It's been a long time since we've heard from the folks at the Liberty Council, the religious right wing organization that played a huge role in Amendment Two -- the ban that threatens any recognition of homosexual commitment in Florida. Wonder what they're up to? Oh, doing everything in their power to uphold Florida's gay adoption ban, of course. They're filing an amicus brief in support of the ban in advance of the impending supreme court showdown over the gay marriage ban that Miami-Dade judge
Gay penguin dads from a book called "And Tango Makes Three" Miami-Dade Judge Cindy Lederman's ruling that overturned the gay adoption ban in Florida is still working its way through the court system, but yesterday another Florida judge handed down another ruling in favor of gay adoptive parents.Kimberly Ryan and Lara Embry were a happy lesbian couple living in Seattle. They each got knocked up, and adopted the other's biological child under Washington law. Then they moved to Sarasota, Flori
For about a decade and a half, Cindy Lederman has been the top dog at Miami's Children's Court. She was never there to make friends, but she got things that mattered done. She helped establish a number of child welfare programs, and last fall, her ruling struck down Florida's gay adoption ban. However, it seems the age of Lederman at the children's court has come to an end. New Chief Judge Joel H. Brown informed the Miami Herald that Circuit Judge Orlando Prescott, currently in criminal cou
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez might have to increase property taxes to bolster the county's budget. [CBS4]Swine flu claimed a sixth life in Miami-Dade, a 53-year-old woman. There are now 716 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in the county. [NBCMiami]Jim DeFede is none too pleased with Cindy Lederman's demotion. [CBS4]It is wonderful that people with HIV can now worry about going bald. It is pretty terrible that a hair transplant clinic is refusing to treat them. [NBCMiami]The man killed by pol
