November. 25, 2008, A decision was made in Florida by Miama judge Cindy Lederman to rule against gay adoption ban. "That there is no rational, scientific or moral reason that sexual orientation should be a barrier to adopting children, finalizing the adoption of two siblings by their gay foster father." -Lederman. After a total of 58 hearings Lederman made it clear that she had no doubts about her decision. In a 53-page judgement, Lederman declared Martin Gill, 47, a gay man from North Miami is now legally the father of two children he has raised since 2004.
"Based on the evidence presented from experts from all over this country and abroad, it is clear that sexual orientation is not a predictor of a person's ability to parent," Lederman wrote in her order.
"Sexual orientation no more leads to psychiatric disorders, alcohol and substance abuse, relationship instability, a lower life expectancy or sexual disorders than race, gender, socioeconomic class or any other demographic characteristic."
In her ruling, leaderman said that gay adoption ban was in violation of the state's equal protections guarantees by singling homosexuals out. Lederman also went on to say that the state of Florida permits gay people to serve as foster parents. Why shouldn't gay people be allowed to foster children whom have been abused, neglected or abandoned.
The two children of Martin Gill, were in bad shape when the Florida Department of Children and Families took custody of them on Dec. 11, 2004. State case workers alleged that the boys, one a infant and a four year old, had been abandoned and were suffering from neglect. The older child had a bad case of ringworm, and the infant had an untreated ear infection.
When Gill and his partner of eight years refused temporary placement only because they had plans to move to Georgia, but decided not to in order to give the boys a good Christmas. Gill reportedly has fostered eight other children in the past, and only planned to have the boys for a few months. But as time pasted, Gill knew that boys would not be returning to their family. Therefore, Gill proposed to challenged the state in order to give these children a stable and good home.
"I felt that the only right thing to do was adopt these children. It wouldn't be right after they were thoroughly bonded with us to give them up to another family. That can be very detrimental to children," -Gill
This ruling is going to be the one of the single most important cases that will benefit in helping the other thousands of other children in need of homes (not only in Florida but in every state), To hopefully have this everlasting legal battle to a national level and taken to supreme court. In doing so, giving rise to a slow epidemic in increasing the equality of gay people.
--- Florida Judge Rules Against Gay Adoption Ban
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Florida Judge Ruling
I recently heard a drug addiction counselor say that the majority of his addict patients cases all had 1 factor in common. That factor was that the father-figure was missing in these patients childhoods. So by trying to ban gay couples from adoption seems to be a pro-addict cause. To say that these homes are harmful to children is a very ignorant view. The people who think this are wearing blinders that help them ignore all these true problems. I have trouble understanding how any sane person can say that it was better to shuffle these children in and out of homes until they were 18; then to let them stay with a loving, good person. Sexual orentation is just an excuse for people to crucify something they will not take the time to understand. This judge should be applauded for doing the research and looking at the FACTS. "In doing so, giving rise to a slow epidemic in increasing the equality of gay people." It saddens me that a statement like this has to be said. Like the old Depeche Mode song, "People are People". It is up to us to add labels, and we keep doing so. It shouldn't matter gay or straight, black or white, good people are good people. Please judge others as individuals, and don''t be lazy and just group people.
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