Florida Action Alert and Update

Posted on Tue, Nov. 25, 2008
Miami Herald
Florida ban on gay adoptions ruled unconstitutional
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.”
Two lawyers from the Florida Attorney General’s Office said they would file an appeal Tuesday.

Take Action!
Please call George Sheldon, Secretary of the Department of Children & Families and ask him NOT to file an appeal.
George H. Sheldon, Secretary
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Building 1, Room 202
Tallahassee, Florida
32399-0700
Phone: (850) 487-1111
Suncom: 277-1111
Fax: (850) 922-2993
Suncom: 292-2993