You probably went to school with children like Ashley Rhodes and had no idea what they were going through after class. ...more

March 29, 2009

As Florida newspapers call attention to laws that guarantee access to public records and government meetings, lawmakers are considering dozens of bills to block information now available to citizens. ...more

March 15, 2009

About four years ago, Larry and Mary Carmody became foster parents to a 2-year-old girl. She still lives in the area, so let's call her K. ...more

January 16, 2009

Florida has barred homosexuals from adopting children since 1977, yet gays and lesbians are allowed to be foster parents and raise wards of the state for years at a time. ...more

December 8, 2008

A child involved in a well-publicized "shaken baby" lawsuit and who had been on life support for more than two years died Friday, according to a former Pinellas County prosecutor. ...more

November 30, 2008

John Joseph Edwards is using a 2007 appeals court decision as the basis for a lawsuit that claims the Department of Children and Families violated his civil rights. ...more

November 26, 2008

Miami Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman ruled today that there was no rational basis for prohibiting gays from adopting children. The ruling will allow 47-year-old Martin Gill to adopt two young brothers he has cared for as foster children since 2004. ...more

November 25, 2008

Comedian and part-time Florida resident Rosie O'Donnell says that "every American should have the right to be married to anyone they choose who is above legal age" and the so-called "marriage protection amendment" passed by a majority of voters doesn't really protect marriages. ...more

November 20, 2008

Voters put a stop to same-sex marriage in California, dealing a crushing defeat to gay-rights activists in a state they hoped would be a vanguard and putting in doubt as many as 18,000 same-sex marriages conducted since a court ruling made them legal this year. ...more

November 6, 2008

A 52-year old gay man and permanent guardian of his 13-year-old foster son last week won the right to adopt the boy, despite a Florida law banning adoptions by homosexuals. ...more

September 15, 2008