Quick Note: Florida Makes a (Sort of) Move for LGBT Rights

If you thought it was hard to keep same-sex marriage laws, state bans, over-turned bans, over-turned bans under a court-ordered stay, over-turned bans in appeal and over-turned bans that lost their appeal and are now headed for a higher court straight in your mind before...consider Florida.

from the Associated Press:

"A judge legalized same-sex marriage in Monroe County on Thursday, siding with gay couple in the Florida Keys who said the state's ban, approved by voters in 2008, is discriminatory and makes them second-class citizens.  The ruling applies only to Monroe County and was immediately appealed by Attorney General Pam Bondi.  Judge Luis M. Garcia, appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush, said couples could get marriage licenses as early as Tuesday."

So, if a same-sex couple living in Pinellas County goes to Monroe County, will they be issued a license?  And if yes, will they be permitted to marry back home in St. Pete?  And if a Monroe County same-sex couple gets married in the Keys, will their marriage be recognized if they move to Jacksonville?

In Miami/Dade County where it is still illegal for same-sex couples to marry, a recent court case ended in a decision saying they can adopt children together as a couple or adopt each other's children.

Good grief!  While any step to remove restrictions on the rights of LGBT citizens is welcome, I have to ask:  Could  Florida have made this issue any more confusing?