those who support and oppose gay adoption are awaiting a decision in a Miami court case they think could provide ammunition to overturn the state law<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe case involves Frank Martin Gill and his unidentified male partner. In 2004, the state encouraged the couple to provide a foster home for two boys. Gill hopes to become their adopted father.<\/p>\n
“There’s no clear reason why [Gill can’t adopt] except he’s gay,” said Naomi Parker, a Wilton Manors diversity consultant and a lesbian who went out of state to adopt her now-16-year-old daughter. “It’s a human rights issue, not a gay rights issue. There are responsible, willing and able gay parents. It’s a shame children are being denied a home.”<\/p>\n
The Miami court challenge is only the latest case involving gay foster parents trying to provide permanent homes for children. In 2001, a federal appeals court in Atlanta upheld the state law banning gay adoption when Steven Lofton, a retired pediatric nurse, sought to adopt a 10-year-old boy in his care. With other foster children in their care, Lofton and his partner Roger Croteau received the first Outstanding Foster Parenting Award from Florida’s Children’s Home Society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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