Equality Florida: Attorney General Pam Bondi's Response to Gay Marriage Lawsuit 'Deplorable'
By Nadia Smith
By Nadia Smith
Written By: Michael K. Lavers
The Alenier Family
Written By: Susan Clary
St. Petersburg – When the petite 85-year old Edith Windsor slowly descended the stairs at the Mahaffey Theater to step to the microphone, hundreds of people rose to their feet and applauded wildly.
Written By: Steve Rothaus
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel said Tuesday she would decide “in the next week or so” whether to suspend a local gay-marriage lawsuit until after some similar federal case is decided in the future.
In January, six same-sex couples sued Miami-Dade County Clerk Harvey Ruvin after his office wouldn’t issue them marriage licenses.
Ruvin’s lawyers had originally asked Zabel to suspend the case indefintely. On Tuesday, they changed their wording.
Written By: Steve Rothaus
Edith Windsor, plaintiff in the IRS lawsuit that last year ended part of DOMA, the federal Defense of Marriage Act, spoke as guest of honor at Saturday night's Equality Florida gala in St. Petersburg. Here's her speech.