Florida law banning gay/lesbian adoption ruled unconstitutional (Jesus, governor, state)

[tigerlily]

A Florida appeals court Wednesday struck down a state law barring gay men and lesbians from adoption on the basis of equal protection under law. Governor Crist wlll not enforce the ban in light of the ruling.
Clip:
The Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld a trial court ruling that Florida's explicit ban was unconstitutional, noting that the state's adoption law required officials to assess potential adoptive parents in "the best interests of the child."


Florida appeals court strikes down gay adoption ban - CNN.com

[buddy5]

Originally Posted by tigerlily

A Florida appeals court Wednesday struck down a state law barring gay men and lesbians from adoption on the basis of equal protection under law. Governor Crist wlll not enforce the ban in light of the ruling.
Clip:
The Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld a trial court ruling that Florida's explicit ban was unconstitutional, noting that the state's adoption law required officials to assess potential adoptive parents in "the best interests of the child."


Florida appeals court strikes down gay adoption ban - CNN.com

Well, we certainly don't want "the best interests of the child", to be considered.

[Booya]

It's OK if it is judged unconstitutional as long as they put the best interest of the children as the main criteria for adoption.

Because best for the child mean mother and father.

[buddy5]

Originally Posted by Booya

It's OK if it is judged unconstitutional as long as they put the best interest of the children as the main criteria for adoption.

Because best for the child mean mother and father.

Yes, I totally agree.

[nevergoingback]

Best thing for the child is to have two loving parents. I don't see how gender plays into that one bit.

[SLCPUNK]

Originally Posted by buddy5

Well, we certainly don't want "the best interests of the child", to be considered.

Why not go around to adult foster children and ask how their lives of being shuffled from home to home through their childhood worked for them.

[SLCPUNK]

Originally Posted by Booya

Because best for the child mean mother and father.

According to you of course. Now what if they child had neither?

[artsyguy]

So what does that mean? The rednecks of Florida are going to pillage the streets and cry to Jesus?

[betamanlet]

so can single men adopt kids, or we don't have any problem with that kind of discrimination?

[wehotex]

Originally Posted by tigerlily

A Florida appeals court Wednesday struck down a state law barring gay men and lesbians from adoption on the basis of equal protection under law. Governor Crist wlll not enforce the ban in light of the ruling.
Clip:
The Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld a trial court ruling that Florida's explicit ban was unconstitutional, noting that the state's adoption law required officials to assess potential adoptive parents in "the best interests of the child."


Florida appeals court strikes down gay adoption ban - CNN.com

It's about time. There are so many kids out there who need good parenting. There is absolutely no proof that kids with same sex parents have problems in development. I have known several ppl that were raised by lesbian/gay parents and they are the most stable, kind people that you could ever know.