(Fran) Rich Fights For Gay Adoption (Florida!)

[JackBeck]

Florida’s lost children got a Senatorial ally this week. Nan Rich, a Democrat from Weston, put forth a bill that will effectively overturn the Sunshine State’s ban on gay adoption. Under Rich’s law, judges are told to rule in the child’s best interest, rather than along ideological lines:

"Under Rich’s bill, gay foster parents would be allowed to adopt children if a judge rules it’s in the child’s best interest. Also, a gay adult would be considered a potential adoptive parent if he or she were the legal guardian of the child whose parents had died.

Rich’s proposal has received support from a number of groups including the National Council of Jewish Women, ACLU and Planned Parenthood."

Those who have opposed changing the ban include Governor Charlie Crist, who has publicly supported civil unions between gay couples, and state Senator Ronda Storms of Brandon, who ran for office on a pledge to prevent gays from being foster parents.
Storms currently heads the committee considering Rich’s bill and has vowed not to vote or debate the matter. Ah, democracy in action!

http://www.queerty.com/rich-fights-for-gay-adoption-20080319/

Why would closet-case Charlie be against this, but for civil unions?

[Malikshah]

1. Because he's Florida's resident hypocrite. I believe

that he's allowed to be Governor because he promised not to get too uppity. Civil Unions is as far as he's allowed to go. Anything else, and all the details will come out.

It's an open secret in Florida and among Repub circles about who Charlie is.

I have no patience, sympathy, or respect for members of the GLBT who allow themselves to be whored out like this.

No quarter should be given to him.

[JackBeck]

3. Neither do we.

Paging Log Cabin Republicans...

[Malikshah]

4. Please! Self loathing is so last century.

When someone told my partner and I that we were wrong about Charlie as he had publicly dated Katherine Harris, I swear you could hear the laughter on Pluto.

Katherine Harris??!!??

Beard much?

Hell, she'd make us change our DNA...

[monmouth]

2. Charlie better be very careful on this. This is a very important and good

Bill and absolutely should be passed. After all of the drastic and horrible mistakes that have been made down here through the supposed protective agencies, this is way over due. I really don't give one shite about a re-vote, I really don't but this is important.

Charlie gets enough people ticked off his closetness is going to come out big. It tricked out a little during his campaign but was shut up pretty quickly. The Foley thing was going on at that time. This would be so wonderful for these children to have loving and caring parents and get them the hell out of these "protective" agencies..