Exciting news. Thanks to Rep Benfield and Mr. Ford for bringing sharing info on this triumph in Florida.
Miami judge rules against Florida gay adoption ban
By CURT ANDERSON – 17 hours ago
MIAMI (AP) — A judge on Tuesday overturned a strict Florida law that blocks gay people from adopting children, declaring there was no legal or scientific reason for sexual orientation alone to prohibit anyone from adopting.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman said the 31-year-old law violates equal protection rights for the children and their prospective gay parents, rejecting the state's arguments that there is "a supposed dark cloud hovering over homes of homosexuals and their children."
She noted that gay people are allowed to be foster parents in Florida. "There is no rational basis to prohibit gay parents from adopting," she wrote in a 53-page ruling.
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Yay! I think this new freedom is going to sweep the nation- marriage will be ours and then everything else, just like everyone else.
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