She’s tried before, and Democratic state senator Nan Rich of Weston is trying again: Rich wants to make it legal for gays to adopt and illegal for Floridians to have sex with animals
You’d have thought by now, in the year 2009, the law would be the other way around.
But not in Flori-duh.
Give Rich credit for continuing her quixotic quest.
She’s made a push on both fronts in the past, but the efforts haven’t gotten far with the righteous right-wingers of Tallahassee.
Even though gays are legally allowed to become foster parents for children in the state’s welfare system, they are still prohibited from taking the logical last step — adopting them permanently.
Rich has sponsored SB460 and co-sponsored SB500 to right that wrong. Rich would like the Legislature to erase the 1970s Anita Bryant-era ban in order to make an ongoing court fight over gay adoption moot.
Fat chance. So far there is no twin House bill, and the Republican-dominated House is usually loathe to such progressive thinking. I hope I’m wrong, but I’m betting by the end of the session on May 1 the gay adoption ban stays in place.
The bestiality ban, SB448, has a better shot. There is already a twin House bill with several Republican co-sponsors. The bill should get the backing of powerful animal-rights groups, and I can’t imagine anybody working the other side of this issue. (Unless there’s a North American Man-Sheep Love Association out there that I’m not aware of).
Here’s hoping Rich goes at least one-for-two
