By Chris Joesph
Even with four Florida judges ruling in the past three weeks that the ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, State Attorney General Pam Bondi has stepped in to appeal and keep same-sex marriage illegal in Florida.
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit for marriage freedom in Florida, Stephen and Ozzie have been together for 16 years. They love the country life in North Florida and look forward to the day they have the same freedoms as their neighbors.
CAPE CORAL, Fla.-A discussion over a domestic partnership registry is taking place in Cape Coral. If it passes, the Cape would become the first city in Lee County to have one.
By Dan Sweeney
The state's ban on gay marriage has been overturned — again.
Written By: KATHLEEN MCGRORY
HERALD/TIMES TALLAHASSEE BUREAU
When judges in two counties struck down Florida’s ban on same-sex marriages last month, a St. Petersburg-based advocacy group was poised to get the word out.
The group, Equality Florida, organized celebrations from Tallahassee to Key West, and flooded social media with colorful graphics proclaiming “Love Wins in Florida!”
Equality Florida Institute is hosting a Tele-Town Hall Meeting on Monday, August 4 at 6 PM to address the status of the fight for marriage equality in Florida. Equality Florida Institute is a plaintiff, along with six same-six couples, in one of the lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage.
On Monday, July 28, Florida Family Policy Council President John Stemberger was on WFLA discussing marriage for same-sex couples. Stemberger openly supports the ban on marriage for same-sex couples in Florida and works to keep the ban in place.
(St. Petersburg)- Equality Florida, the state’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) advocacy organization, applauds Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist for his announcement today regarding LGBT employees.
By Samantha Rosenthal
Nadine Smith says she had a "front-row seat to history" on Monday when she attended the White House signing of President Barack Obama's executive order to protect LGBT federal workers.