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Title: BREAKING NEWS! Florida Adoption Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
Post by: Natasha on November 25, 2008, 05:02:55 PM
BREAKING NEWS! Florida Adoption Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=F4BC70463D90954FE4AD5DF35AC4A19C?diaryId=8401 (http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=F4BC70463D90954FE4AD5DF35AC4A19C?diaryId=8401)
Julien Sharp
Tue Nov 25, 2008 at 11:33:27 AM EST

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman Tuesday declared Florida's 50-year-old ban on gay adoptions unconstitutional -- a ruling state lawyers immediately said they would challenge.

The ruling sets the stage for Frank Gill, a gay man from North Miami, to adopt two foster children he has raised since 2004.

In a 53-page ruling, Judge Lederman said, "It is clear that sexual orientation is not a predictor of a person's ability to parent.''
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS! Florida Adoption Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
Post by: Natasha on November 25, 2008, 05:06:41 PM
more here: http://www.bilerico.com/2008/11/florida_gay_adoption_ban_on_its_way_out.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2008/11/florida_gay_adoption_ban_on_its_way_out.php)