There's hope for Florida after all!

'Gay' adoption ban ruled unconstitutional
Judge allows homosexuals to become legal parents of boys, 4, 8

Amazingly, I read about this in the WorldNutDaily, which I keep in my RSS reader for the lulz.

A Miami-Dade circuit judge today ruled Florida's 30-year ban on "gay" adoption unconstitutional, allowing a homosexual man to adopt two foster children who have been in his care since 2004.

Judge Cindy Lederman issued a 53-page order allowing Frank Gill, 47, and his "gay" partner to legally adopt the 4- and 8-year-old boys they've been raising, the Miami Herald reported.

''This is the forum where we try to heal children, find permanent families for them so they can get another chance at what every child should know and feel from birth, and go on to lead productive lives,'' Judge Lederman told the court. "We pray for them to thrive, but that is a word we rarely hear in dependency court.''

She continued, ''These children are thriving; it is uncontroverted."

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I'm beginning to suspect that they stole this piece from the AP or something. Where's the sniping? The irrational claims? The Chuck Norris commentary?

Never mind. Regardless where I heard it from, this is fantastic news!

Lederman said children have "fundamental" rights to have permanent adoptive parents if birth parents are no longer in the picture.

''The challenged statute, in precluding otherwise qualified homosexuals from adopting available children, does not promote the interests of children and, in effect, causes harm to the children it is meant to protect,'' she wrote. "There is no question the blanket exclusion of gay applicants defeats Florida's goal of providing [foster] children a permanent family through adoption.''

Lederman said sexual orientation is no indicator of a person's ability to parent.

"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," she wrote. ''The most important factor in ensuring a well-adjusted child is the quality of parenting.''

Well, duh! The only sad part of all this is that it took 30 years to get this right.