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Florida Couple Wins in Housing Discrimination Suit - Gay Financial Network (Oct 1, 2003)

Transexual marriage contested by children
 -  The Guardian (UK).  (Aug 20, 2003)

Miami-Dade United Way withdraws funds from Boy Scouts  -  Miami Herald  (May 13, 2003)

Gays to test Florida law on adoptions  -  Miami Herald  (Mar 4, 2003)

Florida's Gay Adoption Ban Goes to Court - PlanetOut (Mar 3, 2003)

Reno Supports Gay Adoption, Passage of Hate Crimes Bill - AP - May 2002

'We Were Wrong,' Say Former Legislators Who Voted For Florida Gay Adoption Ban Nearly 25 Years Ago - Gaywire - March 2002

Former Florida Lawmakers Backtrack on Gay Adoption Ban - Gay Financial Network - March 2002

Miami Citizens To Vote On Gay Rights Again - Gay.com UK - February 2002

Human Rights Campaign Condemns Federal Ruling Upholding Florida Ban on Gay Adoptions - HRC - August 2001

Florida Judge Upholds Gay Adoption Ban - Gay Financial Network - August 2001

Judge Upholds Florida's Gay Adoption Ban - PlanetOut - August 2001

Court Backs Florida Ban on Adoption By Gays - NY Times - August 2001

Gay Rights at Stake, State by State - San Jose Mercury News - August 2001

Tampa City Council Unanimous on Exploring Options of Extending Benefits to Same-Sex Partners - Gaywire - July 2001

Florida Crime Victims Compensation Fund Pays Slain Officer's Lesbian Partner - Gay Financial Network - July 2001

HRC Urges Florida Gov. Bush to Change Pension, Domestic Partner Benefits Laws - Human Rights Campaign - July 2001

HRC Urges Tampa City Council, Florida Legislature, to Change Pension Benefits Laws - Human Rights Campaign - July 2001

Tampa to Revisit Officer Benefits Package - Gay Financial Network - July 2001

Equality Florida Expresses Outrage at Police Pension Ruling - Gaywire - July 2001

Lesbian Partner Ineligible for Pension - Gay Financial Network - July 2001

Toughest Ban on Gay Adoption in U.S. Faces Toughest Test - Gay Financial Network - June 2001

Florida Gay Adoption Ban to Face Federal Challenge - Chicago Tribune - June 2001

Challenge of Florida Partnership Law Fails - PlanetOut - April 2001

Summary - Marriages between persons of the same sex are not recognized for any purpose by Florida.  Florida defines marriages as only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.

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The United States Census for Year 2000 shows over 600,000 Heads of Household who indicated that they live with an Unmarried Partner of the  Same-Sex.

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FROM HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN:

Last night, two days before Thanksgiving, five US Senators* introduced Senate Joint Resolution 26, a harmful and divisive Senate counterpart to the anti-gay "Federal Marriage Amendment" that has been unfortunately gaining support in the House since May. This resolution seeks to amend the U.S. Constitution to discriminate against GLBT families by defining marriage as between a man and a woman. 

*Wayne Allard, R-Colo.; Sam Brownback, R-Kan.; Jim Bunning, R-Ky.; James Inhofe, R-Okla.; and Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. introduced the resolution.

It is vital that you contact your Senators at their district office and urge them to oppose S.J. Res. 26! Your Senators need to hear from you while they're in their district offices throughout the month of December!

To look up your Senators and their district office phone numbers, click here or visit: http://capwiz.com/hrc/dbq/officials/

The amendment seeks to permanently deny the right to marry, as well as virtually all other forms of legal recognition to same-sex couples, including the most basic legal protections. It further seeks to circumvent the right of state legislatures and courts to make decisions on basic government-administered protections, thereby forever denying gay and lesbian Americans fundamental rights and benefits such as hospital visitation, Social Security, inheritance and health care benefits.

The opposition is gearing up with phone calls and letters and we need to do the same. Please call your Senators today!

Click here or visit http://tinyurl.com/wo87 to read HRC’s full press release on S.J. Resolution 26.

 

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