Nurses Apologize to Lesbian Denied Visitation

From the Miami Herald: Several Jackson Memorial Hospital nurses personally apologized to Janice Langbehn, a Washington state lesbian who said a Jackson social worker wouldn’t allow her to be with her dying partner in 2007.
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Did Texas ban ALL marriages?

In 2005, the state of Texas overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state Constitution that was added as Article I, Section 32.
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As a gay media era ends, former staffers work to rebuild from the ashes

Source: Gay City News, Washington City Paper, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal Constitution, New York Times, Miami Herald 

Media professionals and LGBT activists were shocked Monday morning by news that the major gay publications in four cities, including the nation’s oldest gay newspaper, had shut down after the companies that published the papers, Window Media and Unite Media, were forced to close by the Small Business Administration—the federal agency that oversaw the companies in bankruptcy proceedings.
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Item: Drop gay adoption ban, says Florida governor hopeful

   ::: The leading candidate for Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination said Saturday that Florida’s draconian ban on adoption by prospective gay or lesbian parents should be dropped, Miami Herald reports.
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Fla’s Dem Gov Candidate Favors Gay Adoption

From the Miami Herald: Alex Sink, Florida’s chief financial officer and the leading Democratic candidate for governor, told the state’s largest gay rights group Sunday that homosexuals should be allowed to adopt if it’s in the children’s “best interest.
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Wrestling Icon Captain Lou Albano Dies at 76

Wrestling icon Captain Lou Albano has died. He was 76. Albano was in hospice care at the time of his death on Wednesday, the Miami Herald reports.
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Controversial reggae star Buju Banton meets with gay leaders

Facing a string of canceled concerts and protests by angry gay activists, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton met with several gay leaders during a tour stop Monday in San Francisco.
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Man dies from police taser after fleeing from arrest on marijuana warrant

(Miami Herald) BRADENTON, Fla. --  Authorities say a Bradenton man died after being stunned by a Taser as he attempted to flee arrest.
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Lesbian's case against Jackson Memorial Hospital tossed (Miami Herald)

A federal court in Miami has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Washington state lesbian who was not allowed to visit her dying partner at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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Washington state lesbian's case against Jackson tossed (Miami Herald)

A federal court in Miami has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Washington state lesbian who was not allowed to visit her dying partner at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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Gay-rights groups object to Miami concert by Buju Banton and Beenie Man

Several gay-rights groups are protesting a Halloween-night concert at a city of Miami-owned hall by Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, whose hit song Boom Bye Bye advocates shooting gays in the head and setting them on fire.
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Fundraiser to Stop LGBT Teen Suicide Gets a Surprising Supporter: Tim "I hate gay people" Hardaway

Crossposted from Bilerico-Florida.

The Trevor Project, a national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth, is hosting the Lifeline Event Series.
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Gay Republicans to Rally in Fort Lauderdale Tonight

A group of gay and lesbian conservatives will gather in Fort Lauderdale to celebrate the arrival of a new club in South Florida on Friday Sept.
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Gay adoptive dad gets help to receive subsidy

As a Miami appeals court ponders the fate of one gay adoptive father, federal child welfare regulators may step in on behalf of another.
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Charles Perez Leaving Florida to Wed Partner

Gay former news anchor Charles Perez and his partner, Miami accountant Keith Rinehard, are pulling up roots in Florida and moving to Connecticut, where they plan to marry September 27, according to Steve Rothaus of The Miami Herald.
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Fired Gay TV Anchor Charles Perez Moving & Marrying In My Progressive State Of Connecticut

According to Steve Rothaus at The Miami Herald, Charles Perez the news anchor for TV station WPLG who was fired and is suing the TV station’s owner Post-Newsweek, is moving here to the progressive Nutmeg “we love gays” State and will be marrying his boyfriend Miami accountant Keith Rinehard.
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Case is a serious challenge to Florida's gay-adoption ban

As lawyers for a North Miami man seeking to adopt his two foster kids squared off with the state in an appellate courtroom last week, an irony pervaded the hearing: Martin Gill is a terrific foster dad to the boys and should be allowed to keep them, the state admitted.
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Crist picks former top aide as new Senator from Florida

Florida Governor Charlie Crist named the successor to Mel Martinez. George LeMiuex, who was Crist's chief of staff, will serve the remainder of Martinez's term.
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Florida's ban on gay adoption goes before appeals court

A Miami appeals court that will help decide the fate of Florida's ban on adoption by gay people grilled lawyers on both sides of the dispute Wednesday as it grappled with a thorny question: Does the law protect children from a risky lifestyle, or merely punish a group disliked by lawmakers?
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Florida lawyers will argue today against adoption by gay man

Martin Gill and his partner are great parents to the two boys they’ve raised for the past five years.
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