FLORIDA DIGEST November 26, 2008

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~~FLORIDA GLBT NEWS~~

Movie: Milk Opens at Gateway Cinema in Ft, Lauderdale, Wednesday November 26.


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THE GLCC IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION DINNER ON NOVEMBER 27 FROM 12 PM - 2 PM - 1717 N. ANDREWS AVENUE, FORT LAUDERDALE A FREE TURKEY DINNER IS PROVIDED - NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED WE WILL GRATEFULLY ACCEPT DISHES TO SHARE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT LINDA JAIN AT 954-463-9005.


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From Terry DeCarlo: WORLD AIDS DAY - DECEMBER 1
I hope you will be able to join us for a candlelight walk down Wilton Drive on World AIDS Day to remember those we have lost to the disease. it will start at Richardson park (1937 Wilton Drive, across from Dairy Queen) and end at the shoppes of Wilton Manors where Georgies will host a rally in their parking lot. The lambda chorale will sing and there will be a few speakers including the Reverand Joel Slotnick. The vigil steps off from the park at 7:30 pm. Community organizations are urged to bring and walk under their banners to show community unity, and individuals are encouraged to bring pictures of love ones lost. Please feel free to forward this email to your lists, friends, family and aquaintances as all are invited. Hope to see you all there.


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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-Florida judge allows gay man to adopt foster children, calls ban illegal
A Miami trial judge's ruling allowing a gay man to adopt two foster children appears headed for the Florida Supreme Court and a test that could overturn the last complete ban of gay adoption in the nation. "There is no rational basis to preclude homosexuals from adopting," Judge Cindy S. Lederman said Tuesday in a Miami-Dade County juvenile courtroom, declaring Florida's 31-year-old ban on gay adoption illegal. She cited expert testimony saying there is no sound science to justify the ban. Upon hearing the judge's words, Frank Martin Gill patted his eyes with a folded white tissue, grateful for the opportunity to permanently parent the children he and his partner have raised since just before Christmas 2004. [...] "This is heartbreaking, this is horrible," said the Rev. O'Neal Dozier, founder of the Worldwide Christian Center Church in Pompano Beach. "This is one of the worst cases of judicial activism we could ever see." Children should not be exposed to two men living as spouses, Dozier said. "It disturbs, for life, young impressionable minds."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbadopt1126sbnov26,0,5662827.story


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Steve Rothaus
www.MiamiHerald.com/gay
Go to this link for the following articles:

-Florida ban on gay adoptions ruled unconstitutional
A Miami-Dade circuit judge Tuesday declared Florida's 30-year-old ban on gay adoption unconstitutional, allowing a North Miami man to adopt two foster kids he has raised since 2004. [...] Moments after Lederman released the ruling, attorneys for Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced they would appeal the decision to the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami. ''We respect the court's decision,'' said attorney Valerie Martin, who had argued in support of the ban during a weeklong trial Oct. 1-6. But, she added: ``Based upon the wishes of our client, the Department of Children & Families, we have filed a notice of appeal this morning.'' [...] Gov. Charlie Crist, a former attorney general who has expressed support for the adoption ban, declined to comment Tuesday, saying he hadn't yet reviewed the ruling.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/


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South Florida Blade
http://www.floridablade.com/
Go to this link for the following articles:

-Teen tragedy sparks gay concern
High school shooting emphasizes need of LGBTQ services
http://southfloridablade.com/2008/11-20/news/localnews/5287.cfm

-'Through the Eyes of Love'
World AIDS Day exhibit opens at Sunrise Galleria
By Dan Renzi, | Nov. 25 at 8:44 AM | drenzi@expressgaynews.com
Miami Beach Community Health Center's "Through the Eyes of Love" exhibit, in honor of World AIDS Day, will showcase a diverse collection of art and photographs, symbolizing the depth of local artists' thoughts and feelings as it relates to HIV/AIDS. This Miami and Fort Lauderdale admission-free exhibition will also include hundreds of panels from The NAMES Project Foundation-AIDS Memorial Quilt. The opening reception for "Through the Eyes of Love" will take place at 6 p.m. on Nov. 25 at The Galleria, where select artists will receive cash prizes for their work. It is sure to be a lovely affair, come one and come all. If you can't make it to the opening reception, the exhibit will be on display until Dec. 14.
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#22621


~~FLORIDA GENERAL NEWS~~

Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-Florida, U.S. Sugar reach deal on Everglades land
The proposed contract marks the culmination of five months of closed-door talks and deviates little from terms already publicized, including that the state will pay $1.34 billion for 180,000 acres of sugar land to restore water flows from Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades. "This acquisition represents one of the most important opportunities to protect the Everglades ecosystem in recent years," Michael Sole, secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, said during a conference call Tuesday.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpussugar1126pnnov26,0,4638476.story


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