Martin Gill and his partner of more than eight years have been raising two foster children of the state since 2004. In 2006, a judge terminated the parental rights of the biological parents.
So that he can adopt the children, Gill is being represented by the ACLU in a challenge to the constitutionality of Floridas law that automatically bans adoption by gay people.
STATUS: On November 25, 2008, a juvenile court judge granted the adoption.The attorney general's office immediately filed its notice of appeal.
The case is pending before the Third District Court of Appeals, which will hear oral argument on August 26, 2009.
The LGBT Project brings impact lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout the country—cases designed to have a significant effect on the lives of LGBT people. In coalition with other civil rights groups, we also lobby in Congress and support grassroots advocacy—from local school boards to state legislatures. As part of the broad civil liberties mission of the ACLU, the Project brings the LGBT community together with other social change movements in order to achieve a just society for all. Today, the ACLU brings more sexual orientation cases and advocacy initiatives than any other national civil rights organization.
The LGBT Project brings impact lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout the country—cases designed to have a significant effect on the lives of LGBT people. In coalition with other civil rights groups, we also lobby in Congress and support ...
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