Currently, Florida law does not recognize gay and straight unmarried couples. Our families can love and support each other for decades and still be denied fundamental protections. It's time for the City of Orlando and Orange County to do what state and federal law currently has not.

It's time for the City of Orlando and Orange County to create a domestic partnership registry.

You know what my favorite part of this article is? Florida is not listed as one of the states that prohibit LGBT people from adopting.

By SABRINA TAVERNISE
Published: June 13, 2011

Growing numbers of gay couples across the country are adopting, according to census data, despite an uneven legal landscape that can leave their children without the rights and protections extended to children of heterosexual parents.