Married same-sex parents reach settlement in lawsuit challenging Florida’s denial of accurate birth certificates

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Almost two years to the day after same-sex marriages became legal in Florida, the State has settled its suit against married same-sex couples who were denied accurate birth certificates for their children. On August 13, 2015, two couples, along with Equality Florida Institute, the largest organization representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Floridians, filed…

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Equality Florida Institute heads back to court on behalf of LGBT families

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Just days ago, Cathy Pareto and Karla Arguello—the first same-sex  couple to be married in Florida—celebrated the birth of their twin son and daughter. But the couple’s joy was soon mixed with fear and frustration when the hospital denied Cathy the right to add her name to the children’s birth certificates. Almost a year…

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