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Domestic partnership bill filed in Florida Senate

A bill that would allow Floridians to enter "domestic partnerships" resembling marriages was filed Wednesday by Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, in an apparent effort to extend at least some marital benefits to same-sex couples.

While the legislation specifically states it is not an attempt to do an end-run around a provision in the Florida Constitution defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman, it would allow gay Floridians to get some rights approaching marriage. Any two people who are at least 18 years old would be allowed to establish a domestic partnership under the law.

"The state has a strong interest in promoting stable and lasting families, and believes that all families should be provided with the opportunity to obtain necessary legal protections and status and the ability to achieve their fullest potential," the bill says in a section of legislative findings. ...

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1/17/13 2:42 PM

Jim Lincoln

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There should be glad if you conservative Jews living in Florida. They should remind these legislators that queer combinations are not made in heaven, but Sheol. Since there are so many queer priests, q.v., Abuse by Priests (PDF), they are going to get much help from the Catholic population even Why a Good Person Can Vote Against Same-Sex Marriage.

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