Another Florida judge declares the state's gay adoption ban unconstitutional

The judges who handle adoptions know a lot about the needs of children. I am sure when Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Maria Sampedro-Iglesia reviewed Vanessa Alenier's petition to adopt an infant cousin, she knew the placement was in the child's best interests. The only thing standing between the judge and doing the right thing for that child was Florida's total ban on any adoption by a person who is "