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ACLU files federal suit seeking recognition of same-sex marriages in Florida
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Eight same-sex couples and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force Florida to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
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Charlie Crist wages populist campaign for Florida governor
MIAMI — When former GOP Gov. Charlie Crist announced he’d run for his old job as a Democrat in 2014, party leaders rejoiced at the prospect of a pragmatic candidate able to win back centrist Republicans and independent voters who had soured on incumbent Rick Scott.
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Six same-sex couples sue to overturn Fla. gay marriage ban
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Six same-sex couples have filed a lawsuit in South Florida seeking to overturn Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Charlie Crist apologizes for supporting efforts to ban same-sex marriage in Fla.
In an extraordinary interview, Florida’s former Republican Governor Charlie Crist apologized last month for having supported efforts to ban on same-sex marriage on the ballot in that state in 2008.
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Florida’s Charlie Crist plots political comeback as Democrat
Nearly three years after losing a U.S. Senate campaign to Republican Marco Rubio and leaving the governor’s mansion, Charlie Crist is plotting a political comeback that seems fantastical even by Florida’s stranger-than-fiction standards.
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Marriage equality advocates hope to repeal Florida’s ban on gay marriage
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group that supports same-sex marriage in Florida said Wednesday that it isn’t confident an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling will nullify the state’s gay marriage ban and is starting a public opinion campaign while waiting for the court to decide.
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Fla. school board tables rules discussion to avoid allowing gay-straight alliance
LEESBURG, Fla. — Efforts to establish a gay-straight student alliance at a Florida middle school failed after school board members voted Monday night to table discussions about proposed rules for the club.