You won't believe what Florida Republicans did this time...

[Bramblethorn]

Conservative Florida Republican explains why he torpedoed an anti-gay amendment to Florida adoption legislation:

As I’ve looked at the history of this issue in Florida, gay adoptions go on every day. They go on every day in the public adoption environment and the private adoption environment. The Department of Children and Families has testified before trial courts that they knowingly place children in same-sex homes and that, contrary to the objections of some groups, there have been absolutely no indications that same-sex adoptions or same-sex foster care placements have had any negative effects on children.

My goal here is to get more children—and more special needs children—adopted. We have 852 adoptable children in the state’s foster care system, most of which have been available for adoption for 12 months or more. There are thousands and thousands more children [in foster homes]. I don’t want there to be any barriers to those children having loving, permanent homes.

Colour me happily surprised!