How Equality Florida’s Plaintiff Dream Team Might Win More Than A Lawsuit

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Written by: Arianna Prothero

The lawsuits challenging Florida’s ban on gay marriage are piling up. But what does it take to win -- especially in the court of public opinion? It takes just the right kind of plaintiffs.

Catherina Pareto and Karla Arguello live with their son in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood on a quiet street-- the kind that turns into an unofficial playground in the evening for the neighborhood kids. The street is lined with quaint houses peaking out from behind lush, Florida vegetation.

Miami Beach Achieves Perfect Score on HRC's Pro-Equality Report

Submitted by Brittany on April 3, 2014 - 5:59pm

Miami Beach Achieves Perfect Score on HRC's Pro-Equality Report

On Thursday, April 3, the community celebrated the City of Miami Beach for achieving a perfect score of 100 points on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index (MEI), making it the highest-ranking city in the State of Florida, and the second in the country. In total, 293 cities nationwide, including 15 big cities in Florida, were evaluated for the index.