Miami court decision may affect a law barring gays from adopting
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flbgayadopt1027pnoct27,0,6420569.story?track=rssGregory Lewis
10/27/2008
Florida is the only state that outright prohibits gays and lesbians from adopting.
Now, those who support and oppose gay adoption are awaiting a decision in a Miami court case they think could provide ammunition to overturn the state law.
The case involves Frank Martin Gill and his unidentified male partner. In 2004, the state encouraged the couple to provide a foster home for two boys. Gill hopes to become their adopted father.
"There's no clear reason why [Gill can't adopt] except he's gay," said Naomi Parker, a Wilton Manors diversity consultant and a lesbian who went out of state to adopt her now-16-year-old daughter. "It's a human rights issue, not a gay rights issue. There are responsible, willing and able gay parents. It's a shame children are being denied a home."
