Florida ban on gay adoptions ruled unconstitutional
A gay North Miami man is allowed to adopt the two foster children he has raised since 2004 after a juvenile court judge declared a state ban unconstitutional.
A Miami child welfare judge Tuesday declared Florida's 31-year-old ban on adoption by gay people unconstitutional, rejecting the state's claim that the law promotes public morality and the best interests of foster children who may be harmed by same-sex parents.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman approved the adoption of two half-brothers, identified only as John and James Doe, by Frank Gill, a gay North Miami man who has raised the two foster ...
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