would EVER place a child in the care of #MattGaetz, much less in a transracial adoption.
The prospect is legit horrifying.
cc: @catvalente @joshtpm @mmpadellan @eugenegu @PhilippeReines @PhilEhr #FL01 #MattGaetzIsATool
The prospect is legit horrifying.
cc: @catvalente @joshtpm @mmpadellan @eugenegu @PhilippeReines @PhilEhr #FL01 #MattGaetzIsATool
