New proposal could abolish Florida’s gay marriage law

New proposal could abolish Florida’s gay marriage law

A new bill filed in the Florida Legislature this week aims to demolish a decades-old state law governing same-sex marriage.That law, which was originally passed in 1997, explicitly states that Florida does not recognize gay marriage within the state.In addition, Florida voters codified the definition of marriage in the Florida Constitution back in 2008 via an amendment. Since then, marriage has been defined as the following:"Inasmuch as marriage…