1.0 link 146323 <![CDATA[Florida Gay Adoption Ban Ruled Unconstitutional]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/25/florida-gay-adoption-ban_n_146323.html MIAMI &mdash; A judge on Tuesday ruled that a strict Florida law that blocks gay people from adopting children is unconstitutional, declaring there was no legal or scientific reason for sexual orientation alone to prohibit anyone from adopting.

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman said the 31-year-old law violates equal protection rights for the children and their prospective gay parents, rejecting the state's arguments that there is "a supposed dark cloud hovering over homes of homosexuals and their children."

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