Fla Dems For Gov. Oppose Gay Adoption Ban

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Both declared candidates seeking the Democratic Party nomination for Florida governor say that if elected they would push to repeal the state's ban on gay adoption.

Speaking before 2,000 delegates attending a three-day conference that ended today at Walt Disney World in Orlando,

Rod Smith, a state senator from Gainesville, and Jim Davis, a Tampa-area congressman told the party faithful that the ban is discriminatory and harms children who need parents.

"It is time to put the interests of children first in the adoption process," Smith said. "As governor I will support a law that says a family court judge should look solely to the best interests of the child, and we'll allow any loving parents to adopt."