Antigay Groups Cannot Intervene in Marriage Equality Lawsuit, Judge Rules

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By Chris Joseph

A Circuit Court ruled that antigay groups Florida Family Action, Florida Democratic League, and People United to Lead the Struggle for Equality cannot intervene in the lawsuit filed by six same-sex couples who sued Florida and are asking a court to rule that Florida's ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional.

 

The lawsuit claims the ban denies same-sex couples legal protections and overall equality.

Four of the couples named in the suit have children, while another couple has an adult child and two grandchildren.

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