Florida Bill To Repeal Gay Adoption Ban Gains Support

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http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/02/022806flaAdopt.htm

A House Republican leader said he would consider lifting or modifying the state's 30-year-old ban on gay adoption, but only if the Senate takes similar action.

Rep. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, said he would schedule a vote on a bill allowing gay foster parents to adopt children already in their care, but only if companion legislation resurfaces in the Senate, the Tallahassee Democrat reported first on Tuesday. Galvano chairs the House's Future of Florida's Families Committee.
Florida is the only state with an outright ban on gay adoption, while Mississippi and Utah have laws that restrict gay adoption. Mississippi bans gay couples, but not gay singles, from adopting, and Utah requires adopting parents to be married.

Sen. Nan Rich, D-Sunrise, introduced a similar bill earlier this month, but postponed the legislation indefinitely hours later when it became clear it would not survive its first committee vote.

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