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Source: News 4 Jax

By Ashley Harding

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -

After a judge in the Florida Keys overturned the state's ban on gay marriage, same-sex marriage supporters in Jacksonville claimed victory Thursday night.

ampa, Florida -- The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved a motion Wednesday authorizing the County Attorney's Office to prepare an amendment prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identification in connection with employment, public accommodations, real estate transactions and County contracting and procurement.

Source: Miami Herald

By Steve Rothaus

Two gay Key West bartenders are prepared to get married Monday in a Plantation Key courthouse if Monroe County Circuit Judge Luis Garcia strikes Florida’s same-sex marriage ban.

Source: Daily Record

Equality Florida has opened a local office for Northeast Florida at 650 Park St.

The state organization is dedicated to full equality for Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

One day last fall, Denise and Jan Lowe showed up at Jamerson Elementary in St. Petersburg to enroll Denise's grandsons.

The Orlando City Council has voted to support overturning Florida's ban on same-sex marriage.

City Council members approved Mayor Buddy Dyer's proposal to file a friend of the court brief in a lawsuit set for a hearing early next month in Miami.

By Steve Rothaus

LGBT groups throughout Florida are praising the confirmation on Tuesday of Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Darrin P. Gayles to the federal court.