FLORIDA DIGEST March 20, 2008

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The Advocate
http://advocate.com/
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Will Gays Be Allowed to Adopt in Florida?
Florida state senator Nan Rich is going against the tide and proposing ameasure that would reverse a 30-year Florida law that bars gay and lesbiancouples from adopting children.
http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid52818.asp
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Mark's List
http://www.jumponmarkslist.com/
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Check it out - website with local GLBT events and news.
Mark's List @ Play : Out with Scott Weekly Entertainment Column, Earth Hour
and New Photos
http://jumponmarkslist.com/MSFL/2008/031908.htm
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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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Broward losing population for first time in history
For perhapsthe first time in its history, Broward County lost population -13,154 more people left than arrived during the past year, according to U.S.census estimates released today.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbcensus0320sbmar20,0,3162113.story
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Problems force Planned Parenthood to shut programs in Broward, Palm Beach
An agency that provides women's health services and pregnancy preventionprograms for some 20,000 people a year in Palm Beach and Broward countieshas shut down its clinical and educational operations - at leasttemporarily.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpplanned0320pnmar20,0,4272796.story
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Legislators need to keep their pants on
No cracks about legislators, please
The possibilities for cheap jokes are endless, but there is really nothingall that funny about the Florida Legislature getting involved in thecontroversy over baggy pants.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-editgsbaggycapsbmar20,0,7885499.story
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From Equality Florida
Coalition Travel to Tallahassee to Educate Lawmakers on theHarm of Florida's Infamous Adoption Ban
Families Lobby for Legislation that Considers the Child's Best Interest in Certain Adoption Cases
(TALLAHASSEE) Today, families, social workers, clergy members, and childadvocates traveled to the Capitol to participate in the 3rd Annual FairAdoption lobby Days, sponsored by the Coalition for Fair Adoption. Familiesfrom across the state called on the Florida Legislature to pass a bill thatwould allow children to be adopted by foster parents, regardless of sexualorientation.
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National Stonewall Democrats
http://party2win.com/stonewall/
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From Stonewall Democrats
Representatives from both the Clinton and Obama presidential campaigns willbe joining our coast-to-coast house parties next Thursday, March 27. ChelseaClinton will be our guest to take questions on behalf of the Clintoncampaign - and she will be calling in from one of our house parties. And, aswell, we hope to announce our special guest from the Obama campaign shortly.
Have you signed-up yet to host a house party? It is easy.
http://party2win.com/stonewall/
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GLCCSF, BROWARD HOUSE AND MIAMI HERALD BECOME PARTNERS OF THE 20thANNUAL AIDS WALK MIAMI
Miami, FL: 03/18/08 - Care Resource is proud to welcome the Gay andLesbian Community Center of South Florida and Broward House asbenefitting agencies, and the Miami Herald as a promotional/walk teampartner, to the 20th Anniversary of AIDS Walk Miami. These threeorganizations will have teams raising money and walking on Sunday, April20, 2008 under their corporate banners. AIDS Walk Miami is the only SouthFlorida AIDS Walk tokeep 100% of the money in Fort Lauderdale and Miami in order to provideservices to our friends, family and co-workers infected and affectedwith this disease.
www.AIDSWalkMiami.Org
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