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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Lawsuit filed for marriage equality in Florida

Today, six same-sex couples and Equality Florida Institute are filing a lawsuit in Florida state court in Miami seeking the freedom to marry. The lawsuit argues that Florida’s laws barring same-sex couples from marriage violate the United States Constitution by denying them the legal protections and equal dignity that having the freedom to marry provides….

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